Part I: The Operating Budget for the (enter your Selected Agency)
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For Assignments 1-5, you will take on the role of a budget analyst for a local government agency. The first role of the budget analyst is to become familiar with the agency, the budget, programs, and capital projects. Select any local (city) government (e.g., Oklahoma City). To locate your agency’s budget, you can either conduct a Google search on the word “Oklahoma City Financial Plan” or you can locate the information on the local government’s Website. As a budget analyst, you will be responsible for analyzing, examining, proposing, and preparing the agency’s budget for the next five (5) years. Change the Paper Title in the Header
Note: Students cannot use New York City as a selected local government
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper (does not include the Title or Reference pages), titled Part I: The Operating Budget for the (Selected Agency) in which you separate the content into sections:
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Write your introduction here. It should be 1 to 2 good paragraphs that introduce the reader to your topic and it should explain in detail what your paper will be discussing. Much of your introduction may be taken from the assignment itself (in your own words). Read the Scenario to get a feel for what the paper is about, and read about Items 1 and 2 to explain what your paper will be discussing. Remember, this document is just a template. You will want to review the assignment AND rubric for full details and you will need to update the Title Page/Page Header. Finally, please ask me any questions about this assignment.
Agency Introduction
Provide background information about the agency, mission, goals, objectives, departments, and strategic plan.
Budget Overview
Describe the budget of the agency by addressing the following items
Financial Summary, Revenue and Expenditures
Fill in your data here, explain in words your information, and cite your sources. Utilize the textbook and course materials to help explain your information.
Department Budgets
Fill in your data here, explain in words your information, and cite your sources. Utilize the textbook and course materials to help explain your information.
Funding
Fill in your data here, explain in words your information, and cite your sources. Utilize the textbook and course materials to help explain your information.
Capital Projects
Fill in your data here, explain in words your information, and cite your sources. Utilize the textbook and course materials to help explain your information.
Debt Administration
Fill in your data here, explain in words your information, and cite your sources. Utilize the textbook and course materials to help explain your information.
Cost Analysis
Perform a Cost Analysis. The costs should include the following:
Fixed Costs
Fill in your data here, explain in words your information, and cite your sources. Utilize the textbook and course materials to help explain your information.
Step-fixed Costs
Fill in your data here, explain in words your information, and cite your sources. Utilize the textbook and course materials to help explain your information.
Variable Costs
Fill in your data here, explain in words your information, and cite your sources. Utilize the textbook and course materials to help explain your information.
Budget Challenges
Identify and explain one to two (1-2) challenges you will have in managing the budget.
Budget Recommendations
Recommend two to three (2-3) strategies the agency should review regarding new initiatives and budget cuts over the next five (5) years.
Recent Budget/Plan
Include the agency’s most recent budget or financial plan.
Conclusion
Your conclusion is essentially the opposite of your introduction – explain what was discussed in your paper, highlight important aspects, provide summary remarks, include observations, etc. Wow…we are on page 4 already (not including the Title Page). So, all you need to do is delete the blue text (Keep the text in black/Headers), complete each section, complete the Title Page and Reference pages.
References
List your reference here in APA format. The reference page must include all of the references you used, listed in proper APA format. Refer to the Citations.doc post in the Student Center under “Additional Resources”.
Provide the agency’s Website name, URL, and any other sources used to support the assignment’s criteria.
The assignment asks for: Prepare a 4-5 page paper addressing the following questions. Note that this does not include the Title or Reference pages.
Note: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your writing skills. Refer to the Rubric in the Assignment for additional requirements/information.
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