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PAD 505 Assignment 1 The Operating Budget
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Assignment 1 The Operating Budget
Due Week 4 and worth 250 points
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper, titled Part I: The Operating
Budget for the (Selected Agency) in which you separate the content
into sections:
1. Provide background information about the agency, mission, goals,
objectives, departments, and strategic plan. (Title this section
Introduction.)
2. Describe the budget of the agency by addressing the following
items: (Title this section Budget Overview.)
a. Financial Summary, including Revenue and Expenditures
b. Department Budgets
c. Funding
d. Capital Projects
e. Debt Administration
3. Perform a Cost Analysis. (Title this section Cost Analysis.) The
costs should include the following:
a. Fixed Costs

b. Step-fixed Costs
c. Variable Costs
4. Identify and explain one to two (1-2) challenges you will have in
managing the budget. (Title this section Budget Challenges.)
5. Recommend two to three (2-3) strategies the agency should review
regarding new initiatives and budget cuts over the next five (5) years.
(Title this section Budget Recommendations.)
6. Include the agency’s most recent budget or financial plan.
7. Provide the agency’s Website name, URL, and any other sources
used to support the assignment’s criteria.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
? Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must
follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
? Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
? Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public
sector agencies and / or departments.
Please remember to save a copy of all of your work in case there are
technical problems.
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PAD 505 Assignment 2 The Capital Budget
Assignment 2:The Capital Budget
Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e e 5. Forecast salaries,
revenue estimating, and prepare the capital budget.
Using the budget from the selected agency, write a five to six (5-
6)page paper in which you:
Analyze the agency’s compensation for employees. Provide a
rationale on what the costs and benefits would be for a 2 percent, 4
percent, or 5 percent pay increase for the fiscal year 2014. In your
forecast, (a) discuss the effects of the increase on benefits for the
agencyand (b) provide a chart depicting the increase for each percent.
(Title this section Payroll Forecast.)
Review the trend of the agency over the past five (5) yearsand prepare
an analysis explaining the trend for expenditures. Include a figure
depicting the trend. (Title this section Trend Analysis.)
Prepare and explain a five (5) year forecast of the four (4) highest
expenditures. Make anXYplot of these data. Include in the analysis

whether the costs should be approved or not approved. Justify the
reasoning with examples. (Title this section Expenditure Forecast.)
Compare two (2) options for predicting the cost of needed repairs to
thecurrent building that houses the selected agency by completing
Exercise 1 at the end of Chapter 1 (page 92). Provide a rationale for
recommending one (1) of the two (2) options. Include the figures to
support the rationale. (Title this section Capital Budget.)
Provide names and URLs of the Websites for the state’s budget(s)
analyzed and any other government Websites used to support the
assignment’s criteria
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PAD 505 Assignment 3 Presenting the Budget
Assignment 3: Presenting the Budget
Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e e 5. Prepare the financial plan
and budget justification proposal.
The agency is contracted to work with New York City on several
capital projects. To proceed with negotiations, an analysis of the

city’s financial documents must be considered. Review the New York
City Financial Plan, located at
http://www.nyc.gov/html/omb/downloads/pdf/fp6_12.pdf, to answer
questions listed. (Title this section “New York City Financial Plan”)
Answer Question 1 based on the review of the New York City
Financial Plan: Are total revenues growing faster or more slowly than
expenditures? Show the annual growth rates for revenues and
expenditures in a table.
Financial Plan: What is New York City’s fastest-growing category of
expenditures during the planning period? Justify the answer with
examples.
Financial Plan: What percentage of New York City revenue comes
from the general property tax? How much is this tax growing in each
year of the financial plan? Justify the answer with examples.
Prepare a budget to support the proposal to partner with New York
City to offer a job training program housed within the NYC
Department of Social Services. (Title this section “Budget
Justification Proposal.”) (Note:The agency has decided to partner with
New York City.)
The agency proposes $500,000over a three (3) year period beginning
FY2013 to be included in the State Categorical Grants for the
Department of Social Services to provide hands-on job training
workshops in office administration, security, construction, and
apartment maintenance.
Use Figure 7.2, Budget Justification,in Chapter 7 (pages 114-115) as
an example.

