As your Town Administrator, a primary goal has been providing residents with regular updates about what our organization is doing to make your community a better place to live. Below you'll find my most recent update as presented to the Board of Selectmen. Click the link for archives of my reports: TA Reports
January 22, 2019
2017 Annual Town Report & FY19 Budget Document Receive Prestigious Awards
At the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s Annual Meeting this past weekend, the Town was awarded 3rd place in the small community category for its 2017 Annual Report, which can be found. Judging criteria for this statewide contest include: attractiveness of the report cover and layout, material arrangement, presentation of statistics and data, summary of the year’s achievements, evidence of local planning for the future, and the report’s practical utility. Based on our records, the last time the Town received this award was in 1970.
Earlier today, the Town received notice that we have been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance Officers Association for our FY19 Budget document. This award reflects the Town’s commitment to creating a budget document that is comprehensive, strategic, and accessible, and in line with national best practices. Attaining this designation has been a priority goal for the past several years, as we strive to enhance the information we provide to residents about the budget and the services we provide. Just 26 local governmental entities from Massachusetts won this award last year, only 1 of which was a town with a population of less than 10,000 residents.
Congratulations and special thanks to Special Projects Manager, Jackie Bresnahan, for her tremendous efforts in taking the lead on both of these important documents! Her dedication and diligence in working to improve these documents each year to the point where they now meet these standards has been exceptional. I also want to recognize the efforts of all of our Department Heads as well as the staff in the Finance Office and Town Administrator’s Office in particular for their work in assembling these documents – it has been a true team effort!
- The 2017 Annual Report can be found at the following link on the Town website: http://www.wenhamma.gov/important_documents/docs/Wenham%202017%20Annual%20Town%20Report.pdf
- The FY19 Budget Document can be found here: http://www.wenhamma.gov/important_documents/docs/GFOA%20Budget%20Document%20FY%202019.pdf
