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Government Finance Olfleers ;Association
203 N LaSalle Street - Suite 2700
Chicago. IL 60601
Phone 1312)977-9700 Fax (312) 977-4S06
December 2.2008
Bill Jerke
Chairman, Board of Commissioners
County of Weld
915 10th Street
Greeley CO 80631
Dear Mr. Jerke:
We are pleased to notify you that your comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2907
qualifies for a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The Certificate of Achievement is the
highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant
accomplishment by a government and its management.
The Certificate of Achievement plaque kill he shipped to:
Barbara Connolly
Controller
under separate cover in about eight weeks. We hope that you will arrange for a formal presentation of the Certificate and
Award of Financial Reporting Achievement. and that appropriate publicity will be given to this notable achievement. To
assist with this, enclosed are a sample news release and the Certificate Program "Results" for reports with fiscal years
ended during 2006 representing the most recent statistics available.
We hope that your example will encourage other government officials in their efforts to achieve and maintain an
appropriate standard of excellence in financial reporting.
Sincerely,
Government Finance Officers Association
Stephen J. Gauthier, Director
Technical Services Center
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Government Finance Officers Association
203 N. LaSalle Street - Suite 2700
Chicago. IL 6O6(0I
('hone (312)977-9700 Fax (312) 977-4506
12/02/2008
NEWS RELEASE
For Information contact:
Stephen Gauthier (312) 977-9700
(Chicago) --The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been
awarded to County of Weld by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States
and Canada (GFOA) Ibr its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of
Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and
financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government
and its management.
An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to the individual(s),
department or agency designated by the government as primarily responsible for preparing the
award -winning CA FR. This has been presented to:
Accounting Staff, County of Weld
The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program
including demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its
financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.
The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving approximately 16,000 government
finance professionals with offices in Chicago. IL. and Washington, D.C.
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