Backup Documents 03/10/2026 Item # 4DPROCLAMATION
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 16-20, 2026, be designated as
GOVERNMENT FINANCE PROFESSIONALS WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS loth Day of March 2026.
Board of County Commissioners
Collier ounty, Florida
Dan Kowal,