Backup Documents 03/11/2025 Item #16H 1PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, government finance professionals strive for excellence and play an important role in
building public trust and the people's faith in government; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FGFOA) is a professional
association founded in 1937 that serves more than 3,300 professionals from state, county
and city governments, school districts, colleges and universities, special districts and
private firms; and
WHEREAS, Government Finance Professionals Week, sponsored by the FGFOA and all of its member
governmental organizations, is a weeklong series of activities aimed at recognizing
government finance professionals and the vital services that they provide to our state and
our community; and
WHEREAS, during this week, government finance professionals throughout the State of Florida will be
appreciated and acknowledged for their hard work, dedication and leadership;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
that March 17-21, 2025 be designated as
GOVERNMENT FINANCE PROFESSIONALS WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS I ITH Day of March 2025
Board of County Commissioners
Colli Con r, Florid
Burt L. Saunders, Chairman