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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 20, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 6 ,q <br />SUBJECT: Presentation--Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~ <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1~ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Plaque & Certificate (to be presented) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rod Visser, Extension 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To acknowledge receipt of the Government Finance Officers' <br />Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement and recognize the <br />individuals responsible for this achievement. <br />BACKGROUND: The GFOA Certificate of Achievement recognizes excellence in <br />government financial reporting. The Certificate of Achievement is <br />generally acknowledged as the highest form of recognition in the <br />azea of governmental accounting and financial reporting and its <br />attainment represents a significant accomplishment by an entity and <br />its management. <br />Orange County has been awadded the Certificate of Achievement <br />each yeaz since 1982. Each yeaz the eligibility standards for the <br />award become more stringent. The Finance staff is to be commended <br />for their ability to consistently meet the high standazds reflected by <br />this awazd. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that Ken Chavious and his Finance staff <br />be recognized for their accomplishments in being awarded the GFOA <br />Certificate of Achievement for the fiscal yeaz ended June 30, 1997 <br />financ97.doc <br />