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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">February 6, 2024</p>
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<br />573.874.7368
<br />Matthew.Lue@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">City of Columbia Finance department receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - The City of Columbia Finance department has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association for its fiscal year 2024 budget. <br /><br />The award reflects the City's commitment to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to receive the award, the City's budget had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines that measure how well the budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communications device. <br /><br />There are over 1,700 participants in the Budget Awards Program through the Government Finance Officers Association.<br /><br />"This is the 28th year the City of Columbia has received this award," Director of Finance Matthew Lue said. "This year's award highlights the City's commitment to ensuring it follows best practices during its budgeting process and creates
a budget that serves as a resource for residents."<br /><br />Having a budget that meets these standards helps the City manage resources and helps residents more easily understand how the City budgets for the services it provides. <br /><br />You can find the fiscal year 2024 budget on the City's website: <a href="https://www.como.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FY-24-Adopted-Budget-Document.pdf">CoMo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FY-24-Adopted-Budget-Document.pdf</a>.</div>
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