2015 Finance Officer of the Year Award Goes to... The following was read by Dave Dutton, SDGFOA President and City of Spearfish Finance Officer, when presenting the award. “The highlight of our evening is honoring our Finance Officer of the Year. We had six nominations for Finance Officer of the Year. Our independent judges, once again, found it very difficult to pick a winner as all were very deserving. Each nomination highlighted the contributions the Finance Officers make to their communities through the endless hours they put in both professionally and personally. The number of accomplishments and sincere accolades found in this year’s winner’s nomination form is astounding. This Finance Officer has been working for 17 years in their city. According to the nomination narrative, this person is extremely dedicated to their work and puts in countless hours to ensure the job gets done. This person maintains a good sense of humor while being the office “fix it” person, using handyman skills to repair many things that have saved countless hours and dollars in repair bills. This person is a great boss to work for and always takes time to listen and discuss issues with you. This person is fair, caring, professional, approachable and is often sought out by fellow employees and community members for advice, which always comes without judgement and with support. This person is willing to give an opinion, but not push any agenda.
Dave Dutton (left), SDGFOA President, presents the “2015 Finance Officer of the Year Award” to Al Viereck Finance Officer of Yankton.
This person is described as a tireless advocate for the city and considered the “patriarch” of City Hall that provides a voice of reason and calm during stressful times. This person has led the city during times of transition, emergency and growth and is a mentor, respected colleague and friend. I am extremely honored to be presenting the 2015 Finance Officer of the Year Award to Al Viereck of Yankton.”
This person’s personal commitment to the community over the years has included leadership roles in over 15 different organizations, committees, advisory boards and youth programs.
2016 Human Resource School
This person’s professional commitment to the community includes involvement with over 10 municipal committees and Boards during this Finance Officer’s tenure with the city.
2016 Finance Officers’ School
The past four Mayors of the city recently expressed about this person “We have seen many people contribute to the welfare of our community in a variety of ways. This Finance Officer is most deserving of recognition and honor. The dedication and service to our community in a wide variety of ways has touched every single person in our community in one way or another. Not many people can say that!” Since 2005 this person has spent two cumulative years serving as both acting City Manager and Finance Officer. JULY 2015
June 7 - 8, 2016
June 8 - 10, 2016 Spearfish Holiday Inn Accommodations Holiday Inn, 605-642-4683 Presentations from the 2015 FO School can be found under Affiliate Organizations then Finance Officers at www.sdmunicipalleague.org.
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