2025 CSMFO Award Program Recipients

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2025 CSMFO Award Program Recipients

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2025 CSMFO Award Program Recipients

By: James Russell-Field, Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District &
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 2025 CSMFO Award Program recipients!

If you received an award for the 2025 season and need a copy of your award certificate, please see the instructions at the end of the article.

Innovation Award (2)

City of Moreno Valley
Dublin San Ramon Services District

Innovation Awards will be presented at the 2026 CSMFO Annual Conference in Palm Springs. Articles covering the Innovation Award winners will be included with the 2026 CSMFO Conference magazine!

Meritorious Operating Budget Award (7)

**First time award winner

City of Albany**
City of Cerritos**
City of Chino
City of Perris
City of Port Hueneme**
City of Shafter**
Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District**

Meritorious Capital Budget Award (1)

**First time award winner

City of Martinez**

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 Valley
City of Murrieta
City of Pacific Grove**
City of Palo Alto
City of Rocklin
City of Sacramento
City of San Diego
City of San José
City of Simi Valley
City of Temecula
City of Thousand Oaks
Otay Water District
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
Town of Los Gatos

Operating Budget Excellence Award (117)

**First time award winner

Beach Cities Health District
Camrosa Water District
City of American Canyon
City of Arroyo Grande
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 Hills
City of Corona
City of Costa Mesa
City of Cotati
City of Culver City
City of Cupertino
City of Desert Hot Springs**
City of Diamond Bar
City of Dinuba
City of Downey
City of El Cajon
City of El Monte
City of El Segundo
City of Fairfield
City of Fillmore
City of Fontana
City of Gilroy
City of Glendale
City of Glendora
City of Half Moon Bay
City of Hercules
City of Highland
City of Irvine
City of Irwindale
City of Kerman
City of Laguna Woods
City of Lake Elsinore
City of Lakeport
City of Lompoc
City of Long Beach
City of Los Banos
City of Manhattan Beach
City of Manteca**
City of Menifee
City of Milpitas
City of Mission Viejo
City of Moorpark
City of Moreno Valley
City of Morro Bay
City of Mountain House
City of Mountain View
City Of Oakley
City of Oceanside
City of Pacific Grove
City of Pacifica
City of Palm Desert
City of Palo Alto
City of Paramount
City of Pinole
City of Pismo Beach
City of Rancho Cordova**
City of Rancho Palos Verdes**
City of Reedley
City of Rocklin
City of Rosemead
City of Roseville
City of Sacramento
City of San Bernardino**
City of San Bruno
City of San Diego
City of San Dimas
City of San José
City of San Marino
City of San Ramon
City of Santa Barbara
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 Whittier
City of Yuba City
City of Yucaipa
Dublin San Ramon Services District
East Bay Municipal Utility District
East Valley Water District
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
Fallbrook Public Utility District
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Laguna Beach County Water District
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Monte Vista Water District
Moulton Niguel Water 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 Discovery Bay
Town of Los Gatos
Valley Center Municipal Water District
Valley Sanitary District
West Basin Municipal Water District
West Valley Water District

A huge thank you to the whopping 136 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 2025 season, a notification was sent via Awards Force on February 5, 2026, 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 Margaret O’Brien (Margaret.O'Brien@cityofconcord.org).

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