LTC 603-2018 Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) AwarMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# 603-2018 LEITER TO COMMISSION
TO : Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: November 14 , 2018
SUBJECT: Government Finance Officers sociation (GFOA) Award of Financial Reporting
Achievement for the City's Co prehensive Annual Financial Reporting (CAFR)
for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to inform the Mayor and Commission that the
City has received the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement and presented a Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the preparation of the City's
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
2017.
This Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was awarded by the
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The
Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental
accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment
by a government and its management.
The award of Financial Reporting Achievement was awarded to the Finance Department, City of
Miami Beach, for preparing the award-winning CAFR. This is the thirty first (31 51) consecutive
year that the City has received this prestigious award .
Please join me in recognizing the Finance Department Staff for all their work on this report. This
award would not be possible without them.
JLM/JW/AW/R_Q.
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10118/2018 For more information contact:
Michele Mark Levine, Director/TSC
Phone: (312) 977-9700
Fax: (312) 977-4806
E-mail: mlevine@ gfoa.org
(Chicago, Illinoi s)--The Certificate of Achievement for Exce ll e nce in Financial Reporting has bee n awarded
to City of Miami Beach by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
(GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the
highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and it s
attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to the ind ividual(s) or department
designated by the government as primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR.
The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program , which includes
demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and
motivate potential users and u ser groups to re ad the CAFR.
Government Finance Officers Association is a major professional association s ervicing th e needs of nearly
19, 000 appointed and elected lo cal, state, and provincial-level government officials and other finance
practitioners. It provides top quality publications, training programs, services, and products designed to
enhance the skills and p erformance of those responsible for government finance policy and management.
The association is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois , with offices in Washington , D.C.
203 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2700, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601 -1210
Government Finance Officers Association
Certificate of
Achievement
for Excellence
in Financial
Reporting
Presented to
City of Miami Beach
Florida
For its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
for the Fiscal Year Ended
September 30, 2017
Executive Director/CEO
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The Government Finance Officers Association
of the United States and Canada
presents this
AWARD OF FINANCIAL REPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
to
Finance Department
·City of Miami Beach, Florida
The awa rd of Fina ncial Reporting Achievement is presented by the Government Finance Officers
Association to th e individual(s) designated as instrumental in their governme nt unit achieving a
Cer tificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. A Certificate of Achievement
is presented to those government units whose annual financial reports are judged to adhere to
program standards and represents the highest award in government financial reporting.
Executive Director ~P-~
Date October 18, 2018