Strayer PAD505 Week 9 Assignment 4 Implementing the Budget

PAD 505 Week 9 Assignment 4
Implementing the Budget
Assignment 4: Implementing the Budget
Due Week 9 and worth 225 points
Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e 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. (Note: Change the title
of the report to reflect the selected agency’s name and the years to
2013-2014.)

Find the variances for
both the revenue and expenditures sides and then discuss two to three
(2-3) problematic areas for the agency. Provide the results of the
variances in a table (Excel or Word).
Recommend two (2)
policy actions for each problematic area discussed in criterion 1.
Justifythe recommendations.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double
spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor
for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:

Recommend appropriate policy
actions based on the evaluation.
Evaluate a budgeting
system at any governmental level.
Analyze the scope and
sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of
government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration.
Analyze the
requirements for implementing a budget.
Develop various budget
charts that represent segments of the budgeting process.
Write clearly and
concisely about public budgeting and finance using proper writing
mechanics.