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                        <H3 style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">GFOA Public Policy Statements</H3>
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                        <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">The Government Finance Officers Association's public-policy 
                          positions are developed by the GFOA Standing Committees, 
                          approved by the GFOA Executive Board, and adopted by 
                          the GFOA Membership at the Annual Business Meeting held 
                          in conjunction with the GFOA&nbsp;Annual Conference. 
                        <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"> This section will be updated regularly to include 
                          new or modified policies. The GFOA's Federal Liaison 
                          Center is responsible for compiling the policies. Inquires 
                          about GFOA&nbsp;policies should be sent to GFOA Federal 
                          Liaison Center, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 309, Washington, DC  20004. (202-393-8020) or e-mail at <A HREF="mailto:federalliaison@gfoa.org">federalliaison@gfoa.org</A>. 
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                        <H3 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px">GFOA Policies By Category</H3>
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                        <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="/services/policy/gfoapp1.shtml">Accounting, 
                          Auditing and Financial Reporting</A> 
                        <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="/services/policy/gfoapp3.shtml">Cash Management</A> 
                        <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="/services/policy/gfoapp6.shtml">Intergovernmental 
                          Relations and Federal Fiscal Policy</A> 
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                        <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="/services/policy/gfoapp7.shtml">Tax-Exempt 
                          Financing and the Municipal Bond Market</A> 
                        <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="/services/policy/gfoapp2.shtml">Budgeting, 
                          Financial Management and Miscellaneous</A> 
                        <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A
    HREF="/services/policy/gfoapp5.shtml">Public Employee Pension and Benefits 
                          Administration</A> 
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                      <TD COLSPAN="2"><h3 style="margin-top: 0;; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px">Public Policy Statement Approved by the Executive Board March 2007 - To Be Voted on by Membership at the Annual Meeting June 12, 2007 </h3>
                        <p style="; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px"><a href="documents/nongovtlbondsFINAL.pdf">Non-Governmental Bonds </a></p>
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                          <LI>Performance Measurement and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (recommended by the <A HREF="/services/policy/gfoapp1.shtml#plact12">Committee on Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting</A> and the <A HREF="/services/policy/gfoapp2.shtml#ppbud8">Committee on Governmental Budgeting and Management</A>)  </LI>
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