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April 12, 1993
Ms . Constance L. Harbert
Chairman, Board of County Commissioners
County of Weld
P.O. Box 758
Greeley, Colorado 80632
Dear Ms . Harbert:
I am pleased to notify you that the County of Weld has received
the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award 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.
Your government 's plaque will be shipped under separate cover to
Mr . Donald D . Warden, who originally submitted the budget for
consideration. 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 governments will be
encouraged to achieve excellence in budgeting .
Sincerely,
"lir de
Jeffrey L. Esser
Executive Director
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Enclosure
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
180 North Michigan Avenue,Suite 800,Chicago,Illinois 60601
312/977-9700•Fax:312/977-4806
April 12 , 1993
PRESS RELEASE
For Further Information Contact
RELEASE IMMEDIATELY Dennis Strachota (312) 977-9700
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CHICAGO--The Government Finance Officers Association of the United
States and Canada (GFOA) is pleased to announce that the County of
Weld , Colorado has received GFOA'S Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award for its budget . This award is the highest form
of recognition in governmental budgeting . Its attainment
represents a significant accomplishment by the management and
elected officials of the County of Weld , Colorado . To receive the
award, governments submit their budget document for review by a
panel of independent budget experts . Using extensive criteria,
the reviewers evaluate the effectiveness of the budget as:
o A policy document
o A financial plan
o An operations guide
o A communication device
Award-winning documents must be rated 'proficient ' in all four
categories .
Since 1984, over 500 governmental entities have received the
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award nationwide . Winning
entries represented truly pioneering efforts to improve the
quality of budgeting and provide excellent examples for other
governments throughout North America .
The Government Finance Officers Association is a nonprofit
professional association serving 9 ,500 government finance
professionals throughout North America . Over 11 ,000 governments
participate actively in the association 's activities . The
association produces a variety of technical publications in
various fields of governmental finance, and represents the public
finance community in Washington, D .C . The association provides
numerous training opportunities , and conducts an annual conference
attended by over 3 ,000 public finance professionals .
WASHINGTON OFFICE
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