2024

• Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
  

  In June 2024, the City of Mountain View received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association for the 31st time.

  In order to receive this award, nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation had to be satisfied. These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity’s budget serves as a:

  • Policy document,
  • Financial plan,
  • Operations guide, and
  • Communications device.

   
  The GFOA is a non-profit association that advances excellence in government finance by providing best practices, professional development, resources and practical research for more than 22,500 members and the communities they serve, throughout the United States and Canada.

• Project of the Year Award: El Camino Real and Castro Street Sewer Improvements Project
  In May 2024, the City of Mountain View received the Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works Association - Silicon Valley Chapter for the El Camino Real and Castro Street Sewer Improvements Project.
  
  The project replaced approximately 4,000 feet of sewer mains ranging in size from six – 10-inches in diameter.
  
  The project was selected as it represents effective and efficient public works processes, including starting with routine maintenance and inspections, identifying targeted repairs, utilizing the latest technology and trenchless repair methods, coordinating with other agencies, and communicating with the stakeholders.

2023

• City Receives Statewide Recognition for Communications
  May 2023 - The California Association of Public Information Officials recognized the City of Mountain with an Award of Distinction in the media event category at the 2023 CAPIO Annual Conference. 
  
  The statewide honors are for the Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, news conference that launched the City’s Elevate MV guaranteed basic income pilot program.
  

The Excellence in Public Information and Communications or EPIC Awards are presented annually by CAPIO to honor outstanding public agency information and communications programs.

• City Earns Prestigious Budget Award for 30th Time
  February 2023 - The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded the City of Mountain View's Fiscal Year 2022-23 Adopted Budget with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
  
  This is the 30th time that the City has earned this budget award. To receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, financial plan, operations guide and communications device.
  
  
• Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
  The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting award by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) 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 City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the ACFR.  With the FY 2021-22 award, the City has received this honor for 33 consecutive years.
  
  
• National Recognition for City's Purchasing Section
  January 2023 - The City of Mountain View’s Purchasing section has been awarded the 2022 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement by the National Purchasing Institute, which is affiliated with the Institute for Supply Management. ISM is a communication link for more than 48,000 purchasing and supply management professionals, providing national and international leadership in purchasing and materials management.
  
  This prestigious award is earned by those organizations that demonstrate excellence by obtaining a high score based on standardized criteria. The criteria are designed to measure commitment to innovation, professionalism, productivity, e-procurement and leadership attributes of the procurement organization.
  
  The City of Mountain View is one of only 74 cities in the United States to receive the award.

Recent Awards and Recognitions

• Cal-ICMA Overall Excellence in Talent Award, 2020
  The City's Human Resources team was recognized with the Overall Excellence in Talent award from the California Local Government Management Collaborative. The Cal-ICMA award recognizes overall excellence in each of the three categories: attract/recruit, develop/retain, and workplace culture.