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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Town of Leesburg Receives Popular Annual Financial
Reporting Award
Leesburg, VA (September 2, 2021) – The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of
the United States and Canada has given the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular
Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR) to the Town of Leesburg. This is the first time the Town has
received this award.
The Fiscal Year 2020 report is a supplement to the Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Financial Report
(AFR) and includes financial information for the Town’s General Fund. The goal is to provide
residents with an easy-to-read explanation of the Town’s finances during Fiscal Year 2020 (July
1, 2019 through June 30, 2020).
Attainment of this award represents a significant accomplishment by a government
organization and its management. A number of requirements must be met including an
evaluation of information presented, reader appeal, understandability, and distribution.
“Congratulations to the Town’s Accounting Team and other Town staff who worked on this
project,” said Director of Finance and Administrative Services Clark Case. “This is a relatively
new program at the GFOA and very few local governments have won it. We are grateful to the
Town’s Public Information Office for their help with the project.”
By receiving this award in addition to the annual awards for finan cial reporting and budget
presentation, the Town is now a GFOA Triple Crown winner. In 2019, only nine localities in
Virginia, three cities and six counties, received the GFOA Triple Crown, potentially placing
Leesburg in the top 3% of Virginia localities.
Government Finance Officers Association is a major professional association servicing the needs
of over 20,000 appointed and elected local, state, and provincial-level government officials and
other finance practitioners. It provides top quality publications, training programs, services, a nd
products designed to enhance the skills and performance of those responsible for government
finance policy and management. The association is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with
offices in Washington, D.C.
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