Oswego Recognized For Financial Reporting

OSWEGO, IL — For the fifteenth year in a row, the Village of Oswego has been recognized for

its commitment to transparency in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers
Association.

Oswego was awarded the Certificate of Achievement from the GFOA for its Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2017. The Certificate of
Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the field of government accounting and
financial reporting, and this year is the fifteenth year that Oswego has been awarded the
recognition.

In addition, the Village of Oswego received the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular
Annual Financial Reporting for its Resident’s Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ending
April 30, 2017. The Resident’s Annual Financial Report is a simplified and visually engaging
version of the Village’s financial reports designed to be easily understood by residents without
financial backgrounds. This is the second year the Village of Oswego has earned recognition for
the Resident’s Annual Financial Report.

The 2017 Resident’s Annual Financial Report is available for download under the Popular Links
section of the Village’s homepage at www.oswegoil.org. A copy of the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report is available at www.oswegoil.org/government/departments/finance.aspx.

For more information on Village of Oswego financial reporting, contact the Village of Oswego’s
Finance Director Mark Horton at 630-554- 0864 or visit www.oswegoil.org.

Submitted by the Village of Oswego

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