INC NEWS - Durham Receives Budget Presentation Award

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  November 1, 2007

 

City of Durham Receives 19th Consecutive Award for Distinguished Budget
Presentation

National Award Highest Form of Recognition in Governmental Budgeting

 

Durham, N.C. - The City of Durham has been cited for the 19th
consecutive year for its budget reporting by the Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA), a professional association with over 16,800
members in the United States and Canada that has served the public
finance profession since 1906.  

 

GFOA presented the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the City's
Department of Budget and Management Services for its annual budget for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007. 

 

"Less than two percent of municipalities in the United States receive
this award, so needless to say, I am proud of everyone who assisted in
the preparation of this budget and especially the employees of the
Budget and Management Services Department for their continued commitment
to financial excellence and accountability," City Manager Patrick W.
Baker said.  "We have a wonderful team dedicated to the integrity and
efficiency of the City's budget and this is just one more example of the
excellent work they do each day to keep our citizens better informed
about their government and how their tax dollars are spent."

 

To receive the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, the City had to
publish a budget document that met GFOA's program criteria as a policy
document, operations guide, financial plan and communication device.

 

A complete copy of the City's budget is available on the City's Web site
at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms/07-08budget.cfm.  To learn more
about the City's 2007-2008 budget, contact Julie Brenman, assistant city
manager for Budget and Strategic Initiatives, at (919) 560-4111,
extension 282 or via e-mail at julie.brenman at durhamnc.gov.  

 

To learn more about the GFOA, visit http://www.gfoa.org
<http://www.gfoa.org/> . 

 

About the Department of Budget & Management Services

The mission of the City of Durham's Department of Budget & Management
Services is to inform and enhance management and City Council
decision-making to ensure the accountability of all City funds and to
evaluate and recommend the best use of public resources. To learn more
about this department, visit the City's Web site at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms/. 

 

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