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Government Finance Officers Association <br /> 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2 700 <br /> Chicago,Illinois 60601-1210 <br /> 312.977.9700 fix: 312.977.4806 <br /> April 21, 2013 <br /> PRESS RELEASE <br /> For Further Information Contact <br /> Stephen 3. Gauthier(312) 977-9700 <br /> Chicago--The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada(GFOA) <br /> is pleased to announce that Indian River County, Florida has received the GFOA's <br /> Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget. <br /> The award represents a significant achievement by the entity. It reflects the commitment of the <br /> governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to <br /> receive the budget award,the entity had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective <br /> budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity's budget serves as: <br /> ■ a policy document <br /> �.. ■ a financial plan <br /> ■ an operations guide <br /> ■ a communications device <br /> Budget documents must be rated "proficient" in all four categories,and the fourteen mandatory <br /> criteria within those categories,to receive the award. <br /> When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity,a Certificate of Recognition <br /> for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual or department designated as being <br /> primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. This has been presented to Office of <br /> Management& Budget. <br /> For budgets including fiscal period 2011, 1,328 entities received the Award. Award recipients have <br /> pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent example for other <br /> governments throughout North America. <br /> The Government Finance Officers Association is a nonprofit professional association serving over <br /> 17,500 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA's Distinguished <br /> Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental <br /> budgeting. <br /> Washington, DC.; Office <br /> 1.301 PcnnsvlNani.:i a�'c•nue, N.\N'., Suite 109 • Washington, IAC 20004 ° 202.393.8020 • fax,: 202..39.3.0780 <br /> www.gfoa.org 7 <br />