Awards and Recognition
The City of Durham is proud of the good work its employees do every day. Listed below are some of the many awards and honors received by City departments and employees:
- 04/03/09
- The City of Durham has received international recognition yet again for its financial accountability and reporting to Durham’s citizens. The City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) has been acknowledged for the 24th consecutive year by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving government finance professionals. More
- 03/11/09
- The City of Durham’s Purchasing Division has been awarded the Sustained Professional Purchasing Award (SPPA) for 2008. The SPPA is the highest award a purchasing department or division can obtain within the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing (CAGP). The award was presented at the CAGP Spring Conference on March 6, 2009. The City’s Purchasing Division has won this award each year since 2002. More
- 03/04/09
- Durham Parks and Recreation’s Special Programs/Inclusion unit was recently featured in a national publication for working to make inclusion of all individuals a priority in the programs and services it offers. Parks & Recreation, the monthly magazine of the National Parks and Recreation Association, featured Durham, along with parks and recreation departments in Oregon and Connecticut, for its strong commitment to inclusion. The article focused specifically on DPR’s staff-swap program, which allows general program staff to swap positions, for a designated amount of time, with a staff member who works in programs that serve only participants with disabilities. Staff swap allows these staff members to gain appreciation for and exposure to program participants with disabilities, as well as to gain valuable skills.
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2008 Accolades
2007 Accolades
2006 Accolades