12/18/2001 - Tigard Wins GFOA Budget Presentation Award CITY OF TIGARD PRESS RELEASE
• 13125 SW Hall Blvd. December 18, 2001
Tigard, Oregon 97223
For Immediate Release
Contact: Stephen J. Gauthier (312) 977-9700
or
Craig Prosser, Finance Director
City of Tigard
503-639-4171, ext. 345
Tigard Wins GFOA Budget Presentation Award
Chicago—The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
(GFOA) is pleased to announce that City of Tigard, Oregon has received the GFOA's
Distinguished Budget Presentation A ward for its budget.
The award represents a significant achievement by the City. It reflects the commitment of the
governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. "City
• staff and the City's budget committee have worked hard over the past couple of years to
improve our budget document. It now contains more explanatory material to help explain
the context of the budget and the choices that had to be made in made in the budget process,"
said Craig Prosser, City Finance Director. "We are pleased to see our efforts recognized by
this award."
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 to receive the award.
When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to a city, 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 the Finance Department.
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• Since the inception of the GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program in
1984, approximately 800 entities have 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
13,000 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA's
Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in
governmental budgeting.
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