Auditor Michael E. Kovack Receives

Certificate of Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting

Michael E. Kovack, Medina County Auditor, announced today that again this year, for the fourteenth consecutive time, the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the Medina County Auditor's Office by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United  States and Canada for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).  The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.  Ms. Ann Wagar, Director of Financial Reporting, prepared this year's CAFR for publication.

The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program including demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.  The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving approximately 14,000 government finance professionals with offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

Auditor Kovack has received this award every year he has been in office.  "I feel it is a great testimony to the high standards we have established in the operation of this office.  I am very appreciative of this special recognition from the GFOA."