2023 CSMFO Award Program Recipients

CSMFO Recognition Committee

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 2023 CSMFO Award Program recipients! If you received an award for the 2023 season and need a copy of your award certificate, please see the instructions at the end of the article.

Innovation Award (2)

City of Sunnyvale
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Innovation Awards were presented at the 2024 CSMFO Annual Conference in Anaheim. To learn more about these award-winning municipalities, keep an eye out for the 2024 CSMFO Conference Magazine!

Meritorious Operating Budget Award (14)

**First time award winner

City of Arroyo Grande**
City of Chino Hills**
City of El Monte
City of El Segundo
City of Gilroy**

City of Hanford**
City of Lompoc**
City of Long Beach
City of Pacifica**
City of Perris**

City of Solana Beach**
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District**
Laguna Beach County Water District
Town of Moraga**

Capital Budget Excellence Award (21)

**First time award winner

City of Brentwood
City of Burbank
City of Fairfield
City of Fontana
City of Lake Elsinore
City of Livermore
City of Menifee**
City of Moreno Valleya

City of Murrieta
City Of Palo Alto
City of Sacramento
City of San Diego
City of San José
City of Simi Valley
City of Temecula
City of Thousand Oaks

City of Wasco
Monterey One Water
Otay Water District
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
Town of Los Gatos

Operating Budget Excellence Award (108)

**First time award winner

Camrosa Water District
City of Alameda
City of American Canyon
City of Atascadero
City of Beaumont
City of Belmont
City of Burbank
City of Campbell
City of Capitola
City of Carlsbad
City of Carpinteria
City of Chico
City of Chino
City of Concord
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 Fairfield
City of Fontana
City of Glendale
City of Glendora
City of Half Moon Bay
City of Hercules
City of Highland
City of Indio
City of Irvine
City of Irwindale
City of Kerman
City of Laguna Woods
City of Lake Elsinore
City of Lakeport
City of Los Altos
City of Los Banos
City of Manhattan Beach
City of Menifee
City of Milpitas

City of Mission Viejo
City of Moorpark
City of Moreno Valley
City of Morro Bay
City of Mountain View
City of Oakley
City of Oceanside
City of Pacific Grove
City of Palm Desert**
City of Palmdale
City of Palo Alto
City of Paramount**
City of Pinole
City of Pismo Beach
City of Reedley
City of Rio Vista
City of Rocklin
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 Mateo
City of San Ramon
City of Santa Clara
City of Seal Beach
City of Simi Valley
City of Tehachapi
City of Temecula
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Torrance**
City of Tracy
City of Tustin
City of Vallejo
City of Ventura

City of Walnut Creek**
City of Wasco
City of Whittier
City of Yuba City
Dublin San Ramon Services District
East Bay Municipal Utility District
East Valley Water District
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
Fallbrook Public Utility District
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Monte Vista Water District
Monterey One Water
Moulton Niguel Water District**
Mountain House Community Services District
Orange County Fire Authority
Orange County Transportation Authority
Otay Water District
Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
San Diego County Water Authority
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
Town of Colma
Town of Los Gatos
Valley Center Municipal Water District
Valley Sanitary District
West Basin Municipal Water District

A huge thank you to the whopping 139 volunteers that completed all the reviews!! We will be recognizing those hardworking volunteers separately this spring.

Download Award Certificate and Feedback

If you are the recipient of an Award for the 2023 season, a notification was sent via Awards Force on January 29, 2024, that award certificates are available to download. If you did not see or receive that notification, and would like to download your certificate, navigate to https://csmfo.awardsplatform.com/ 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 at jfield@fssd.com.

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2023 CSMFO Award Program Recipients