Monticello, NY – For the seventh time in a row, the Sullivan County Manager’s Office and Budget Office have earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).
A panel of judges reviewed more than 1,700 budgets submitted to the GFOA, including Sullivan County’s version for the 2022 fiscal year. They judged the budgets on their excellence as policy documents, financial plans, operations guides and communications devices, deeming Sullivan’s to be “outstanding” in all four categories.
“This is a solid budget presentation with excellent operational information,” wrote the judges. “The County elected and appointed officials have formulated the broad policy priorities that will guide the County government into the future with sound financial management planning.”
“Coming from a major national professional association, we never take this award for granted. Indeed, we aim for it in the fine work our Budget Office undertakes every day,” Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek affirmed. “A budget as large and complicated as the County’s can be hard to understand. We put in this effort to have a more transparent and user-friendly document for the public."
“The words of the judges are testament to the goal of excellence in our Budget and County Manager offices,” 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 taxpayers should take note that we’re paying very close attention to the funds they give us.”
More information is available at www.gfoa.org.
