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Grover Beach earns GFOA certificate for excellence in financial reporting

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City Finance Manager Mike Flores reported the Government Finance Officers Association awarded Grover Beach a Certificate of Achievement for fiscal year 2023–24, placing the city among roughly the top 2% of U.S. local governments for financial reporting.

Grover Beach — The council received a brief presentation Monday from Finance Manager Mike Flores announcing that Grover Beach’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for fiscal year 2023–24 earned the Government Finance Officers Association’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.

Flores told the council that the award recognizes financial reports that exceed the minimum governmental-accounting standards and that Grover Beach was among roughly 1,600 of the country’s 90,000 local government units — about the top 2% nationally — to receive the distinction.

“We were in the top 2% for financial reporting,” Flores said, noting the recognition reflects the city’s commitment to transparency and accuracy in financial reporting.

Council members thanked the finance department for the work and for making the report accessible to the public. Flores noted that staff are available for questions and that the ACFR is posted online.

Ending note: Council members praised the finance staff’s work and the award as confirmation of the city’s transparency and fiscal reporting practices.