LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the city of Lakeport by the Government Financial Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

The city received the award – for the fourth year in a row – for its comprehensive annual financial report.

The association’s Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.

An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement is awarded to the individual or department designated by the government as primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning comprehensive annual financial report.

The comprehensive annual financial 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 comprehensive annual financial report.

Lakeport Mayor Mireya Turner presented the award to city Finance Director Nick Walker at the council’s Dec. 4 meeting.

The Government Finance Officers Association is a major professional association servicing the needs of nearly 19,000 appointed and elected local, state and provincial-level government officials and other finance practitioners. It provides top quality publications, training programs, services and products designed to enhance the skills and performance of those responsible for government finance policy and management.

The association is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Washington, DC.