Certified Government Financial Manager Month

WHEREAS, the Alabama Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) is a professional organization and is a part of the Association of Government Accountants, which has a network of 15,000 members in 100 chapters in the United States and around the world; and

WHEREAS, the AGA has approximately 360 active members representing state, federal, county, municipal and private sector accountants, auditors and financial managers in Alabama; and

 WHEREAS, the Alabama AGA 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

WHEREAS, the AGA is making significant advances both in professional ability and in service to the citizens of Alabama 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, and 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, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim the month of March 2012, as

Certified Government Financial Manager Month

in the state of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 21st day of March 2012.

      

Governor Robert Bentley