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Government Finance Officers Association 203 North taWle Street, Suite 2700 iiliaois 60601-1210 03172M..9700 fax: 312.977.4806 January 14, 2025 Elise Kriss Senior Budget Analyst Indian River County, Florida Dear Elise: A panel of independent reviewers have completed their examination of your Annual budget document for the period beginning October 2024. We are pleased to inform you that your budget document has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting. Its attainment represents a significant achievement by your organization. In addition to receiving the award, your entity's budget received the following special recognition: Strategic goals & strategies Special recognition is given when all three reviewers give the highest possible score in particular categories. Your Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is valid for one year. To continue your participation in the program, it will be necessary to submit your next budget document to GFOA within 90 days of the proposed budget's submission to the legislature or within 90 days of the budget's final adoption. Your electronic award package contains the following: • Scores and Comments. Each entity submitting a budget to the program is provided with reviewers' scores for each of the categories on which the budget document was judged along with reviewers' confidential comments and suggestions for possible improvements to the budget document. We urge you to carefully consider these suggestions as you prepare your next budget. • Budget Award. A camera-ready reproduction of the Award is included for inclusion in your next budget. If you reproduce the camera-ready image in your next budget, it should be accompanied by a statement indicating continued compliance with program criteria. Please refer to the instructions for reproducing your Award in your next budget (also included in your award package). • Certificate of Recognition. When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of Recognition for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual(s) or department designated as being primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. • Sample press release. Attaining this Award is a significant accomplishment. The sample press release may be used to give appropriate publicity to this notable achievement. In addition, award recipients will receive via mail either a plaque (if the government is a first-time recipient or has received the Award fifteen times since it received its last plaque) or a brass medallion to affix to the plaque. E