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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

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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.

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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).

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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.

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• PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 1 The Craft of
  Budgeting
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• The Craft of 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
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• Government 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 1-10 All Discussion Question
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• PAD 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

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• PAD 505 Week 2 Discussion 1 Organizing Budget
  Data and Chart of Accounts
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• 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 2 Discussion 2 Budgeting 101
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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
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• Preparing the 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
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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

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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.

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• PAD 505 Week 4 Discussion 2 Trend Analysis
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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.

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• PAD 505 Week 5 Discussion 2 Cost-Benefit Analysis
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• 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.

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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.

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• PAD 505 Week 7 Discussion 1 Presenting the Budget
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• Presenting the 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.

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• PAD 505 Week 7 Discussion 2 Writing Budget
  Justifications
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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.

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• PAD 505 Week 8 Discussion 1 Allocation and
  Allotments
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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 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.

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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 Analyses
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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 Major Tax Structures
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• 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.
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• PAD 505 Week 10 Discussion 2 General Taxes
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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.

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• PAD 505 Week 11 Discussion Question 2
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• 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.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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