2022 CSMFO Award Program Recipients
The CSMFO Recognition Committee oversees the Award Program for Excellence in Budgeting to recognize agencies with well-presented budget documents, best practices, processes, and procedures. The Recognition Committee also oversees the Innovation Award, which recognizes innovation in public sector finance in the areas of accounting, budgeting, treasury, debt administration, procurement, risk management, and technology.
With the rigorous reviews complete, the CSMFO Recognition Committee is pleased to announce the 2022 CSMFO Award Program recipients!
If you received an award for the 2022 season and need a copy of your award certificate, please see the instructions at the end of the article.
Innovation Award (2)
- City of Milpitas
- City of Moreno Valley
Innovation Awards were presented at the 2023 CSMFO Annual Conference in Sacramento. Articles covering the Innovation Award winners will be included with the 2023 CSMFO Conference magazine!
Meritorious Operating Budget Award (5)
- City of El Monte
- City of Long Beach
- City of Rocklin
- City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department
- City of Tustin
Capital Budget Excellence Award (17)
- City of Brentwood
- City of Burbank
- City of Lake Elsinore
- City of Murrieta
- City of Palo Alto
- City of Riverside
- City of Sacramento
- City of San Diego
- City of San José
- City of Santa Clara
- City of Simi Valley
- City of Temecula
- City of Wasco
- Monterey One Water
- Otay Water District
- Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
- Town of Los Gatos

Operating Budget Excellence Award (95)
- Beach Cities Health District
- Camrosa Water District
- City of Beaumont
- City of Belmont
- City of Brentwood
- City of Burbank
- City of Campbell
- City of Capitola
- City of Carlsbad
- City of Carpinteria
- City of Chico
- City of Chino
- City of Corona
- City of Costa Mesa
- City of Cotati
- City of Culver City
- City of Cupertino
- City of Diamond Bar
- City of Dinuba
- City of Downey
- City of El Cajon
- City of Escondido
- City of Fillmore
- City of Folsom
- City of Glendale
- City of Half Moon Bay
- City of Hercules
- City of Indio
- City of Irwindale
- City of Kerman
- City of Lake Elsinore
- City of Lakeport
- City of Los Banos
- City of Manhattan Beach
- City of Menifee
- City of Milpitas
- City of Monterey Park
- City of Moorpark
- City of Morgan Hill
- City of Morro Bay
- City of Mountain View
- City of Oakley
- City of Oceanside
- City of Pacific Grove
- City of Palmdale
- City of Palo Alto
- City of Pinole
- City of Reedley
- City of Rio Vista
- City of Riverside
- City of Rosemead
- City of Roseville
- City of Sacramento
- City of San Clemente
- City of San Diego
- City of San Dimas
- City of San Jacinto
- City of San José
- City of San Marino
- City of San Ramon
- City of Santa Maria
- City of Seal Beach
- City of Simi Valley
- City of Tehachapi
- City of Temecula
- City of Tracy
- City of Vallejo
- City of Ventura
- City of Wasco
- City of West Hollywood
- City of Whittier
- City of Yuba City
- Cucamonga Valley Water District
- East Valley Water District
- Fallbrook Public Utility District
- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
- Monte Vista Water District
- Monterey One Water
- Mountain House Community Services District
- Olivenhain Municipal Water District
- Orange County Fire Authority
- Orange County Transportation Authority
- Otay Water District
- Padre Dam Municipal Water District
- Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District
- Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
- Town of Colma
- Town of Los Gatos
- Town of Truckee
- Valley Center Municipal Water District
- Valley Sanitary District
- West Basin Municipal Water District
- West Valley Water District
- Western Municipal Water District
- Zone 7 Water Agency
Special recognition goes to the following first-time award winners:
- City of Tustin
- City of Rocklin
- City of Long Beach
- City of Beaumont
- Monte Vista Water District
- City of Chico
- Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
A huge thank you to the 106 volunteers that completed all the reviews! We will be recognizing the hardworking volunteers separately this spring.
If you are the recipient of an Award for the 2022 season, a notification was sent via Awards Force on February 10, 2023 that award certificates are available to download. In case you did not see or receive that notification, to download your certificate navigate to the awards platform where you submitted the entry, click on your entry, and then click on “Supporting Documents.” A copy of your certificate will be available there.
While you are downloading your certificate, please also make a copy of your reviewer feedback which you can access by clicking “View Feedback” after logging in. If you have any questions, please contact James Russell-Field (jfield@fssd.com).