The City of Philadelphia Controller's Office has been recognized for its excellent work on numerous occasions. The latest award, “Review of New Water Billing System,” marks the fourth-consecutive year Controller Butkovitz’ Office is nationally recognized for its performance audits.

2009 – Silver Knighton Award: Review of New Water Billing System found that the City’s Revenue Department’s water billing system did not meet the financial reporting needs of the City and after one year in operation, revenue collections had not improved. The audit also found that delinquent customer accounts continued to increase and grow older.

2008 – Silver Knighton Award: Subway Safety: Protecting Our Citizens that helped bring awareness to youth and homeless crime in the City’s underground transportation system. The award was presented because the audit effectively displayed the security risks in the subway, clearly demonstrating why the public is at risk, and provided recommendations that identify meaningful ways to reduce the targeted risk.

2007 – Bronze Knighton Award: Emergency Medical Services: Strained Resources Creating Major Impediments to Quick Response Time found that EMS units did not arrive to medical destinations on time 40 percent of the time.

2006 – Silver Knighton Knighton Award: Condition of Police Facilities found almost all of the City’s police facilities were in poor conditions and required much-needed maintenance.

The Prestigious award, named in honor of Dr. Lennis Knighton, recognizes the best performance audit report by a local government audit shop. In 2003, the City Controller's Office was again presented with the 2002 Knighton Award for its report entitled Review of Pension Payment to Deceased Beneficiaries.

Past Awards include:
2003 – Review of Pension Payment to Deceased Beneficiaries (Knighton Award)
2002 – Recognition of Exemplary Teamwork in Conducting Joint Federal, State and Local Audits of State Public School Accountability Systems and Methods (President’s Council on Integrity & Efficiency Award)
2000 - City Hall Revitalization -- A Plan Report (Special Projects award)
1999 - Philadelphia: A New Urban Direction (Special Project Award)
1997 - Mid-Year Economic and Financial Report (Special Project Award)
1996 – On-line Office (LibertyNet's Site of the Month for November)
1995 - Controller's Office's 9-1-1 Emergency System Audit (finalist for a Knighton Award)