[Durham INC] Durham Receives Budget Award

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

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Durham, NC 27701

 

 

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For Immediate Release: October 24, 2012

 

 

Durham Receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The City of Durham has been recognized for the 24th
consecutive year for its budget reporting by the Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA), a professional association of over 17,400
members throughout North America that has served the public finance
profession since 1906.  

 

GFOA presented the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the City's
Budget & Management Services Department for its 2012-2013 fiscal year
annual budget. The GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards
Program is the only national awards program and the highest form of
recognition in governmental budgeting. More than 1,289 entries were
submitted for this year's award.

 

"To have received this award for 24 consecutive years is a tribute to
the quality of our employees and I am proud of everyone who assisted in
the preparation of our annual budget," said City Manager Tom Bonfield.
"This recognition demonstrates that we have a team dedicated to the
integrity and efficiency of the City's budget and this award recognizes
the excellent work they do to communicate to our residents the City's
Strategic Plan priorities 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 categories as a policy
document, operations guide, financial plan, and communication device.
The City also had to meet 14 mandatory criteria within the four program
categories. According to the GFOA, the City also had to satisfy
nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation that
reflects the commitment of the organization to meeting the highest
principles of governmental budgeting. 

 

According to Bertha Johnson, director of the City's Budget & Management
Services Department, this award recognizes the organization's long-time
professional management as well as commitment to transparency and
accountability. "The City has a demonstrated commitment to excellence in
budgeting, which has been recognized year-after-year," Johnson said. "I
am proud of my team and my colleagues because this award is evidence
that we are successfully achieving our Strategic Plan goal of being a
well-managed city."

 

A complete copy of the City's budget is available at 
http://durhamnc.gov/ich/as/bms/Pages/FY2012-2013_Budget.aspx. To learn
more about the City's 2012-2013 budget, contact Johnson at (919)
560-4111, extension 20285 or by email at Bertha.Johnson at DurhamNC.gov. To
learn more about the GFOA, visit http://www.GFOA.org. 

 

About the Budget & Management Services Department

The Budget & Management Services Department is responsible for
preparing, implementing, and monitoring the City's annual operating
budget as well as the five-year revenue/expenditure projections for all
City government services. The department also provides operational and
organizational studies as identified by the City Council, City Manager's
Office, and department staff. Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, which
the department established and maintains, Budget & Management Services
helps to ensure that the City of Durham is a well-managed city by
working with City agencies to build and implement performance
measurement monitoring and evaluation. The department is also
responsible for preparing the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP),
coordinating the City's process for petition and City-initiated
annexations, conducting resident satisfaction surveys, and evaluating
departmental achievement of City goals and objectives. To learn more,
visit http://durhamnc.gov/ich/as/bms/Pages/Home.aspx.  

 

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