LGA AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS COMMITTEE

MISSION STATEMENT

• Publicize criteria, solicit nominations, review nominees, and make recommendations to the board of directors regarding deserving recipients of the
  • Edward J. Finnegan Distinguished Service Award, presented at the fall conference
  • Cherin Award for an Outstanding Deputy or Assistant Local Government Attorney, presented at the spring conference
  • Special Projects Award, presented at the spring or fall conference
  • Service Awards, presented at the fall conference
  • Retiree and In Memoriam recognition
     
• Make recommendations to the board of directors regarding nominees to the Fellows of the Virginia Law Foundation.
   
• Regularly review and recommend to the board any needed changes in the criteria for each LGA award.
   
• Recommend to the board any local, regional, or statewide award programs to recognize service by the LGA, its members and associate members 
   
• Work with LGA staff and Bill of Particulars staff to publicize, as appropriate, the recipients of all LGA awards, both to the recipients' localities and in Lawyers Weekly and other media.