The City of Danville Treasurer’s Office received its accreditation from the Treasurers’ Association of Virginia earlier this summer.

The Office Accreditation Program is a voluntary professional certificate program overseen by the Treasurers’ Association of Virginia. Seventy treasurer’s offices received accreditation this year.

While it is not required for any treasurer’s office to be accredited, receiving accreditation acknowledges that the office meets statewide best practices for performance in treasury management.

As part of the accreditation process, offices must pass an outside audit with no findings of material weakness.

The rigorous accreditation process also requires proof of continued education such as completion of an ethics course by the treasurer and educational requirements for all staff. Accredited Offices are required to have written policies in place addressing areas such as personnel, customer service, and delinquent collections.