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2/14/2012
Statehouse News - Week in Review

2/14/2012
Legislative Updates

1/31/2012
Ohio GFOA Board Passes Resolution

12/14/2011
IRS Issues Guidance on Tax Treatment of Cell Phones

12/14/2011
New GFOA White Paper

10/27/2011
2011 October Newsletter

10/17/2011
2011 Annual Conference Highlights

10/17/2011
2011 Annual Conference Handouts

10/14/2011
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Awards

2011 Award Recipient
Innovation in Public Finance Award

Brian Kelley, CIO
Portage County

Ohio GFOA Timothy I. Murphy Excellence in Government Award

Through the creation of the Timothy I. Murphy Excellence in Government Award, the Ohio Government Finance Officers Association (Ohio GFOA), in association with the Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM), seek to recognize an individual, or individuals, who have shown a high degree of integrity, innovation and exceptional governmental leadership.
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Ohio GFOA Ethics Award

Candidates for the Ohio GFOA Ethics Award will be recognized for acting in a courageous manner upon discovery of an unethical act, showing dedication to the furtherment of public ethics by their actions.
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Ohio GFOA Innovation in Public Finance Award

Candidates for the Ohio GFOA Innovation in Public Finance Award will be recognized for implementing a unique, timesaving or cost-effective procedure or program in the public sector that has potential application for other entities.
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Ohio GFOA Lifetime Achievement Award

Candidates for the Ohio GFOA Lifetime Achievement Award will be recognized for their service to the public and through the Ohio GFOA with honesty and integrity throughout their careers.
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Ohio GFOA Career Achievement Award

Candidates for the Ohio GFOA Career Achievement Award will be recognized for serving as a governmental fiscal officer or a vendor representative for 15 years or more and for their involvement with the Ohio GFOA.
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Past Award Recipients


Ethics Awards
2005	Dr. Dennis Leone, Former Superintendent, Chillicothe City Schools
2004	Patricia A. Fisher, Village of Jefferson
2000	James Petro, State Auditor, Columbus Regional Office of the Auditor of State
1999	Zoe Ann Kelley, Auditor, City of Dover Emily Shaw, Chief Fiscal Officer, Franklin County Clerk of Courts
1998	Edward Widman, Finance Director, City of Sandusky
1997	Barbara A. Rissland, City of Kent
1996	Hugh Dorrian, City of Columbus
1995	Margo Moyer, City of Zanesville

INNOVATION IN PUBLIC FINANCE AWARD
2011	Brian Kelley, CIO, Portage County
2009	Shelley Fortney, Manager, St. Clairsville Municipal Utilities
2006	John M. Lehman, Director of Financial Management, Portage County
2005	Rosa Blackwell, Superintendent, Cincinnati City School District Mike Geoghegan, Treasurer, Cincinnati City School District
2004	Catherine Watson and Diane Miller-Dawson, City of Akron
2003	Frank C. Gambosi, Director of Finance, City of Bedford
2002	Wade T. Steen, Treasurer, Franklin County
2001	Robert L. Miller, Treasurer, Cleveland Metroparks
2000	John R. Wahle, CFO, Great Oaks JVS
1999	Randal Scherf, Treasurer, Fairborn City Schools
1998	Jill Stritch, Director of Finance, City of Tallmadge
1997	Daniel L. Wilson, Treasurer, Shaker Heights Schools
1996	Jim Pierce, Huber Heights; William Nelson, Tipp City; and Bruce Sucher, Vandalia
1995	Bill Bornhauser, then Treasurer; Jim Pyers, Finance Director; City of Wooster/td>

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2009	Mary F. Green, City Auditor, City of Lancaster
2009	Paul Stubbins, Former Managing Director, RBC
2008	Peter R. Sorem, Chief of LGS, Auditor of State
2007	John R. Wheeler, Audit & Budget Manager, City of Akron
2006	Michael E. Engel, Finance Director, City of Trenton
2005	Dennis Clough, Mayor, City of Westlake
2004	Richard S. Wade, Chief Deputy, Auditor of State
2003	Richard V. Everhart, Executive Director, Ohio Housing Finance
2002	Michael Spino, Retired, State of Ohio
2001	James M. Pyers, Director of Finance, City of Wooster Russell L. Rouch, Former Director of Special Projects & Management Advisory Services, Auditor of State’s Office
2000	Hugh Dorrian, City Auditor, City of Columbus

TIMOTHY I. MURPHY EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
2010	Jim Petro
2009	Hugh J. Dorrian, City Auditor, City of Columbus
2008	L. Michael Howard, Chief Auditor, Auditor of State
2007	Lois M. Reynolds, Director of Finance, City of Forest Park
2006	John R. Wahle, C.F.O., Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development
2005	Robert L. Miller, Treasurer, Cleveland Metroparks
2004	Ronald M. Shankman, Chief Operating Officer, Ohio Water Development Authority
2003	Paolo DeMaria, Chief Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor
2002	Michael Spino, Retired, State of Ohio
2001	Loretta M. Herron, Administrator, State Accounting, Ohio Office of Budget & Management
2000	Dr. R. Gregory Browning, President, Capital Partners
1999	William G. Fritzsche, Jr.
1998	Stephen A. Scoles, Deputy Director, Ohio EPA

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2009	Tamara K. Lowe, Former Treasurer, Cleveland Metroparks
2009	Paul Stubbins, Former Managing Director, RBC
2009	Jerry Isler, Finance Director, City of Gahanna
2008	Robert L. Miller, Treasurer, Cleveland Metroparks
2007	Lois M. Reynolds, Director of Finance, City of Forest Park