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Chapter 2

Budget request form & excel module 2

Chapter Two Lecture

The budget cycle begins with the budget’s preparation each fiscal year. For individual agencies, this begins internally generally with the budget director, agency leaders, and the chief executive officer of the agency. For this particular module, one particular type budget process “The Sheriff’s Budget in the State of Florida” will be examined. This is going to provide an idea of the complexities of government budgeting.

Please review the State of Florida’s Budget Process by clicking on the link located under Lecture Resources. Also, I have included a more detailed lecture (in written form) of the Sheriff’s Budget for the State of Florida which is too long to include in this audio lecture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWE3XUFDXk0&feature=youtu.be

Chapter Two Overview

Now that it is known a budget is needed, how does one as a good accountable and efficient public safety administrator go about preparing the agency’s public budget? To begin, one does not choose a number thinking this would be good amount within which the agency should operate over the next fiscal year. Rather there is intense preparation that includes an examination of what the agency will need to fulfill legal and legislated responsibilities and what programs, if any, the agency would like to implement to better serve its citizens. The agency’s chief executive officer is the one finally responsible for the budget preparation. It is this individual that must verify the proposed budget will include the funding necessary to fulfill its legislated duties and any desired programs for which he/she may need to answer to the citizenry.

Lecture resource

http://fsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Budget-Process.pdf

Assignment -Module Two Budget Request

Instructions:

This assignment has two parts. After completing the assignment, submit a copy of the first two pages of the agency/department budget that you obtained from the Internet or a local city as a PDF document and the original budget request with proposed changes.

Assignment

1. Obtain a line-item or a program budget for an agency/department, within a city, using the Internet (see Appendix 1F and 1G in Chapter 1 - pages 32-36). Or, go to a local city and request a hard copy of their budget. (this has been attached)

2. Using the Original Budget Request Form (attached), determine how you (the Agency Director) can improve that agency's department by adding a new activity or function. After you decide whether to add a program or function to the agency/department, you should type your responses on the Original Budget Request Form. Remember, your job is to convince others that you have a good idea. So, sell the idea. You are limited to a maximum of $400,000.00 in your initial request. You cannot use outside funding from other sources.

Note: The brief description or rationale of future year cost should only address substantive increases in your request. It is assumed that inflation and other factors will drive incremental changes in your budget. Only address major increases in this section. Your entire budget proposal should not exceed two pages.

The example excel file with formula is attached labelled example of excel formula for module 2 budget request pad3204

Convert excel to word entire assignment is to be turned in word