City repeats as budget presentation honoree

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MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has announced that the City of Maryville has received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its fiscal 2016 municipal budget.

Maryville has now earned the distinction for four consecutive years.

According to a GFOA release, the award “reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meet the highest principles of governmental budgeting.”

To become eligible for the distinction, government entities must satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation, and demonstrate how their fiscal blueprint serves as a policy document, financial planning document, operations guide, and communications tool.

Winning budget documents must be rated “proficient” in all four categories, along with 14 mandatory criteria within those areas, in order to receive the award.

In recognition of the city’s achievement, an award certificate is to be presented to Finance Director Denise Town and City Manager Greg McDanel.

GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving more than 18,000 government finance professionals throughout North America. Its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award program is the only national recognition initiative of its kind.

The 2016 City of Maryville budget document is available for review at www.maryville.org/docview.aspx?docid=43761.