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March is Certified Governmental Financial Manager Month
 3/5/2008Certified Governmental Financial Manager Month Today, Mayor Ron Littlefield issued a proclamation declaring the Month of March as Certified Governmental Financial Manager Month. “This professional designation was created to recognize the unique skills and special knowledge required of professionals who specialize in government financial management,” said AGA chapter president Brian D. Lopez-Cepero. The Chattanooga chapter of the Association of Governmental Accountants (AGA) requested the proclamation. AGA chapters across the nation are working to recognize March, 2008, with this designation. AGA is a national professional association with 87 local members who represent every level of government financial management. AGA is dedicated to serving those who are faced with the challenge of using governmental financial resources in the most effective manner possible. The Certified Governmental Financial Manager (CGFM) certification is awarded by AGA and is designed to increase emphasis on the professional qualifications of government financial managers. Proclamation Whereas: The Chattanooga Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) is a professional organization, part of the Association of Government Accountants which has a network of 15,000 members in 90 chapters in the United States and around the world and approximately 87 active members representing state, federal, municipal, and private sector accountants, auditors, and financial managers in Chattanooga, Tennessee,and Whereas: AGA Chattanooga Chapter members have responded to AGA’s mission of Advancing Government Accountability, as it continues its broad educational efforts with emphasis on high standards of conduct, honor, and character in its Code of Ethics, and are making significant advances both in professional ability and in service to the citizens of Chattanooga, Tennessee by mastering increasingly technical and complex requirements, and Whereas: The Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) program of AGA provides a means of demonstrating professionalism and competency by requiring CGFM candidates to have appropriate educational and employment history, to abide by AGA’s Code of Ethics, and to pass three examinations requiring expertise in Governmental Environment, Governmental Financial Management and Control, Governmental Accounting, Financial Reporting and Budgeting, and requires each CGFM holder to maintain certification by completing at least 80 hours of continuing professional education in government financial management topics or related technical subjects every two years, Now Therefore, I, Ron Littlefield, Mayor of the City of Chattanooga, do hereby proclaim the month of March, 2008 as Certified Governmental Financial Manager Month |
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