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oy <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. VII. D. <br />XX Information <br />Meeting Date: August 17, 2009 -Action Item <br />- Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: Recognition of the Lee County Finance Department - Certificate of <br />Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting <br />DEPARTMENT: Finance <br />CONTACT PERSON: John Crumpton, County Manager <br />REQUEST: Recognize Finance staff for their work in achieving the 13th <br />consecutive award from the Government Finance Office Association for Excellence in Financial <br />Reporting. <br />SUMMARY: For the 13`h consecutive year Lee County is receiving the Certificate <br />of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The Finance Staff each year assembles a <br />comprehensive annual financial report in coordination with our annual audit. The Certificate of <br />Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and <br />financial reporting. The attainment of this award shows the strong commitment by the Finance <br />Department staff to maintain the highest ethics in stewardship of our community assets. This <br />document is an effort to provide full disclosure of our financial position in a way that encourages <br />our citizens to read the document. To obtain this Certificate for 13 consecutive years is an <br />outstanding achievement. <br />BUDGETIMPACT: NA <br />ATTACHMENT(S): 1) Letter from the Government Finance Officers Association <br />2) GFOA Press Release <br />PUBLIC HEARING: No <br />PRIOR BOARD ACTION: NA <br />RECOMMENDATION: Recognize Finance department staff for this great achievement. <br />