Pittsfield selected for Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For the fifth consecutive year, the City of Pittsfield has been selected for the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the compilation of its FY22 annual budget from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).
The award reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting, according to a news release from the association.
In order to receive the budget award, the city had to meet and be rated proficient in nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. These categories are designed to assess how well an entity's budget serves as a policy document, financial plan, operations guide, and communications device.
Finance Director Matthew Kerwood said this year's award reflects the city's consistent efforts toward producing a comprehensive and efficient budget document.
"I am pleased that the GFOA has again awarded the city this honor," he said. "Each year the standards by which the budget is reviewed intensifies and I am glad that we were able to submit a document that continues to meet the high expectations of the GFOA."
The City of Pittsfield was first selected for the award in 2017.
There are more than 1,600 participants in the association's Budget Awards Program. The most recent Budget Award recipients, along with their corresponding budget documents, are posted quarterly on the association's website, www.gfoa.org.
The Government Finance Officers Association is a major professional association servicing the needs of more than 19,000 appointed and elected local, state, and provincial-level government officials and other finance practitioners.
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