Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell grabs his head lamp and notebook and sets out for the woods behind his house to document the insect life. But he dozes off in his chair and wakes up to find hundreds of bites on his arms and legs. And wouldn’t you know it – if you connect the dots you spell out a city memo!
We are the champions
Report reign hits 18 years
For the 18th consecutive year, the city of Concord was awarded a certificate of achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, Aspell writes. In its acceptance speech, the city thanked math, mom and dad and the academy. The certificate is coupled with a bronze statue of a pocket calculator for the city to display on its shelves (or at least it should be).
The certificate of achievement 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. Being busted for money laundering as a municipality by funneling things through accounts in the Caymans does not represent a significant accomplishment and also only happens on television.
