Homework: Audit Analysis
You will be locating and analyzing budget information for a selected program or department in your local government. Navigating government website to find the information you need can be very challenging. Here is an example of where you might find the information for one local department, the Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Health and Human Services.
• Go to the Montgomery County Government, Maryland website.
• Select Government.
• Select Departments.
• Select Health and Human Services.
• Select Publications and Reports at the bottom of the page.
• Select the report you want to view.
Other related budget websites for the Montgomery County, MD Department of Health and Human Services:
a) Health and Human Services Projects.
b) Health and Human Services Functions.
c) Health and Human Services Mission Statement.
The web sites for your locality will be different, but this example gives you an idea of things that you might search for to get the information you need for your homework.
You are preparing for a challenging City Council meeting. You need to be able to give the other council members and the mayor an accurate state of affairs to make sure significant cuts can be made in the appropriate areas, and other critical areas can continue to be funded. Select an agency or a program from your local city to analyze the financial plan to respond to the following questions in a 4 to 5 page paper:
• Evaluate a budget or financial plan of your local city agency or program. Title this section Financial Plan.
• Propose one issue for improvement for the budget or financial plan of the agency or program. Title this section Improvement.
• Develop a budget proposal for the improvement issue. Title this section Budget Proposal.
• Justify your recommendations.
• Distinguish the similarities and differences between the federal, the state, and the local budget submission process. Title this section Federal, State, and Local Submission Process.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
o Evaluate an existing budget and justify its recommendations.