Wright County wins award

By Brenda Erdahl

To earn the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting is to earn the highest form of recognition for financial reporting and as of just recently, Wright County has held that honor eight years in a row.

Wright County Finance Director Lindsey Meyer shared the good news at the Tuesday, Feb. 6 Wright County Board meeting.

“This is absolutely a moment of pride for the office,” Meyer told commissioners.

Wright County received the award for its 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and only eight other counties in Minnesota have received this award for their 2022 financial statements.

“This represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management,” Meyer said.

To achieve the award, applicants must demonstrate competence in reporting with conformance in generally accepted principals, compliance with finance related legal and contractual provisions and thoroughness in disclosure and sufficiency in detail, Meyer said. In addition, the report must be published in an easy to read and efficiently organized manner and embody the spirit of transparency and full disclosure.

“This is a culmination of the efforts put in by the whole team to ensure that every transaction is properly recorded throughout the year,” she said.

Meyer acknowledged the efforts of Assistant Finance Director Heather Lemieux along with the leadership team in finance and “every single finance member,” she said. “The team deserves this recognition for their diligence and continued commitment to accuracy and integrity in their work.”

The finance department not only achieved this award for the eighth year in a row, but they also did it under some extreme circumstances, namely while implementing an ERP and moving into a new building.

“Heather, Lindsey, hats off to you both and all the hard work of everyone in your department,” Commissioner Darek Vetsch said. “I don’t know that many other counties could do what you did in the last year, or years.”

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