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January 5,2017
The Honorable Carson Taylor
Mayor
City of Bozeman
121 N. Rouse Avenue
Bozeman, MT 59771
Dear Mayor Taylor:
I am pleased to notify you that City of Bozeman, Montana has received the Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award for the current budget from the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA). This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting and
represents a significant achievement by your organization.
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:
Anna Rosenberry,CPA,Administrative Services Director
We hope you will arrange for a formal public presentation of the award, and that
appropriate publicity will be given to this notable achievement. A press release is
enclosed for your use.
We appreciate your participation in GFOA's Budget Awards Program. Through your
example,we hope that other entities will be encouraged to achieve excellence in
budgeting.
Sincerely,
Stephen J. Gauthier, Director
Technical Services Center
Enclosure
Washington,DC Office
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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
January 5, 2017
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 Bozeman,Montana 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:
■ 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 Anna
Rosenberry,CPA,Administrative Services Director
For budgets beginning in 2015, 1,565 participants 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.
The Government Finance Officers Association is a major professional association servicing the needs
of nearly 19,000 appointed and elected local,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 performance of those responsible for government finance
policy and management. The association is headquartered in Chicago,Illinois,with offices in
Washington D.C. The GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only
national awards program in governmental budgeting.
Washington,DC Office
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue,N.W.,Suite 309 - Washington,DC 20004 - 202.393.8020 -fax: 202.393.0780
www.gfoa.org