City of Cocoa Awarded Distinguished Budget Presentation Award For 7th Year in a Row
By Space Coast Daily // February 8, 2025
To receive the budget award, the City had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation
BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA, FLORIDA — The Government Finance Officers Association announced that the City of Cocoa received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its its Fiscal Year 2025 Adopted Budget document.
This prestigious honor represents a significant achievement and reflects the commitment of the City and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. This is the 7th year in a row that the city has received this recognition.
To receive the budget award, the City had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation that assess how well an entity’s budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communications device.
Budget documents must be rated “proficient” in all four categories, and in the fourteen mandatory criteria within those categories, to receive the award.
Cocoa’s budget document received outstanding remarks from the independent reviewers including, “Outstanding, Clear and transparent, Articulate and Clear, as well as Outstanding use of charts.”
“Once again, I’d like to commend the city staff for always working towards the highest standards and achieving this success for the 7th straight year. The City of Cocoa is dedicated to providing quality, transparent and accurate budget documentation to our residents year after year,” said Mayor Michael C. Blake, Mayor of the City of Cocoa.
There are over 1,700 participants in the Budget Awards Program and the most recent award recipients are posted quarterly on GFOA’s website (www.gfoa.org). Award recipients have pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent example for other governments throughout North America.
The Government Finance Officers Association is a major professional association advancing excellence in government finance by providing best practices, professional development, resources, and practical research for more than 22,500 members and the communities they serve.
“I’m proud of the dedication our staff shows in providing the highest quality documentation, offering open and transparent information to our citizens. We take great pride in the City of Cocoa, and it is an honor to be recognized for the 7th consecutive year for our efforts,” said Cocoa’s Finance Director, Rebecca Bowman.
To view the FY2025 budget document, visit our website at https://www.cocoafl.gov/1865/Finance.
