The Finance department is responsible for managing the District’s financial resources, including financial control, accounting, budgeting, producing financial reports, investments, and developing long-term financial plans to meet the District’s goals.
The Fair Oaks Water District’s fiscal year starts on January 1st and ends on December 31st.
FOWD named Government Finance Officers Association Award Recipient
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program (ACFR program) was established by the Government Finance Officers Association to encourage government entities to go beyond the minimum requirements of generally accepted accounting principles and to prepare ACFR reports that provide transparency and full disclosure. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting.
The Fair Oaks Water District (FOWD) was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association for its ACFR for the year ending December 31, 2020. This is the 20th consecutive year the FOWD received this award.
Website Accesibilty Policy Fair Oaks Water District
Fair Oaks Water District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Fair Oaks Water District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations
Fair Oaks Water District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Fair Oaks Water District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the
last three months' reports available to the public.
August 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
July 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
June 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
