Cottonwood Heights City budget receives recognition
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Mayor Kelvyn J. Cullimore Jr. stands with finance director Steve Fawcett after GFOA representative David Muir presented Fawcett and the city council with an award for excellence in budgeting that evening.
For the fifth consecutive year, Cottonwood Heights City was recognized by the U.S. Government Finance Officers Association for excellence in budgeting. GFOA assistant state representative of Utah David Muir presented the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to city finance director Steve Fawcett at a city council meeting in December.
“Cottonwood Heights is one of a small percentage of agencies in Utah who receive this award,” Muir said.
In order to receive this recognition, the city’s budget was assessed to determine how well it serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communications guide.
Earlier this year, Fawcett said the program “is intended to help the public, as well as the council, know that we’ve used a sort of approved process from a professional standpoint. We’re putting [the budget] together according to certain, high standards.”
The GFOA describes the award as a reflection of “the commitment of [Cottonwood Heights’] governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.”
