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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 17, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6- a <br /> SUBJECT: Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting <br /> DEPARTMENT: County.Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Rod Visser ext 2300 <br /> Certificate <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968.4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To recognize the staff of the Orange County Finance Department for eaming the <br /> Government Finance Officer's Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in <br /> Financial Reporting. <br /> BACKGROUND: The GFOA is the recognized international organization providing guidance <br /> and support to local and state government finance professionals throughout the United States <br /> and Canada. The GFOA's Certificate of Achievement recognizes excellence in the preparation <br /> and presentation of annual audits and financial reports. The GFOA Certificate of Achievement <br /> is generally acknowledged as the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental <br /> accounting and financial reporting. Its attainment represents significant achievement by a <br /> governmental entity and its financial management team. <br /> The Orange County Finance Department has been awarded the GFOA Certificate of <br /> Achievement for 2001 and has earned the Certificate every year since 1982. Each year, <br /> eligibility standards and expectations for the award become more stringent. Finance Director <br /> Ken Chavious and his staff are commended for their ability to consistently maintain the high <br /> standards embodied in the attainment of this annual award. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT; None <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board recognize the Finance <br /> Director and his staff for their attainment of the GFOA Certificate of Achievement and present <br /> to them the plaque provided by the GFOA. <br />