April 22, 2025
The Government Finance Officers Association presents Central Health its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
AUSTIN, Texas—For the sixth straight year, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded Central Health the Distinguished Budget Presentation award. The honor is a significant achievement for Central Health and the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting.
Central Health’s annual budget document for the fiscal year beginning October 2024 was examined by a panel of independent reviewers and named alongside 1,700 public finance organizations in the United States and Canada.
The national recognition illustrates Central Health’s steadfast commitment to transparency and reveals top-level execution by the Board of Managers, which has ensured the highest levels of governmental budgeting year-after-year.
The specific criterion for the award includes nationally recognized guidelines for effective presentation of a budget. Specific parameters, among 14 mandatory criteria, include:
- Strategic goals and strategies
- Budget overview
- Basis of budgeting
- Financial policies
- Budget process
- Long-range operating financial plans
Award recipients represent a range of member institutions across the United States and Canada and are distinguished examples for governmental organizations throughout North America.
The full list of winners for can be found on gfoa.org/budget-award-winners.