The award was presented to Assistant County Manager of Financial Services Linda Taylor by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
The certificate is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management, the association said in a news release contained in today's board of commissioners' agenda packet.
Harvey, left accepts his retirement gift from Commissioner Marcelle Smith.
In other matters today the board:
Recognized the retirement of Jessie Harvey from the Halifax County Jail and Elmo Dale Spragins from Information Technology Services.
Commissioner Rives Manning reads Spragins' plaque.
