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Sarasota News Leader June 21, 2013 Page 49 • HIV testing, blood pressure and glucose for Health In Motion Mobile Medical Unit), screening: Habitat for Humanity Re-Store, 1160 U.S. 41 Bypass South. Tuesday, June 25, 1-3 p.m., 1400 Ogden For more information on HIV testing opRoad. portunities throughout the year, call 861• HIV testing, blood pressure and glucose 5000 or visit the website of the HIV/AIDS screening, Wednesday, June 26, 9:30 a.m. to Network of Southwest Florida (HANS), 3 p.m., Salvation Army Family Store (look www.hivsarasota.org. COUNTY EARNS DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD The Sarasota County Office of Financial Management once again has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, this time for its 2013 fiscal year budget, the county has announced. "The award is the highest professional recognition in governmental budgeting and is presented by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)," a news release says. "The county has won the award for 23 consecutive years," the release adds. National recognition is based on how well a budget serves as a policy document, financial plan, operations guide and communications device; it is rated based on 27 specific criteria, the release points out. Budget documents must be rated either "Proficient" or "Outstanding" by two out of three reviewers in all four categories — and for all 14 mandatory specific Steven Botelho/Contributed photo criteria — to receive the award, the release ceived the award. Recipients "have pioneered notes. "Sarasota County received at least one efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and 'Outstanding' rating in 21 of the 27 overall speprovide an excellent example for other govcific criteria," it adds. ernments throughout the country," the release "This recognition shows the county's contin- says. ued commitment to professional budgeting The GFOA is a nonprofit professional associstandards and to public transparency in budation serving more than 17,800 government get information," said county Chief Financial finance professionals throughout North AmerOfficer Steve Botelho in the release. ica. The GFOA's Distinguished Budget PresenFor budgets produced over the same period of tation Awards Program is the only national time, more than 1,340 government entities re- awards program in governmental budgeting.