Garfield County honored by GFOA
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has again honored Garfield County in achieving the highest standards in accounting and financial reporting. The county’s comprehensive annual financial report for 2019 qualified for the GFOA’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. This marks the 12th straight year the county has earned such recognition. The certificate of achievement is awarded to a government, while the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement (AFRA) was presented to the Garfield County Finance Department. “The financial audit is a six- to nine-month process, which starts late November and ends in July with a presentation to the
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Garfield County honored for excellence in finance
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – For the tenth-straight year, Garfield County has earned the prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (CAFR). The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) bestows this honor to governments that accomplish the highest standards in accounting and financial reporting. Garfield County was found to have met the GFOA’s standards, and “demonstrated a constructive spirit of full disclosure” in communicating its financial practices during a 2017 audit. “This award is established by the GFOA to encourage and assist local governments to go beyond the minimum requirements of generally accepted accounting principles, to prepare a comprehensive annual
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Finance Department earns ninth-straight budget presentation award
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – The Garfield County Finance Department has once again shown its excellence in budgeting, earning the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation award for 2018. This marks the ninth-straight year the finance department has been honored in this capacity by the GFOA. The award is presented to state and local governments that prepare financial documents at the highest quality. To earn the honor, the county budget was rated proficient in four categories – as a policy document, financial plan, operations guide, and communications device – and meet 14 mandatory criteria within each. “This award is
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