Gold Star Leadership Award

On June 27th, the Commissioners’ Court recognized the Treasurer’s Department, the Auditor’s Department, and the IT Department for their hard work and dedication and for receiving the 2013 Gold Leadership Circle Award from the Texas State Comptroller for Financial Transparency in Government. This is the fourth year that this award was given to Calhoun County.

Through the Leadership Circle program, the Comptroller’s office awards certificates based on a self-scoring checklist that evaluates how local governments provide online access to their expenses and revenue. Local governments receiving a gold, silver or bronze Texas Comptroller Leadership Circle award have opened their books to the public and provide clear, consistent pictures of spending with detailed information on how tax dollars are allocated and spent. Top-ranking entities provide information online in an easily accessible, user-friendly format and set up features that allow taxpayers to easily drill down for more detailed information.