Public Administration: Budget Savannah Georgia

  In this presentation, you will analyze budget documents (including budgeting approaches) for Savannah, Georgia. You will investigate how the city utilizes an operating budget and capital improvement plan budget. The budget document is rich with information about the goals of the community, as well as how the budget was formed and how effectiveness will be measured. This budget document provides you with an opportunity to learn how budgets are organized and to practice analyzing budget documents Prompt the budget documents listed below: How does the budget align with the strategic goals of the city? What are the sources of revenue that are being used by this community? Assume the role of an advisor presenting to the city manager’s new budget analyst for his or her first day on the job. You will analyze the Savannah, Georgia, Office of Management and Budget’s fiscal documents. First review the Office of Management and Budget website. https://www.savannahga.gov/493/Office-of-Management-Budget Then review the 2018 Savannah Adopted Budget, https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/lor/viewer/view.d2l? ou=6606&loIdentId=23016 which has been included so that you can see the budget in its entirety. Note that you do not need to read the entire budget; however, it is helpful context as you complete this assignment. Pay special attention to the following sections of the budget: Introduction, pages 1–7 Budget Overview, pages 10–26 Financial Policies and Structure, pages 27–30 Strategic Plan, pages 67–79 Organizational Overview, page 81 Capital Improvement Plan Overview, pages 179–180 Be sure your presentation adheres to the principles of planning an effective presentation in this module’s resources. Your final presentation should include 3–4 slides with accompanying speaker notes. Address the following critical elements in your submission: I. Strategic Goals a) Illustrate how the budget aligns with strategic goals of the city. (This is described by the city manager in his message on the budget.) b) Describe the budgeting approach used by this city (e.g., line item, performance based). What are the strengths and challenges with this approach? c) Choose one policy initiative in the budget. Illustrate how it is outlined throughout the budget document from the city manager’s message. II. Sources of Revenue a) Describe the sources of revenue (e.g., public or private grants, interlocal agreements, tax revenue) that are being used by this community and how these sources of revenue are being categorized (i.e., capital budget or operating budget expenditures). b) Describe if these are the expected revenue sources and/or if the community is using innovative funding streams in its revenue approach. III. Communication