Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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ISBN: 9781259917059
Author: RECK, Jacqueline L., Lowensohn, Suzanne L., NEELY, Daniel G.
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Chapter 12, Problem 17EP
The police chief of the Town of Meridian submitted the following budget request for the police department for the forthcoming budget year 2020–2021.
Upon questioning by the newly appointed town manager, a recent masters graduate with a degree in public administration from a nearby university, the police chief explained that he had determined the amounts in the budget request by multiplying the prior year’s budget amount by 1.05 (to allow for the expected inflation rate of 5 percent). In addition, the personnel category includes a request for a new uniformed officer at an estimated $50,000 for salary, payroll expenses, and
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- a. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the police chief’s argument that his budget request is reasonable.
- b. Are the town manager’s instructions reasonable? Explain.
- c. Would the town council likely support the town manager or the police chief in this dispute, assuming the police chief might take his case directly to the town council?
- d. What other improvements could be made to the town’s budgeting procedures?
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