Awards

ICMA Certificate of Distinction in Performance Management (PDF)

ICMA Excellence Award 2015.png The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce that Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized for its data-driven management and reporting efforts with a Certificate of Distinction for 2018.

“Performance management is a bedrock principle of professional local government management,” ICMA Executive Director Marc A. Ott said. “By recognizing these leaders, ICMA hopes to encourage others to make a commitment to collect and analyze data, report it transparently, and use it to continuously engage their communities and improve their organizations."

Certificates of Distinction are awarded to those who also provide comparative and benchmarking information to the public, use performance data in strategic planning and operational decision-making, and share their knowledge with other local governments through presentations, site visits, and other networking activities.

Phoenix is among 13 jurisdictions receiving the Certificate of Distinction and one of 57 recognized overall. This is the 17th year the city’s performance management efforts have been recognized by ICMA.

A complete list of recipients and examples of programs that exemplify the certificate criteria appear on the Certificate Program page on the ICMA website. ICMA will officially recognize recipients at its 104th Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, September 23-26, and in the October 2018 issue of PM (Public Management) magazine.

Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA), Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (PDF)

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the city of Phoenix for its current annual budget. This is the 27th consecutive award for Phoenix. The award reflects the commitment of the city to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.

It represents a significant achievement by the organization. It reflects our commitment to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.

In order to receive the award, the city had to satisfy nationally-recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. It was presented after a panel of reviewers from across the country evaluated the document in four major categories: policy document, financial plan, operations guide, and communications device. Budget documents must be rated "proficient" in all four categories and the 14 mandatory criteria within those categories.

This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting. There are over 1,600 participants in the awards program.

2013 Sunshine Award

The nationally-known Sunshine Review organization recognized Phoenix with a 2013 Sunny Award, for exceeding transparency standards with phoenix.gov content. Phoenix has won a Sunny award for the fourth consecutive year. The group's transparency checklist includes online disclosure of items like budget reports, elected official information, public meeting agendas and minutes, and contracts and public records.

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