The Village of Skokie’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). This is the 27th consecutive year that the Village of Skokie budget has received the award that recognizes that Skokie’s budget satisfies nationally accepted guidelines for effective budget presentation. The award also recognizes outstanding achievement and commitment by the Village Board and staff in meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting for fiscal year 2019, in effect from May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019.
The GFOA states that in order to receive the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award a budget must be rated as proficient in the following categories: how well the entity’s budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communications device.