The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awards the East Texas Council of Governments the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. was awarded.
This report meets the program’s high standards, including clearly telling the financial story and demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to motivate potential users and user groups to read the report. was determined by an impartial committee.
“I am impressed by the consistent excellence and professionalism of our financial operations team. They produce outstanding results in the East Texas region every day. You can understand why I am thrilled that their work continues to be objectively validated each time they are recognized with this prestigious GFOA award. You can do it,” he said. said David Cleveland, ETCOG Executive Director.
Certificates of Achievement are the highest form of assessment in the field of government accounting and financial reporting, and their achievement represents a significant accomplishment by the government and its management team. The award was presented to the East Texas Council of Governments Operations Division, which includes Executive Director David Cleveland; Wendy Horst, Director of Operations. Management team members Gini Blackwell, Sloane Bodle, Trish Branham, Christy Cross, Rita Hitt, Kelly Horn, Elizabeth Jones, Deanne Jordan, Glenda Lamothe, Michaela Marotta, Jennifer Nicholson; Stacey Reynolds, Christine Weems.
“This award recognizes our team’s commitment to transparency, accuracy and integrity in financial reporting. Winning this award for the 23rd consecutive year is a milestone of which we are extremely proud. As we celebrate this incredible record, we remain focused on the future and upholding the values that earned this recognition and set the standard for everything we do.” said Wendy Horst, director of operations.
ETCOG’s 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report is available at www.etcog.org/financials.
