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GFOA DISTINGUISHED BUDGET AWARD

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) promulgates
certain procedures and standards that are accepted as authoritative guidelines for governmental budget
reporting. GFOA awards the “Distinguished Budget Presentation Award” to those governmental entities
whose annual budget conforms to the GFOA requirements.

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) presented an Award for Distinguished Budget
Presentation to the City of Mansfield, Texas for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1,
2017 and ending September 30, 2018. This represents the 33rd year the City has received this award.

The budget for FY 2018-2019 will also be submitted to the GFOA for review.

Credits

This document has been compiled according to generally accepted accounting guidelines and practices.

As presented, this budget represents a comprehensive, in-depth review and plan for all revenues,
expenditures and services offered by the City of Mansfield, Texas.

Although much credit is due to all City division and department directors for many hours of staff time
devoted to the preparation of this document, several deserve special credit and recognition for their
assistance in the development and quality of this document.

Others that also deserve recognition for their contribution in preparing the annual service
program:

Shelly Lanners Deputy City Manager
Joe Smolinski Deputy City Manager
Bart VanAmburgh Director of Public Works
Troy Lestina Assistant Business Services Director
Bill Lane In-house City Attorney

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