Napa City Banner
File #: 310-2020    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Afternoon Administrative Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/8/2020 In control: CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA
On agenda: 9/15/2020 Final action: 9/15/2020
Title: Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Awards
Attachments: 1. ATCH 1 - Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, 2. ATCH 2 - Award Outstanding Achievement, 3. ATCH 3 - Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council

From: Bret Prebula

Prepared By: Elizabeth Cabell

TITLE:
Title
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Awards

LABEL
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation

Accept the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and the GFOA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR) for the year ended June 30, 2019 and the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the biennium beginning July 1, 2019.

Body
DISCUSSION:
The CAFR is prepared annually at the end of the City's fiscal year in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The 2019 CAFR indicates the City's financial condition and the results of its operations for the year ended June 30, 2019. The City's auditor, The Pun Group, LLP, completed its review of the annual Financial Statements and issued an unmodified audit opinion on December 18, 2019.

The Finance Department staff continues its efforts towards excellence in financial management and reporting and on August 12, 2020 GFOA awarded the City of Napa a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its 2019 CAFR. This marks the sixth consecutive year the City of Napa has received this award.

The City of Napa's 2019 CAFR was judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive spirit of full disclosure to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.

The 2019 PAFR presents information about the City's operations, services, programs and financial condition in an uncomplicated and understandable format. On August...

Click here for full text