Annual Budget book receives national recognition for design

Published on December 30, 2024

The City of Belton’s marketing and communications team was awarded Gold by the international Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals for its Fiscal Year 2025 budget design.

The award recognizes the innovative and unique design approached for this year budget book by Marketing & Communications Specialist Charlie Duber.

“The budget is so much more than just a financial tool,” Assistant City Manager Mike Ekey said. “It is one of the best ways to transparently show residents how we are using their tax dollars to bring them vital city services.”

The budget book design started in the winter of 2023 and was finalized and adopted by the City Council in March 2024. The new budget book design is just one the major improvements to City communications since the City hired its first full-time communications and marketing professional in 2023.

Download a copy of the FY 2025 budget here.

About the MarCom Award: MarCom Awards honors excellence in marketing and communication while recognizing the creativity, hard work, and generosity of industry professionals.

Since its inception in 2004, MarCom has evolved into one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world. Each year about 6,500 print and digital entries are submitted from dozens of countries.

MarCom is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization, founded in 1995, consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, digital, and web professionals. AMCP administers recognition programs, provides judges, and rewards outstanding achievement and service to the community. Entrants are not charged entry fees for work they create pro bono for nonprofits. In the past few years alone, AMCP has contributed more than $250,000 to charitable causes.