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PAD 505 Assignment 1 The Operating Budget For
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ssignment 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
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ssignment 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 Analyze the
agencys 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.
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PAD 505 Assignment 3 Presenting the Budget For
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ssignment 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/downloads/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
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  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 Assignment 5 Multiyear Plans and
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Multiyear Plans and Analysis Due Week 10 and
worth 200 points 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
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PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 1 The Craft of
Budgeting For more course tutorials
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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.
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PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 2 Government Budgeting
and Expenditures For more course tutorials
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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 1-10 All Discussion Question For
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AD 505 Week 1 Discussion 1 The Craft of
Budgeting PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 2 Government
Budgeting and Expenditures PAD 505 Week 2
Discussion 1 Organizing Budget Data and Chart of
Accounts PAD 505 Week 2 Discussion 2 Budgeting
101 PAD 505 Week 3 Discussion 1 Preparing the
Operating Budget
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PAD 505 Week 2 Discussion 1 Organizing Budget
Data and Chart of Accounts For more course
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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 2 Discussion 2 Budgeting 101 For
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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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PAD 505 Week 3 Discussion 1 Preparing the
Operating Budget For more course tutorials
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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.
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PAD 505 Week 3 Discussion 2 The Budget For
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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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PAD 505 Week 4 Discussion 1 Revenue Estimating
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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 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 Trend Analysis For
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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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PAD 505 Week 5 Discussion 1 Life Cycle Costing
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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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PAD 505 Week 5 Discussion 2 Cost-Benefit
Analysis For more course tutorials
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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 The Financial Plan
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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.)
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PAD 505 Week 6 Discussion 2 Budget Decisions
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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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PAD 505 Week 7 Discussion 1 Presenting the
Budget For more course tutorials
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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 Writing Budget
Justifications For more course tutorials
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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 Allocation and
Allotments For more course tutorials
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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 Variance Analysis
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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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PAD 505 Week 9 Discussion 1 For more course
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Plans Please respond to the following Propose
at least two (2) strategies to avoid assumptions
in a multiyear plan. Justify your response.
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PAD 505 Week 9 Discussion 2 Analyses For more
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ses Please 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 Major Tax
Structures For more course tutorials
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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 General Taxes For
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General Taxes Please respond to the following
Review the following scenario and then analyze
the impact of tax holidays on the budget. (a)
Scenario Several states have declared sales tax
holidays for which the state does not collect
sales tax on selected items for those day or
days. In most instances, the holiday has applied
to purchases of clothing and the period has been
a week to 10 days in August.
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PAD 505 Week 11 Discussion Question 2 For more
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505 Week 11 Discussion Question Two Describe
three (3) concepts or skills you learned in the
course that you can apply in your current or
future professional life.PAD 505 Week 11
Discussion Question Two Describe three (3)
concepts or skills you learned in the course that
you can apply in your current or future
professional life.  
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