LP budget presentation touted

Breaking news everyone - the city of La Puente has received an award.

Yup, looks like their budget presentation met "the highest principles of governmental budgeting," according to a city press release.
Rean on:

The City of La Puente has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 annual budget from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada.
“The award represents a significant achievement by the entity,” a spokesman for the organization explained. “It reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.”
The GFOA recognition requires nominees to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation in terms of how the budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communications device.
Budget documents must be rated “proficient” in all four categories to receive the award.
“Award recipients have pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent example for other governments throughout North America,” the
GFOA spokesman said.
The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving 17,500 government finance professionals throughout North America. The Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental budgeting.
The City of La Puente covers a 3.5 square mile area and is home to more than 43,000 residents.
For more information, contact La Puente City Hall at (626) 855-1500 or visit the City’s web site at www.lapuente.org.

I didn't even know there was an award for this.