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Receive a presentation from the Auditor-Controller's Office for the 2016 Government Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation from the Auditor Controller's Office (ACO) for the 2016 Government Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award.
SUMMARY:
The Auditor-Controller's Office (ACO) prepared the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the County of Solano for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 and submitted an application to the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program.
The Government Finance Officers Association has awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the County of Solano for the CAFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. This is the fifteenth consecutive year Solano County has obtained this award. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and continues to represent a significant accomplishment by the County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The acceptance of this presentation does not have a fiscal impact to the County.
DISCUSSION:
The CAFR is the County's official annual financial report and is intended for any party interested in the County's finances (general purpose reporting). The primary objective of general purpose financial reporting is accountability, both fiscal and operational. The data contained in the financial reports must be understandable, reliable, relevant, timely, consistent, and comparable.
This program encourages and assists state and local governments to prepare high quality comprehensive...
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