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AGENDA TITLE: Presentation of Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
MEETING DATE: August 6,2008
PREPARED B Y City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Mayor Mounce present Government Finance Officers Association
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reportingfrom the Government Finance
Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
The award represents a significant achievement by the government and its management. It reflects the
commitment of the governing body and staff to meetingthe highest principles of financial reporting. The
award program was institutedto encourage all government units to prepare and publish an easily
readable and understandable comprehensive annual financial report covering all funds and financial
transactions of the government during the fiscal year. In order to receive the award, the entity had to
satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective presentation of financial information.
When a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting award is granted to an entity, a
Certificate of Recognition is also presentedto the individuals designated as being primarily responsible
for its having achieved the award. This Certificate of Recognition is being presented to:
Ruby R. Paiste, Financial Services Manager
CoryWadlow, Supervising Accountant
Lourdes "Odette" Bondoc, Accountant II
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: NIA
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