Town of Milton awarded for budget presentation The Town of Milton has been awarded for its 2014 budget presentation. For the nirith year in a row, Milton received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for this fiscal year. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) pre- setited the award ta Mayor Gord Krantz at a recent town counicil meeting. 0On behaif of Milton council, the Town is lion- oured ta receive this distinguished award once again. It is a true reflection of Milton counicil and staff'songoing commitment to providing a fiscally responsi ble àovernment," said Krantz. The award is handed out ta municipalities that satisfy internationally recognized guide- lines for their budget presentation. The bud- get must function as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communications dçvice. TheTown also received Special Capital Recog- nition after receiving positive ratings from a review panel on the capital budget expendi- tures and on the impacts of capital improve- ments on future budgets. «I would like to thank Town counicil and staff for their hard work and dedication in prepar- ing the budget every year and also the GFOA for making this distinction possible," said Linda Leeds, the Town's director of corporate services and treasurer. The GFOA is a non-profit association serving 17,600 government finance professionals throughout North Amnerica. The award is the only national award programi for gorvernment budgeting. If you- need a Mortgage, you can W'y and fit into the neat littie boxes at the bank, or you can corne to us first. We don't have boxes, we have solutions. And that's why olmost 50 per cent of first-time home buyers (48%*) now use a broker to arrange their CL mortgage, up from 35 per cent five years agol C Cai todcuj for out-of the-boxc tkinkinqj.0 Vio<1gage Conisumer Survey of recent mortgo8 consumers w+,o wrdersook a mortgoge transaction vvrirhin the previous 12 months. 0 IVYSIQe uai WiIIs, Powers of Attorney, Trusts, Estate Litigation and Administration, Corporate, Real Estate M. Jasmine Sweatman, Certified Specialist in Estates & Trusts PT 1 qII LI, 109-1111-