{"id":18118,"date":"2013-09-06T08:02:36","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T12:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=18118"},"modified":"2013-09-06T08:14:21","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T12:14:21","slug":"county-receives-budget-presentation-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=18118","title":{"rendered":"County receives budget presentation award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Only three others in state earned same recognition<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18119\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Image-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18119\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18119 \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"Chester County Chief Operating Officer Mark Rupsis (left) and Chester County Director of Finance Julie Bookheimer display  the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 2013.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Image-1-300x271.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Image-1-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Image-1-110x100.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Image-1-1024x928.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chester County Chief Operating Officer Mark Rupsis (left) and Chester County Director of Finance Julie Bookheimer display the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">Chester County has received the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the fiscal year beginning 2013, one of only three counties in the state and the only one in the region to earn this distinction, a county news release said Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">The award was given by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada and is presented to government organizations that have \u201cpioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent example for other governments throughout North America,\u201d the release said.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u201cChester County works hard to deliver a budget that utilizes, cost effectively, every public dollar received to support the needs of county residents,\u201d said Mark Rupsis, Chester County Chief Operating Officer. \u201cBut in addition, we work hard to present the budget as a professionally-produced policy document, an operations guide, a financial plan, and an excellent communications guide.\u00a0\u00a0This award recognizes everyone\u2019s professionalism and the teamwork between the commissioners, all county departments and our finance staff.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">A letter from the association announcing the award stated: \u201cThe award represents a significant achievement. 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