Centennial Recognized for Budget Excellence

Published on July 09, 2025

The City of Centennial has recently been awarded the prestigious recognition by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) - the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2025/2026 budget. The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is a significant achievement as it reflects the City’s commitment to meet the highest principles in governmental budgeting. To receive this award, the City had to demonstrate how well the budget document serves as a policy document, financial plan, an operations guide and a communications device. The City rated “proficient” in all four of these nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation.

“This recognition reflects Centennial’s strong commitment to transparency and responsible financial management,” said City Manager Matt Sturgeon. “Maintaining long-term fiscal sustainability is a top priority, and our dedicated team takes that responsibility to heart. We’re fortunate to have such a skilled and driven staff overseeing the City’s finances and budget.”

The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association representing public finance officials throughout the United States and Canada. The associations’ more than 25,000 members are federal, state/provincial and local finance officials involved in planning, financing and implementing thousands of governmental operations in each of their jurisdictions. GFOA’s mission is to advance excellence in public finance.