LTC 335-2013 Government Finance Officers Association m MIAM BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 33S -aol3 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and rber oft e City Commission
FROM:. Jimmy Morales, City Manager
DATE:. September 11, 2013
SUBJECT: Government Finance Officers on (GFOA ) Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award
The purpose of this LTC is to inform you that the City of Miami Beach has received the
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation
Award for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2012/13 Adopted Work Plan and Budget. This represents
the eleventh consecutive year that the City has received this award.
I would like to recognize the City's Budget staff (Tameka Otto - Stewart, Paula Rodriguez,
and Georgette Daniels) who, during most of this process, prepared the FY 2012/13
budget while the Director was acting as the Interim City Manager and the Department
was short of the Budget Officer position.
I am/15 oud of their accomplishments, especially in light of these challenges.
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Government Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601 -1210
312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806
August 12, 2013
PRESS RELEASE
For Further Information Contact
Stephen J. Gauthier (312) 977 -9700
Chicago - -The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
is pleased to announce that City of Miami Beach, Florida has received the GFOA's
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget.
The award represents a significant achievement by the entity. It reflects the commitment of the
governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to
receive the budget award, the entity had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective
budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity's budget serves as:
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• a policy document
• a financial plan
• an operations guide
• a communications device
Budget documents must be rated "proficient" in all four categories, and the fourteen mandatory
criteria within those categories, to receive the award.
When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of Recognition
for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual or department designated as being
primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. This has been presented to Kathie Brooks,
Assistant City Manager & Office of Budget and Performance Improvement.
For budgets including fiscal period 2012, over 1,340 entities are expected to received the Award.
Award recipients have pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent
example for other governments throughout North America.
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The Government Finance Officers Association is a nonprofit professional association serving over
17,800 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA's Distinguished
Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental
budgeting.
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Washington, DC Office
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 309 • Washington, DC 20004 202.393.8020 fax: 202.393.0780
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Distinguished
Budget Presentation
Award
PRESENTED TO
City of Miami Beach
Florida
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For the Fiscal Year Beginning
October 1, 2012
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