[Durham INC] Durham Receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

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For Immediate Release: November 26, 2013


Durham Receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

DURHAM, N.C. - The City of Durham has been recognized for the 25th consecutive year for its budget reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), a professional association of over 17,800 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 and Management Services Department for its 2013-2014 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 1,340 entries were submitted for this year's award.

"The City has received this award for 25 consecutive years, and this speaks to the quality of our employees and I am proud of everyone who assisted in the preparation of the annual budget," said City Manager Tom Bonfield.  "We have a team dedicated to the transparency and efficiency of the City's budget and this award recognizes the excellent work they do to communicate to our residents the 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 and Management Services Department, this award recognizes the City'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 now for a quarter of a century," Johnson said. "I am proud of my team and my colleagues because this award is further evidence that we are achieving our Strategic Plan goal of being a well-managed city."

A complete copy of the City's 2013-2014 Budget is available at http://durhamnc.gov/ich/as/bms/Pages/FY2013-2014_Budget.aspx. To learn more about the GFOA, visit http://www.GFOA.org.

About the Budget & Management Services Department
The Budget and Management Services Department is primarily responsible for the development and oversight of the City's annual budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The department is also responsible for organizational development, performance management, and strategic planning<http://durhamnc.gov/ich/as/bms/Pages/Strategic%20Plan/sp_SPHome.aspx> as well as for providing policy and management analysis to support decision making. The department primarily supports two Strategic Plan goals - Well-Managed City and Stewardship of the City's Physical Assets. Overall, the department is focusing on furthering the goal of transparency and accountability with its operations and communications and enhancing resident and employee engagement. To learn more, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/as/bms/Pages/Home.aspx.

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