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City's financial report garners top marks

The Canadian Award for Financial Reporting has gone to the City of Vernon for its annual financial report.

The City of Vernon’s finance department continues to take home the hardware.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting to the city for its annual financial report. Additionally, the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to Kevin Bertles, director of financial services as the individual designated as primarily responsible for preparing the report. This is the sixth year in a row that the City of Vernon has received this recognition.

“It is our goal to consistently deliver fiscally transparent documents and convey financial information that supports the solid framework upon which our budget is based,” said Bertles.

“We use the feedback from the review program and other professional sources to prepare the next annual report, and we strive every year to improve upon our reports and our practices. We are extremely pleased with the collaborative effort that our team has put into the continual development of our annual report since we have been a participant in this program and since our first award six years ago.”