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SAN BERNARDINO, CA— The County’s 2021-22 Adopted Budget was honored this month with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), which the organization states is “a testament to the government’s commitment to producing annual reports that evidence the spirit of full disclosure and transparency.”San Bernardino County can now add the “Triple Crown” for transparent financial reporting to the hundreds of accolades the County has received from peers and professional organizations in recent years.
San Bernardino County has claimed this award 15 times since fiscal year 2006-07. Combined with two other GFOA awards this year – the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting and the Popular Annual Financial Reporting Award – the County has earned the highly coveted GFOA Triple Crown medallion.
“San Bernardino County has long been a pioneer in government transparency,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman. “We were the first county to make many important documents available online, including Board agendas and associated reports and contracts, Form 700 Statements of Economic Interests, and campaign finance reports, and much more.”
“The County budget team works hard to make our annual budgets informative and easy to read,” Hagman continued. “We are honored that GFOA consistently recognizes our annual budgets among the many things we do make our work visible to the public.”
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), founded in 1906, represents public finance officials throughout the United States and Canada. The association’s more than 20,000 members are federal, state/provincial, and local finance officials deeply involved in planning, financing, and implementing thousands of governmental operations in each of their jurisdictions. GFOA’s mission is to advance excellence in public finance.
