Town, County comptroller recognized for financial reporting

Bill San Antonio

The Nassau County Comptroller’s Office and the Town of North Hempstead were each recognized for offering transparent financial reports for the fourth consecutive year by a non-profit organization that seeks best practice solutions for government finance departments, officials said.

The comptroller’s office and town were awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association for demonstrating the “spirit of full disclosure” on reports and budget analyses during the 2013 fiscal year, officials said.

In a news release Monday, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos noted the certificate is the highest honor given by the organization, which represents approximately 17,500 government finance professionals in the United States and Canada.

The comptroller’s office releases regular internal and independent audits of county agencies as well as general financial statements, Maragos said.

Bosworth, who took office in January 2014 following the administrations of former town supervisors Jon Kaiman and John Riordan, called the Government Finance Officers Association “a respected agency in the realm of public finance” in a statement and said “it is an honor to be recognized with this prestigious award.”

“This award affirms the town’s legacy of implementing strong fiscal strategies and policies for the benefit of the taxpayers of North Hempstead which my administration has continued in 2014,” she said.

The town’s 2013 budget was developed while Kaiman was in office and finalized under Riordan, according to a news release from the town. 

Kaiman resigned as town supervisor in September 2013 after accepting a position within Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration as Long Island’s storm recovery czar. 

He was also tapped by Cuomo as chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state organization that oversees the county’s finances.

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