The Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller Office’s financial reports have once again earned the highest honor from the Government Finance Officers Association, with the fiscal 2014 budget receiving the association’s “Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.”
It is the second time the office has submitted its budget for GFOA review and received the presentation award. The GFOA judges budget documents based on how well they serve as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communications device.
It is also the second straight year that the office earned three of the GFOA’s most prestigious recognitions. The clerk’s office also earned GFOA awards for its 2012 editions of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and for “Checks & Balances: Your Guide to County Finances.”
“The clerk and comptroller is one of 20 government agencies in Florida to receive all three financial reporting honors from the GFOA,” Palm Beach County Clerk Sharon Bock said. “This is a tremendous credit to my team, and speaks volumes about their professional skills and their dedication to providing the highest standards of financial information to Palm Beach County and its taxpayers.”
The GFOA will notify the office later this year if it received awards for the 2013 editions of those two documents. That financial report has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 24 consecutive years, while “Checks & Balances” has earned the award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting for seven consecutive years.
The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association that offers benchmarking and independent analysis of public accounting practices and financial reporting.
As the elected chief financial officer of Palm Beach County, Bock serves as the county’s accountant, treasurer and auditor, handling finances, investments and all county financial reporting.
For more information about the office, visit www.mypalmbeachclerk.com or call (561) 355-2996.
