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<br />e <br /> <br />II <br />--- <br />--- <br />--- <br />--- <br />--- <br />--- <br />--- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GOVERNMENT FINANCE <br />OFFICERS ASSOCIATION <br />180 North Michigan Avenue. Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 60601 <br />312/977-9700. Fax: 312/977-4806 <br /> <br />November 5, 1996 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />For information contact: <br />Stephen Gauthier (312) 977-9700 <br /> <br />(Chicago)--The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Finan- <br />cial Reporting has been awarded to: <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States <br /> <br />and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report <br /> <br />(CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of <br /> <br />recognition in the area of governmental accounting and finan- <br /> <br />cial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant <br /> <br />accomplishment by a government and its management. <br /> <br />An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded <br /> <br />to the individual designated as primarily responsible for <br />preparing the award-winning CAFR. This has been presented to: <br /> <br />JEFF LITCHFIELD, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/FINANCE <br />The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the <br /> <br />high standards of the program including demonstrating a construc- <br /> <br />tive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its <br /> <br />financial story and motivate potential users and user groups <br /> <br />to read the CAFR. <br /> <br />The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving <br /> <br />12,625 government finance professionals with offices in Chicago, <br /> <br />Illinois, and Washington, D.C. <br /> <br />- 30 - <br /> <br />WASHINGTON OFFICE <br />1750 K Street, N.W., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20006 <br />202/429-2750 · Fax: 202/429-2755 <br />