 Crowing County was awarded with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award today. The Government Finance Officers Association has recognized the county based on its annual budget presentation book. The publication lays out a 10-year comparison plan of the county-wide budget. Crowing is one of only six counties throughout all of Minnesota's 87 counties to complete the requirements. Cascading down our organizational priorities to our departments and helping our constituents understand the different organizational priorities that each department is trying to obtain and putting that into our budget narratives by each department to show this is how each department is is rolling up to the top to achieve our organizational priorities. This is the fourth consecutive year Crowing County has been recognized in this area. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.