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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.)

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• PAD 505 Assignment 2 The Capital Budget
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• Assignment 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
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• Assignment 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 Analysis
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• Assignment 5 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
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• The Craft of Budgeting Please respond to the
  following
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• 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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• 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
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• Government Budgeting and Expenditures Please
  respond to the following
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• 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
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• Organizing Budget Data and Chart of Accounts
  Please respond to the following
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• 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
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• Budgeting 101 Please respond to the following
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• 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
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• Preparing the Operating Budget Please respond
  to the following
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• 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
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• The Budget Please respond to the following
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• 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
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• Revenue Estimating Please respond to the
  following
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• 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
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• Trend Analysis Please respond to the following
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• 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
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• Life Cycle Costing Please respond to the
  following
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• 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
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• Cost-Benefit Analysis Please respond to the
  following
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• 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
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• The Financial Plan Please respond to the
  following
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• 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
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• Budget Decisions Please respond to the
  following
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• 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
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• Presenting the Budget Please respond to the
  following
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• 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
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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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• PAD 505 Week 8 Discussion 1
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• Allocation and 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
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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
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• Multiyear 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
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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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• PAD 505 Week 10 Discussion 1
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• Major Tax Structures Please respond to the
  following
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• 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.

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