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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI 1 I I ®'
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM 2001
To: The Honorable Mayor Feliu and Members of the City Commission
Via: Yvonne S. McKinley, City Mana r
From: Eliza Rassi, Finance Director
Date: October 29th 2007 `
Subject: September 30, 2006 Financial Reporting
Once again the City of South Miami has been awarded the Government
Finance Officers Association (GFOA), Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting. We have been awarded this honor
since at least the 1988 Fiscal Year.
Certificate of
Achievement
for Excellence
in Financial
Reporting
Presented to
City of South Miami
Florida
For its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
for the Fiscal. Year Ended
September 30, 2006
A Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting is presented by the Government Finance Officers
Association of the United States and Canada to
government units and public employee retirement
systems whose comprehensive annual financial
reports (CA.FRs) achieve the highest
standards in government accounting
and financial reporting.
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F'sxecutive Director
10/15/2007
Government Finance Officers Association
203 N. LaSalle Street - Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone (312) 977 -9700 Fax (312) 977 -4806
NEWS RELEASE
For Information contact:
Stephen Gauthier (312) 977 -9700
(Chicago)- -The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been
awarded to City of South Miami 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
financial 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(s),
department or agency designated by the ;government as primarily responsible for preparing the
award - winning CAFR. This has been presented to:
Eliza Rassi, Finance Director
The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program
including 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 GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving approximately 16,000 government
finance professionals with offices in Chicago, IL, and Washington, D.C.