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AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN POPULAR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTING.
Presented by: Chris Chronis, CFO.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
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The 2010 Popular Annual Financial Report was prepared by Finance Staff as a tool to improve public awareness of County activities and financial condition. It was submitted to the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for consideration, and after peer review and comparison of the county's popular financial report to established criteria GFOA has awarded the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting for Sedgwick County.
Awards are made to governments that extract information from their comprehensive annual financial report to produce high quality popular annual financial reports specifically designed to be readily accessible and easily understandable to the general public and other interested parties without a background in public finance.
Only 206 governments in the United States and Canada earned the award in 2009, the most recent year for which complete information is available. Sedgwick County is one of two governments in the state of Kansas to earn the award. This is the 4th consecutive year Sedgwick County has earned the award.
The County's success in earning the Award for the 2010 report is a direct result of the efforts of Sara Jantz, Brandi Baily, Daniela Rivas and staff of the accounting department.
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Financial Considerations: Receipt of the Award is a validation of the Finance Division's efforts to provide transparency of the county's fiscal activity to taxpayers and others interested in this government.
Legal Considerations: None
Policy Considerations: None
Outside Attendees: None
Multimedia Presentation: None