Stafford Municipal School District has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its 2009-10 budget.

The award from the Chicago-based organization represents a significant achievement of a process involving SMSD administration, SMSD Board of Trustees, and the Stafford City Council and reflects the commitment of meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to receive the award, nationally-recognized guidelines for effective budget creation and presentation had to be met. These guidelines are designed to assess how well the budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and a communications device. To receive the award, budget documents must be rated ‘proficient’ in all four categories and the fourteen mandatory criteria within those categories.

GFOA presented the Certificate of Recognition for Budget Presentation to Mr. Lucas Janda, SMSD Business Manager for having led the district in the process of attaining this award. Superintendent H.D. Chambers stated, “This national recognition is a credit to the tireless efforts of Mr. Janda and his staff in preparing a sound and transparent budget. Mr. Janda and the taxpayers of SMSD should be proud.”

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