May 5, 2021
St. Charles County, Missouri – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to St. Charles County Government by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2019. The Certificate of Achievement was presented to Bob Schnur, who has served as St. Charles County Director of Finance since 2008. The award is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
St. Charles County Government has received this honor every fiscal year since 1989. The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, including demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.
“The Finance Department has been achieving this rating of excellence for more than 30 years,” says St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann. “County government is honored to receive this award and I must recognize Mr. Schur and the finance staff, as well as their predecessors, who set the foundation for success. We take pride in our sound financial planning and controlled spending of taxpayer dollars.”
The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving more than 20,000 government finance professionals with offices in Chicago, IL, and Washington D.C.