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Home My WebLink About20171767F LE■ GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION D is tin gu ished Budget Award PRESENTED TO Weld County Colorado For the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2017 afradevat„ Executive Director 2017-1767 1, t_i O • WI • p.I CI? ti 7) 7) Ci tinel a,CIJ • IN I Vi DI 44 4,4 E i•r � •" tze coo H O Donald Warden Director Finance and Administration Weld County, Colorado Presentation Executive Director May 03, 2017 a) ct Q G�9 Government Finance Officers Association 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700 Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210 312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806 May 1 s`, 2017 Julie Cozad Chair, Board of Weld County Commissioners Weld County, 1150 O Street Greeley, CO 80631 Dear Ms. Cozad: We are pleased to notify you that County of Weld, CO has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the current budget from 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(s) or department designated as being primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. This has been presented to: Donald Warden, Director -Finance and Administration 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, and we sincerely hope that your example will encourage others to achieve and maintain excellence in governmental budgeting. Sincerely, Todd Buikema Acting Director, Technical Services Center Enclosure Washington, DC Office Federal Liaison Center, 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 410 • Washington, DC 20001 • 202.393.8020 fax: 202.393.0780 www.gfoa.org G�9 Government Finance Officers Association 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700 Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210 312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806 May 3, 2017 Donald Warden Director Finance and Administration Weld County 1150 O Street Greeley, CO 80632 Dear Mr. Warden: We are pleased to inform you, based on the examination of your budget document by a panel of independent reviewers, that your budget document has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the current fiscal period. This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting. Its attainment represents a significant achievement by your organization. The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is valid for one year. To continue your participation in the program, it will be necessary to submit your next annual budget document to GFOA within 90 days of the proposed budget's submission to the legislature or within 90 days of the budget's final adoption. A Distinguished Budget Program application is posted on GFOA's website. This application must be completed and accompany your next submission. (See numbers 12 and 13 on page 2 of the application for fee information and submission instructions.) Each program participant is provided with confidential comments and suggestions for possible improvements to the budget document. Your comments are enclosed. We urge you to carefully consider the suggestions offered by our reviewers as you prepare your next budget. When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of Recognition for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual(s) or department designated as being primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. Enclosed is a Certificate of Recognition for Budget Preparation for: Donald Warden, Director Finance and Administration Continuing participants will find a brass medallion enclosed with these results. First-time recipients will receive an award plaque that will be mailed separately and should arrive within eight to ten weeks. Also enclosed is a camera-ready reproduction of the award for inclusion in your next budget. If you reproduce the camera-ready image in your next budget, it should be accompanied by a statement indicating continued compliance with program criteria. The following standardized text should be used: Washington, DC Office Federal Liaison Center, 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 410 • Washington, DC 20001 • 202.393.8020 fax: 202.393.0780 www.gfoa.org G�9 Government Finance Officers Association 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700 Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210 312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806 Donald Warden May 3, 2017 Page 2 Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to Weld County, Colorado, for its Annual Budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as a financial plan, as an operations guide, and as a communications device. This award is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current budget continues to conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another award. A press release is enclosed. GFOA encourages you to make arrangements for a formal presentation of the award. If you would like the award to be presented by a member of your state or provincial finance officers association, we can provide the name of a contact person for that group. We appreciate your participation in this program, and we sincerely hope that your example will encourage others in their efforts to achieve and maintain excellence in governmental budgeting. The most current list of award recipients can be found on GFOA's website at www.gfoa.org. If we can be of further assistance, please contact the Technical Services Center at (312) 977-9700. Sincerely, Todd Buikema Acting Director, Technical Services Center Enclosure Washington, DC Office Federal Liaison Center, 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 410 • Washington, DC 20001 • 202.393.8020 fax: 202.393.0780 www.gfoa.org 0 Government Finance Officers Association 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700 Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210 312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2017 For more information, contact: Technical Services Center Phone: (312) 977-9700 Fax: (312) 977-4806 (Chicago, Illinois) --Government Finance Officers Association is pleased to announce that Weld County, Colorado, has received 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 in 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(s) or department designated as being primarily responsible for having achieved the award. This has been presented to Donald Warden, Director Finance and Administration. There are over 1,600 participants in the Budget Awards Program. The most recent Budget Award recipients, along with their corresponding budget documents, are posted quarterly on GFOA's website. Award recipients have pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent example for other governments throughout North America. Government Finance Officers Association is a major professional association servicing the needs of more than 19,000 appointed and elected local, state, and provincial -level government officials and other finance practitioners. It provides top quality publications, training programs, services, and products designed to enhance the skills and performance of those responsible for government finance policy and management. The association is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices in Washington D.C. Washington, DC Office Federal Liaison Center, 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 410 • Washington, DC 20001 • 202.393.8020 fax: 202.393.0780 www.gfoa.org Hello