Provide names and URLs of the Websites for the state’s budget(s)
analyzed and any other government Websites used to support the
assignment’s criteria.
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PAD 505 Assignment 4 Implementing the
Budget
Assignment 4: Implementing the Budget
Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e 5. Prepare a variance report
for theselected agency. Refer to Table 8.4 in Chapter 8 (page 133).
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper addressing the criteria
below.(Note:Change the title of the report to reflect the selected
agency’s name and the years to 2013-2014.)
Find the variances for both the revenue and expenditures sides and
then discuss two to three (2-3) problematic areas for the agency.
Provide the results of the variances in a table (Excel or Word).
Recommend two (2) policy actions for each problematic area
discussed in criterion 1. Justifythe recommendations.

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PAD 505 Assignment 5 Multiyear Plans and
Analysis
Assignment 4: Implementing the Budget
Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e 5. Prepare a variance report
for theselected agency. Refer to Table 8.4 in Chapter 8 (page 133).
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper addressing the criteria
below.(Note:Change the title of the report to reflect the selected
agency’s name and the years to 2013-2014.)
Find the variances for both the revenue and expenditures sides and
then discuss two to three (2-3) problematic areas for the agency.
Provide the results of the variances in a table (Excel or Word).
Recommend two (2) policy actions for each problematic area
discussed in criterion 1. Justifythe recommendations.

Assignment 5: Multiyear Plans and Analysis
Preparation
Review the document titled “City of Charlottesville 2010 Annual
Comprehensive Plan” located in the course shell.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paperin which you:
Review the“City of Charlottesville2010 Annual Comprehensive Plan”
and then complete Exercise 1 on page 152 using Exhibits C and D in
the Annual Report and Table 9.4 on page 148.Change the title headers
to the agency name. Save the Excel File as the agency’s name and
includethe Multiyear Plan.
Analyze the comparison of ratios.
Analyze the measures of liquidity.
Analyze the long-term solvency.
Analyze asset management rations.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must
follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment page length.
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PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 1
The Craft of Budgeting” Please respond to the following:
From the first e-Activity, evaluate the relationship between Congress
and the President and discuss two (2) reasons why the presidential
duties may conflict with the role of Congress. Justify your response
with examples.
From the first e-Activity, discuss three (3) major concerns of public
budgeting and finance for a public administrator. Justify your
response with examples.
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“Government Budgeting and Expenditures” Please respond to the
following:
Based on the second e-Activity that focuses on the Budget of the
United States Government for Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015, analyze the
president’s messages and the three (3) budgets you selected. Discuss
four (4) governmental expenditures that you believe will have a
significant impact on the national economy. Justify your response
with examples.
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“Organizing Budget Data and Chart of Accounts” Please respond to
the following:

From the first e-Activity, discuss three (3) major government
programs that impact federal spending and whether any of the
programs can be realistically cut. Justify your response with
examples.
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“Organizing Budget Data and Chart of Accounts” Please respond to
the following:
examples. “Budgeting 101” Please respond to the following:
From the second e-Activity, discuss three (3) challenges in the budget
process. Justify your response with examples.

From the third e-Activity, identify and explain your choices for
reductions and increases. Discuss at least two (2) lessons you learned
about the challenge of balancing the federal budget.
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Preparing the Operating Budget” Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activities, discuss two (2) differences between Michigan’s
budget and your state budget in terms of budget process, financial
reporting, and costs analysis (fixed costs, step-fixed costs, and
variable costs). Justify your response with examples.
Discuss the pros and cons of forecasting over a five to ten (5-10) year
period. Justify your response with examples.
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The Budget” Please respond to the following:
From the first e-Activity, discuss four (4) governmental expenditures
that you believe will have a significant impact on your local economy
over the next year. Justify your response with examples
Discuss two to three (2-3) challenges an administrator may face when
developing and reviewing proposals for budget cuts.
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Revenue Estimating” Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity about the “Annual Population Estimates 2000 to
2009,” analyze and forecast a comparison of the population growth
rate from 2010 through 2016 of the State of Michigan and your state.
Provide these figures in your response for each year. Based on your
prediction for the years 2015 and 2016, discuss the impact of each
state’s population increase on the four (4) highest discretionary
spending accounts. Note: Please refer back to Week 3 and review the
State of Michigan and your state’s budget.
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“Trend Analysis” Please respond to the following:
Discuss at least two (2) challenges an administrator should consider
when preparing a trend analysis over a five (5) year period. Justify
your response.

