Monticello, NY – For the sixth consecutive time, the Sullivan County Manager’s Office and Budget Office have earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).
“This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting and represents a significant achievement by your organization,” GFOA Technical Services Center Director Michele Mark Levine wrote in congratulations to Sullivan County Manager Josh Potosek.
A panel of judges reviewed more than 1,600 budgets submitted to the GFOA, including Sullivan County’s version for the 2021 fiscal year. They judged the budgets on their excellence as policy documents, financial plans, operations guides and communications devices, deeming Sullivan’s to be “proficient” in all four categories.
“This speaks to the proficiency and professionalism of the top-notch budget team we’ve had in place for years,” Potosek affirmed. “The rigorous attention to detail and our focus on staying responsible to taxpayers were noticed by the judges, and we aim to continue that record of achievement in 2022’s budget, already under development.”
“I’ve reviewed many budgets over the years, including municipal budgets, and taxpayers can be as confident as I am that the County budgets are produced with care and accountability,” said District 5 Legislator George Conklin, who chairs the Management and Budget Committee of the Legislature. “We are typically the only rural county in New York to achieve this level of excellence, and that alone says something.”
More information is available at www.gfoa.org.