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203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210
312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806
March 14, 2012
Mr. Sean Conway
Chair, Board of County Commissioners
Weld County
1150 O Street
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Mr. Conway:
I am pleased to notify you that Weld County, Colorado has received the Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award for the current budget from the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA). This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting and
represents a significant achievement by your organization.
When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of
Recognition for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual or department designated
as being primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. This has been presented to:
Donald D. Warden, Director of Budget and Management Analysis
We hope you will arrange for a formal public presentation of the award, and that
appropriate publicity will be given to this notable achievement. A press release is
enclosed for your use.
We appreciate your participation in GFOA's Budget Awards Program. Through your
example, we hope that other entities will be encouraged to achieve excellence in
budgeting.
Sincerely,
Stephen J. Gauthier, Director
Technical Services Center
Enclosure
Washington, DC Office
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 309 • Washington, DC 20004 • 202.393.8020 • fax: 202.393.0780
www.gfoa.org
Government Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 606011210
312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806
March 14, 2012
PRESS RELEASE
For Further Information Contact
Stephen J. Gauthier (312) 977-9700
Chicago --The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
is pleased to announce that Weld County, Colorado has received the GFOA's Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award for its budget.
The award represents a significant achievement by the entity. It reflects the commitment of the
governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to
receive the budget award, the entity had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective
budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity's budget serves as:
• a policy document
• a financial plan
• an operations guide
• a communications device
Budget documents must be rated "proficient" in all four categories, and the fourteen mandatory
criteria within those categories, to receive the award.
When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of Recognition
for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual or department designated as being
primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. This has been presented to Donald D.
Warden, Director of Budget and Management Analysis.
For budgets including fiscal period 2010, over 1,289 entities received the Award. Award recipients
have pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent example for other
governments throughout North America.
The Government Finance Officers Association is a nonprofit professional association serving nearly
17,400 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA's Distinguished
Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental
budgeting.
Washington, DC Office
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 309 • Washington, DC 20004 • 202.393.8020 • fax: 202.393.0780
www.gfoa.org
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