THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS Association of the United States and Canada ( GFOA ) has given an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting to the Town of Garner for its Popular Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year end June 30 , 2015 . The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting is a prestigious national award recognizing conformance with the highest standards for preparation of state and local government popular reports .
In order to receive an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting , a government unit must publish a Popular Annual Financial Report , whose contents conform to program standards of creativity , presentation , understandability and reader appeal .
An Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting is valid for a period of one year only . The Town of Garner has received a Popular Award for the last two years ( fiscal years ended June 30 , 2014 , and June 30 , 2015 ). We believe our current report continues to conform to the Popular Annual Financial Reporting requirements , and we are submitting it to GFOA . garnernc . gov 11