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Reporting Each report is scheduled to be complete by early spring and AGA will work with local media, civic leaders and elected officials to promote the reports as a good government tool that allows citizens to better understand their local government and to facilitate meaningful debates around fiscal priorities. And this is just the beginning. With 88,000 governmental entities in the U.S., we will be reaching out to them one by one. Please let us know what you think about this initiative. Contact Susan Fritzlen at 800.AGA.7211 with your comments. Why not be on the cutting edge and add your government to the list? With a template now available and a tool kit in the works, we have made it so easy for you to develop a four page report! Read about the entire initiative including and view an actual report. AGA Accepting
Independent Nominations for National Officers Member Happenings AGA Past National President Bobby A. Derrick, CGFM, a member of AGA’s Indianapolis Chapter, is retiring from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) after 33 years of public service. He is now the Director of Administrative Services and Corporate Resources Support Services Customer Advocate. He has held several directorships for DFAS and has served on many positions with the Indianapolis Chapter and at the national level of AGA. Derrick, who is also a professional photographer, plans to spend more time babysitting his three grandchildren. Jill Flinton, CGFM, board member and chair of the audit committee of AGA's New York Capital Chapter, gave birth to her son, Daniel Jonathon, on Dec. 7. Best wishes, Jill. Shirley A. Henry, a member of AGA’s Nashville Chapter, is being honored for her 30 years of state service at a reception on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Congratulations Shirley. Diana Jones Ritter,
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We are
pleased to announce that the State of Oregon, the City of Saco, Maine
and the City of Portland, Oregon have all signed on to produce
four-page ‘annual state of the government’ reports to their
citizens, as part of AGA’s Citizen Centric Reporting initiative.
These reports will be easy to understand and will tell the citizens
what they need to know about their government and how their tax dollars
are being spent. “This little bit of information will go a long
way toward jump-starting citizen involvement in government,”
stated AGA Executive Director Relmond Van Daniker,
DBA,CPA.