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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
October 15, 2018
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Leesburg Receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
for 33rd Consecutive Year
Leesburg, VA (October 15, 2018) – The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has
awarded the Town of Leesburg its prestigious Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the
Town’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget document. Leesburg has received this award every year since
1986.
The GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award recognizes organizations that meet the
highest principles of governmental budgeting. Recipients must satisfy nationally recognized
guidelines for effective budget development and presentation. These guidelines are designed
to assess how well an organization’s budget serves the multiple roles of policy document,
financial plan, operations guide, and communications device. Budget documents must be rated
as “proficient” or “outstanding” in all four categories, and in the 14 mandatory criteria within
those categories, to receive the award.
“The process of creating our annual budget document is one of continuous improvement,” says
Kaj Dentler, Leesburg’s Town Manager. “Only 8% of eligible organizations across the country
receive this award each year. Our budget team continues to excel in meeting the GFOA’s ever-
increasing standards for budget presentation, demonstrating our commitment to provide
transparent and accessible budget information to our taxpayers.”
As part of this award, the Department of Finance and Administrative Services was present ed
with a Certificate of Recognition for Budget Preparation. Members of the budget preparation
team include Clark Case, Director of Finance and Administrative Services; Lisa Haley, Deputy
Director/Treasurer; Jason Cournoyer, Management and Budget Officer; and Cole Fazenbaker,
Management Analyst.
The Government Finance Officers Association is a non-profit professional association serving
over 18,000 government finance professionals in North America. The GFOA Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award is the only national awards program in governmental budgeting.
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