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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Date: November 2, 1999 Matter of Record
Subject: Presentation To The Auditor-Controller Of The Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 1997-98
Fiscal Year Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
On this date, the Board of Supervisors heard a presentation to the Auditor-
Controller, Kenneth J. Corcoran, of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting for the 1997-95 Fiscal Year Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report from the Government:Finance Officers Association.
THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY
NO BOARD ACTION WAS TAKEN
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE 1774
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
180 North Michigan Avenue,Suite 800,Chicago,Illinois 60501
August 4 , 1-999 312/977-9700 •Fax:312/977-4806
Chair
Board of Supervisors
County of Contra Costa
County Administration
651 Pine Street, 1st Floor
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear Chair:
We are pleased to notify you that your comprehensive annual finan-
cial report for the fiscal year ended June 30 , 1998 qualifies
for a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of
recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting,
and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a
government and its management .
When a Certificate of Achievement is awarded to a government , an
Award of Financial Reporting Achievement is also presented to the
individual designated by the governr-,ent as primarily responsible
for its having earned the certificate . Enclosed is an Award of
Financial Reporting Achievement dor: Kenneth J . Corcoran,
County Auditor-Controller.
The Certificate of Achievement plaque will be shipped under sepa-
rate cover in about eight weeks . We hope that you will arrange .for
a formal presentation of the Certificate and Award of Financial
Reporting Achievement, and that appropriate publicity will be given
to this notable achievement . To assist with this, enclosed are a
sample news release and the Certificate Program "Results" for reports
with fiscal years ended during 1997 representing the most recent
statistics available .
We hope that your example will encourage other government offi-
cials in their efforts to achieve and maintain an appropriate
standard of excellence in financial reporting.
Sincerely,
GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
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Stephen J. Gauthier
Director/Technical Services Center
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WASHINGTON OFFICE
} 1750 K Street,N.W.,Suite 650,Washington,DC 20006
'! 202/429-2750 • Fax:202/429-2755
PRESENTATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting is the highest farm of recognition for state and local
governments . The Certificate program thereby advocates that
recipients be formally recognized for their outstanding accom-
plishments . If you would like a formal presentation of the
Certificate of Achievement plaques, you should contact your GFOA
State Representative . Your representative ' s mailing address and
phone number is as follows :
North 415/377-3349
John DeRussy
Finance Director/Treasurer
City of San Mateo
330 West 20th Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403
415/377-3400
South 909/765-2385
Mr. Steve Temple
Director of Finance
City of Hemet
450 E . Latham
Hemet, CA 92543
909/765-2330
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
180 North Michigan Avenue,Suite 800,Chicago,Illinois 60601
August 4 , 1999 312/977-9700• Fax:312/977-4806
For information contact :
NEWS RELEASE Stephen Gauthier (312) 977-9700
(Chicago) --The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Finan-
cial Reporting has been awarded to : County of Contra Costa, CA,
by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States
and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report
(CAFR) . The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of
recognition in the area of governmental accounting and finan-
cial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant
accomplishment by a government and its management .
An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded
to the individual designated by the government as primarily
responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR. This has been
presented to:
Kenneth J. Corcoran., County Auditor-Controller
The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the
high standards of the program including demonstrating a construc-
tive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its
financial story and motivate potential users and user groups
to read the CAFR,
The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving
approximately 13 , 500 government finance professionals with offices
in Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, D.C.
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WASHINGTON OFFICE
17503 K Street,N,W.,Suite 650,Washington,DC 20006
202/429-2750• Fax:202/429-2755
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