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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
November 5, 1992
To:
Lorraine Saeger
From: Don Yucuis, Finance Director ~
Re: Agenda Item - November 10,1992
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) is
pleased to announce that the City of Iowa City, Iowa has received GFOA's Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 1993 budget. This award is the highest form
of recognition in governmental budgeting. Its attainment represents a significant accom-
plishment by the management and elected officials of the City of Iowa City, Iowa. To receive
the award, governments must submit their budget document for review by a panel of indepen-
dent budget experts. Using extensive criteria, the reviewers evaluate the effectiveness of the
budget as:
o A policy document
o A financial plan
o An operations guide
o A communication device
Award winning documents must be rated "proficient" in all four categories,
This is the ninth consecutive year that the City has received this award. Special recognition
is given to Deb Mansfield, the City's Budget Analyst, and Cynthia Sheets, Administrative
Secretary for Finance, for their roles in the preparation of this document. The final
document's professional quality is attributable to the fine efforts of the Document Services
Division end the Central Procurement and Services Print Shop,
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