Orange County Recognized with GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
By: Orange County Communications Department
Orange County Earns Top Ten Spot in Digital Counties Survey for Third Year in a Row The Orange County Finance Department is pleased to announce it has received the Government Finance Officers Association ’ s (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement (COA) for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The report has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the report. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a noteworthy accomplishment by a government and its management. When this honor is attained by a governmental body, GFOA additionally presents an Award of Financial Reporting Achievement (AFRA) to the department primarily responsible for the effort behind the Certificate of Achievement. As a result, the Orange County Finance Department has been recognized with an AFRA for their diligent work preparing our ACFR. Those interested in reviewing Orange County ’ a ACFR can find links to recent reports at www.orangecountyva.gov/239/Annual - Comprehensive - Financial - Reports.
By: Orange County Communications Department
Orange County is pleased to have won a 2024 Digital Counties Survey Award, while earning a top ten spot in our population category (up to 150,000), in the annual survey conducted by Government Technology and the National Association of Counties! This comprehensive survey evaluates nearly every way in which a county government can operate in the digital sphere, including customer service, emergency response, communications, and beyond. Our county first began participating in this nationwide survey in 2022, and was delighted to be recognized following our very first attempt. Since then, we have maintained a top - ten ranking every year. This year, some highlights from our survey included the (also award - winning) Fire & EMS Call Data Dashboard, streamlined internal and external customer experiences, refined digital performance measurements and key performance indicators, continued expansion of FiberLync services, new initiatives to test and strengthen cybersecurity, and redoubled training efforts to improve emergency response preparedness using our electronic resources.
“ The Center for Digital Government is excited to recognize and congratulate this year ’ s winners for their accomplishments and continuing efforts to use technology to make government better, ” said Teri Takai, CDG Senior Vice President. To learn more about the Digital Counties Survey, visit www.govtech.com/dc/digital - counties/digital - counties - survey - 2024 - winners - announced.
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