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Page 1 of 1 <br /> � v%• 'Building a 21St Century City " <br /> ' rs Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor <br /> RELEASE FROM: FOR RELEASE: <br /> Office of the Mayor Thursday, August 18, 2005 <br /> South Bend Receives Budget Award <br /> The City of South Bend has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association of the United <br /> States and Canada (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2005 budget.The Department <br /> primarily responsible for this award, the Administration & Finance Department was also presented a <br /> Certificate of Recognition for Budget Presentation for their work and commitment to the highest principles of <br /> governmental budgeting. <br /> The GFOA award guidelines focused on four categories of assessment, which included how well the City's <br /> budget served as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and a communications device. <br /> The Administration & Finance Department's documents had to receive a rating of "proficient" in all <br /> categories in order to be granted this award. <br /> The Government Finance Officers Association, with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, is a nonprofit <br /> professional association serving 14,000 government finance professionals throughout North America. The <br /> GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in <br /> governmental budgeting. The awards recognize municipal government agencies who are pioneers in <br /> improving the quality of budgeting, and who serve as an example of excellence for other governments. <br /> For more information, contact Stephen J. Gauthier, Government Finance Officers Association, (312) 977- <br /> 9700. <br /> Contact: Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications &Special Projects, (574) 235-5855, <br /> or Catherine Fanello, City Controller, 235-9742 <br /> Back I City Home Page I City Directory I Site Map I Search Go <br /> powered by FreeFind <br /> Created by the City of South Bend Department of Information Technologies. <br /> Copyright©2005 City of South Bend.All rights reserved. <br /> http://www.ci.south-bend.in.us/Press/Releases 2005/081805 award.htm 1/13/2006 <br />