City of Tempe
Dataset Description
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting, evidencing the City’s commitment to go beyond the minimum requirements of generally accepted accounting principles to prepare the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, demonstrating the spirit of transparency and full disclosure . Achievement of this award also plays an important role in the City’s credit ratings.
The GFOA has a comprehensive program in place whereby potential recipients of the award must comply with the program award requirements. The GFOA provides a checklist that is utilized each year to evaluate whether our Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is meeting program requirements.
This page provides details about the Financial Reporting Award performance measure.
The performance measure dashboard is available at 2.11 Financial Reporting Award.
Additional Information
Source:
Contact: Dana Janofsky
Contact E-Mail: dana_janofsky@tempe.gov
Data Source Type: Excel
Preparation Method: Manual
Publish Frequency: Annual
Publish Method: Manual
Data Dictionary
Organization: City of Tempe
Organization URL: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/tempe-az
Last updated: 2025-10-30T20:52:23.970Z
Tags: Financial, Strong Community Connections