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Dollars And Sense (Of sponsored by the FGFOA and all of its member governmental the sense of purpose to ensure the proper accountability of
organizations, is aimed at recognizing government finance
taxpayers’ money. The most recent audit of the financial
Purpose) professionals and the vital services that they provide to our statements of the district was presented to the Board of
state and to our communities. Supervisors in February and Northern received an unmodified
By Katie Roundtree, “This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the talents of opinion on the fair presentation of the financial statements,
Finance Director, Northern many professionals who are generally not in the public eye,” the best result possible.
Palm Beach County said FGFOA President Ken Burke. “We offer congratulations Finally, we are in the process of drafting our 2020/21
Improvement District to all of the government finance professionals throughout the budget. In an effort to communicate our spending plan to our
By official proclamation, state of Florida as we celebrate their accomplishments.” constituents, Northern’s staff will hold meetings with unit
on March 10, the Palm “The professional finance officer’s knowledge, integrity representatives, including landowners, property managers and
Beach County Board of and dedication make certain that funds entrusted to homeowner association representatives. The district’s Budget
County Commissioners, government are properly budgeted, disbursed and accounted and Banking Committee will carefully review all aspects of
designated March 16 to 20 for,” Burke said. “This accountability is a key ingredient to the proposed budget. Meetings will be held throughout the
as “Government Finance ensure people’s faith in government.” late spring and early summer to discuss the budget with the
Professionals Week.” This Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District’s Board of Supervisors. Check our website for our meeting
inaugural Government finance department consists of a finance director, budget schedule.
Finance Professionals Week manager, fiscal specialist/receptionist, information system NPDES tip: Please do not put any excess oils, paints or
is sponsored by the Florida Government Finance Officers specialist/payroll clerk and two part-time interns. Staff is solvents into lakes, canals, or storm drains! They go directly
Association (FGFOA), a professional association founded in responsible for preparing and managing an approximately $37 into the ground water supply.
1937 and serving more than 3,300 professionals from state, million budget for roughly 50 unique units of development.
county and city governments, school districts, colleges and Each unit has its own budget and assessment rate(s).
universities, special districts, and private firms. Northern’s tax roll is certified each year with approximately
The FGFOA is dedicated to being a professional resource 160 different assessment rates that are applied to each of the
by providing opportunities through education, networking, 58,000 parcels within the district.
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