QUOTES:
"While I and the residents of Thornhill have known for years that the City of Vaughan is a great place to live, work and raise a family, I am pleased to see that the City is earning the recognition it deserves."
Peter Shurman MPP (Thornhill)
"My congratulations to Mayor Jackson, the City Manager and all members of the City's financial management team on their achievements."
- Peter Shurman MPP (Thornhill)
NEWS:
On December 14, 2009, the City of Vaughan was awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Program recognizes those governments that have succeeded in preparing a high quality budget document that contributes to better decision making and enhanced accountability.
The criteria and guidelines that the City had to follow in order to qualify for the award required that the budget be an effective policy document, operations guide, financial plan and communications tool.
Also, a recent report by the Conference Board of Canada entitled ?City Magnets II: Benchmarking the Attractiveness of 50 Canadian Cities?, recognized the City of Vaughan as one of the top two performing economies in Canada.
The report, which assesses the appeal of Canadian cities to skilled workers and mobile population, gave the cities of Vaughan, Calgary and Edmonton an ?A? for a strong economy.
Contact:
Debbie Osske, Executive Assistant
Office of Peter Shurman, MPP (Thornhill)