The Finance Department is responsible for preparing the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The CAFR includes all City of Burien operations and activities for which the City is financially accountable. The City has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association for 21 consecutive years and believes that the current report will continue to meet the criteria. The most recent CAFR is for the City’s 2019 fiscal year, which ended December 31, 2019.