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PAD 505 Assignment 1 The Operating Budget For
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nt 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.)
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PAD 505 Assignment 2 The Capital Budget For more
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2The Capital Budget Due Week 6 and worth 280
points Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1e 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
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PAD 505 Assignment 3 Presenting the Budget For
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nt 3 Presenting the Budget Due Week 8 and worth
300 points Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1e
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 citys financial documents must
be considered. Review the New York City Financial
Plan, located at http//www.nyc.gov/html/omb/downl
oads/pdf/fp6_12.pdf, to answer questions listed.
(Title this section New York City Financial
Plan)
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PAD 505 Assignment 4 Implementing the Budget For
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nt 4 Implementing the Budget Due Week 9 and
worth 225 points Refer the Scenario for
Assignments 1e 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.(NoteChange
the title of the report to reflect the selected
agencys name and the years to 2013-2014.)
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PAD 505 Assignment 5 Multiyear Plans and
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om   Assignment 4 Implementing the Budget Due
Week 9 and worth 225 points Refer the Scenario
for Assignments 1e 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.(NoteChange the title of the report to
reflect the selected agencys name and the years
to 2013-2014.)
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PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 1 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 2 For more classes
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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 presidents 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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PAD 505 Week 2 Discussion 1 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 2 Discussion 2 For more classes
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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. 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.
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PAD 505 Week 3 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Operating Budget Please respond to the
following From the e-Activities, discuss two
(2) differences between Michigans 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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PAD 505 Week 3 Discussion 2 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 4 Discussion 1 For more classes
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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 states
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 states budget.
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PAD 505 Week 4 Discussion 2 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 5 Discussion 1 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 5 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Cost-Benefit
Analysis Please respond to the following From
second e-Activity (Parts 1IV), 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.
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PAD 505 Week 6 Discussion 1 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 6 Discussion 2 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 7 Discussion 1 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 7 Discussion 2 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 8 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Allotments Please respond to the following
From the first e-Activity, examine and evaluate
the disparity of your states 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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PAD 505 Week 8 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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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PAD 505 Week 9 Discussion 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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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PAD 505 Week 9 Discussion 2 For more classes
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respond to the following   Recommend at least
two (2) best practices for analyzing multiyear
financial statements. Justify your response.
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PAD 505 Week 10 Discussion 1 For more classes
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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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PAD 505 Week 10 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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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