Franklin receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from GFOA
Pictured left to right: Katherine Harelson, Budget and Performance Analyst, Michael Walters Young, Chief Budget & Performance Officer, Chris Franklin, Budget and Performance Analyst, Norma Lockney, Budget and Performance Analyst.
The city of Franklin has earned the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the city's fiscal year 25/26 budget. In order to receive the award, a city must satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation, including passing a budget that serves as a policy document, financial plan, operations guide, and 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.