[GFOA Award Letter]  [ Press Release ]

GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
160 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 600, Chicago. Illinois 60601
312/977-9700 · Fax: 312/977-4806

November 12, 2001

The Honorable Alan W. DeBoer, Mayor
City of Ashland
20 Wast Main Street
Ashland, OR 97520

Dear Mayor DeBoer,

I am pleased to notify you that City of Ashland, OR has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the current fiscal year 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:

D.L. Tuneberg, Finance Director

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,

Jeffrey L. Esser
Executive Director

JLE/af

Enclosure

WASHINGTON OFFICE
1750 K Street, N.W., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20006
202/429-2750 · Fax: 202/429-2755

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GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
160 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 600, Chicago. Illinois 60601
312/977-9700 · Fax: 312/977-4806

November 13, 2001

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 City of Ashland, Oregon 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 goveming 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 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 D.L. Tuneberg, Finance Director.

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.

WASHINGTON OFFICE
1750 K Street, N.W., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20006
202/429-2750 · Fax: 202/429-2755

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