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“Life Cycle Costing” Please respond to the following:
From the first e-Activity, discuss at what point an administrator
should decide when the product should be terminated during the life
cycle analysis. Justify your response with reasons and an example.
Discuss two to three (2-3) actions an administrator should review
consistently to alleviate over budgeting for operating and maintenance
costs of a capital project.
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“Cost-Benefit Analysis” Please respond to the following:
From second e-Activity (Parts 1–IV), assume that you submitted your
analysis that recommended Project A to your superior. She, however,
negated your analysis and chose Project B. Support your
recommendation with at least two (2) reasons for accepting the
financial implications of Project A. Discuss at least one advantage and
one disadvantage of ex ante analysis and ex post analysis. Justify your
answer with examples.
Discuss at least one (1) advantage and one (1) disadvantage of ex ante
analysis and ex post analysis. Justify your answer with examples.
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“The Financial Plan” Please respond to the following:

Based on the e-Activities, assess and explain the restrictions placed on
state and local government debt in your state. Provide examples to
support your answer. (Provide the Websites’ URLs in your discussion
when using the discussion thread in the online course shell.)
Identify at least two (2) methods needed to avoid restriction limits.
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“Budget Decisions” Please respond to the following:
Discuss the major challenges that you believe the public will
encounter as a result of the proposed budget. Justify your answer with
examples.
Speculate on the optimal stage during the budget decision making
these challenges could be minimized. Justify your answer with
examples.

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“Presenting the Budget” Please respond to the following:
From the first e-Activity, discuss two (2) recommendations the
authors make regarding the applicability of performance budgeting to
the current United States government. Assume you have been
appointed as the new administrator for a federal agency. Propose two
to three (2-3) strategies for connecting performance indicators to the
budget. Provide examples to support your response.
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“Writing Budget Justifications” Please respond to the following:
From the second e-Activity, provide three (3) justifications for an
increase to the four (4) highest discretionary spending accounts.
From the second e-Activity, provide three (3) justifications for a
decrease to the four (4) highest discretionary spending accounts.
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““Allocation and Allotments” Please respond to the following:

From the first e-Activity, examine and evaluate the disparity of your
state’s budget allocation for education and property tax to the various
localities.
Based on your assessment, challenge or defend the equity of the
system across the various localities.
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“Variance Analysis” Please respond to the following:
Recommend at least two (2) strategies an administrator can apply to
ensure that the budget is performing according to the established
performance indicators. Justify your response.
From the second e-Activity on “Variance Analysis”, propose at least
two (2) actions an administrator can take to avoid assumptions in
budget items to avoid overlooking favorable or adverse line items in
the budget. Provide examples to justify your response.
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Organizing Budget Data and Chart of Accounts” Please respond to
the following:
examples.
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“Analyses” Please respond to the following:
Recommend at least two (2) best practices for analyzing multiyear
financial statements. Justify your response.
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“ “Major Tax Structures” Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity on the “Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax
Revenue,” illustrate with examples the burden of state, local, and

state-local taxation in your state.Compare the burden of your state
with two neighboring states.
Compare the burden of your state with two neighboring states.
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“ “Major Tax Structures” Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity on the “Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax
Revenue,” illustrate with examples the burden of state, local, and
state-local taxation in your state.Compare the burden of your state
with two neighboring states.
Compare the burden of your state with two neighboring states.

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