County Executive Russell M. Pry Honored with National Budget Presentation Award

On Tuesday, July 28, 2009, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada named the County of Summit as a recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. The award reflects County Executive Russell M. Pry's commitment towards meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.

The County of Summit's financial statement was rated "proficient" in all four judging categories: policy document, financial plan, operations guide and a communications device. Fourteen mandatory criteria within those categories were also satisfied.

For budgets including fiscal period 2007, 1,166 entities received the award. Award recipients have pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent example for other governments throughout North America.

The Government Finance Officers Association is a nonprofit professional association serving 17,500 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental budgeting.