1. Write budget requests and justifications for each of the following program conditions. Start your request by categorizing each request as (1) new service, (2) other continuing, (3) workload change, (4) change in service level, (5) price change, (6) full financing, or (7) methods improvement. The program conditions are as follows:
The agency sends about 270,000 pieces of mail each year. The postal rate has increased by 2 cents per ounce.
The division travel appropriation has been $15,000 per year short of actual expenditure for the last three years, after internal transfers of funds.
Fifteen account examiners process 115,000 assistance files per year. Client growth estimates indicate that, in the next budget biennium, files will increase to 125,000 in the first year and 130,000 in the second ear. (Account examiners' salaries are $3,775 per month plus fringe benefits of 25 percent.)
The city council appropriated $18,000 for a program to track down those not paying traffic fines. The program began in the second quarter of the fiscal year and has produced fine revenue far greater than its cost. The legal affairs division wants to continue the program throughout the entire new fiscal year.
The division wants to replace the computer workstations for five administrative assistants. Each workstation includes a personal computer, laser printer, and standard office workstation software.