Blue Ash recognized 32 years in a row for Excellence in Financial Reporting

Excellence in Financial Reporting GFOA award

(February 25, 2020 - Blue Ash)

The City of Blue Ash is honored to announce it has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).

This award is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, according to a February 11, 2020, news release from the Government Finance Officers Association in Chicago, Illinois.

“The City of Blue Ash strives to provide excellent, transparent service to residents. It is an honor to be recognized with this high distinction for 32 years in a row,” said City of Blue Ash Treasurer Sherry Poppe. 

An impartial panel awarded the Certificate of Achievement to the City of Blue Ash for meeting the highest standards in its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and for demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users to read the annual report.

The GFOA provides best practices, professional development, resources and research in government finance for more than 20,500 members in the U.S. and Canada.