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2024 CSMFO Award Program Recipients

Wednesday, February 19, 2025  
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2024 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 2024 CSMFO Award Program recipients!

If you received an award for the 2024 season and need a copy of your award certificate, please see the instructions at the end of the article.

Meritorious Operating Budget Award (6)
**First time award winner
• City of Belvedere**
• City of El Monte
• City of El Segundo
• City of San Bruno**
• City of Yucaipa**
• Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District**

Capital Budget Excellence Award (17)
**First time award winner
• City of Brentwood
• City of Burbank
• City of Lake Elsinore
• City of Murrieta
• City Of Palo Alto
• City of Riverside
• City of Rocklin**
• 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
• Otay Water District
• Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
• Town of Los Gatos

Operating Budget Excellence Award (100)
**First time award winner
• Beach Cities Health District
• Camrosa Water District
• City of American Canyon
• 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 Hills
• 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 Dublin
• City of El Cajon
• City of El Cerrito
• City of Fillmore
• City of Glendale
• City of Half moon Bay
• City of Hercules
• City of Irwindale
• City of Kerman
• City of Lake Elsinore
• City of Long Beach
• City of Los Banos
• City of Manhattan Beach
• City of Milpitas
• City of Moorpark
• City of Morgan Hill
• City of Morro Bay
• City of Mountain House**
• City of Mountain View
• City of Newark**
• City of Oakley
• City of Oceanside
• City of Pacific Grove
• City of Pacifica
• City of Palm Desert
• City of Palmdale
• City Of Palo Alto
• City of Paramount
• City of Pinole
• City of Reedley
• City of Rio Vista
• City of Riverside
• 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 Barbara**
• City of Santa Maria
• City of Seal Beach
• City of Simi Valley
• City of Tehachapi
• City of Temecula
• City of Torrance
• City of Tracy
• City of Tustin
• City of Vallejo
• City of Ventura
• City of Wasco
• City of West Hollywood
• City of Whittier
• City Of Yuba City
• East Valley Water District
• Fairfield Suisun Sewer District**
• Fallbrook Public Utility District
• Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
• Laguna Beach County Water District
• Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
• Monte Vista Water District
• Moulton Niguel Water District
• Olivenhain Municipal Water District
• Operating Excellence
• Orange County Fire Authority
• Orange County Transportation Authority
• Otay Water District
• Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District
• Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
• Town of Los Gatos
• Valley Center Municipal Water District
• Valley Sanitary District
• West Basin Municipal Water District
• West Valley Water District
• Zone 7 Water Agency

A huge thank you to the whopping 114 volunteers that completed all the reviews! We will be recognizing the hardworking volunteers separately this spring.

Download Award Certificate and Feedback
If you are the recipient of an Award for the 2024 season, a notification was sent via Awards Force on February 10, 2025, that award certificates are available to download. In case you did not see or receive that notification, 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 (jfield@fssd.com).