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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The McAllen Independent School District Business |
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| 6 | 7 | | Office has been selected to receive a 2015 Certificate of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government |
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| 8 | 9 | | Finance Officers Association; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1945, this accolade is the top form |
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| 10 | 11 | | of recognition given by the GFOA in the area of governmental |
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| 11 | 12 | | accounting and financial reporting; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, McAllen ISD earned its fifth consecutive |
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| 13 | 14 | | certificate for the submission of its comprehensive annual |
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| 14 | 15 | | financial report for fiscal year 2014; in addition to attaining |
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| 15 | 16 | | this notable goal, the business office has been honored for its |
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| 16 | 17 | | accounting practices with Leadership Circle Platinum Seal and Gold |
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| 17 | 18 | | Seal Awards from the Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public |
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| 18 | 19 | | Accounts as well as with the highest rating of the School Financial |
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| 19 | 20 | | Integrity Rating System of Texas and a high quality bond rating |
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| 20 | 21 | | from the Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Fitch credit rating |
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| 21 | 22 | | agencies; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Keeping transparent records of how public money is |
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| 23 | 24 | | spent helps to maintain a high level of trust between citizens and |
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| 24 | 25 | | their government, and the McAllen Independent School District truly |
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| 25 | 26 | | merits praise for its accomplishments in this worthy endeavor; now, |
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| 26 | 27 | | therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the McAllen Independent School |
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| 29 | 30 | | District Business Office on its receipt of a Certificate of |
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| 30 | 31 | | Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the |
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| 31 | 32 | | Government Finance Officers Association and commend the staff for |
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| 32 | 33 | | their outstanding work; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for the school district as an expression of high regard by |
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| 35 | 36 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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