Write a budget proposal that contains operating expenses and revenue.

A chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for
overall financial management in justice or security. He or she oversees
disbursements and accountability processes, as well as operational planning,
budgeting, and analysis.

Imagine you are the CFO for a criminal justice or
private security agency. You are tasked with developing and presenting an
operating budget proposal to your agency director. Your starting point for the
operating budget is the current year. You will then build an operating
budget for the next year.

Select a state or
local criminal justice or security agency.

Research the most
recent budget for that agency. Use the resource at the end of the assignment as
an example of an operating budget and how to search for one online.

Write a budget proposal that contains operating expenses and revenue.

Include the
following in your proposal:

Your total budget. This can increase or
decrease 5 percent.
The total for your operating budget and
special line items. If you include the special line items, they must
equal the total of all your revenue sources, which is called a balanced
budget. There should be no deficit or surplus budgeting.
Increase or decrease of any expenditure
or fund source you like. Any increase or decrease should be related to
the issues you list in your summary.
Base your budget adjustments and issues
on actual concerns your state or local jurisdiction is experiencing.

Insert a table in
the budget recommendation that includes columns for the current year
(your starting point) and the next year (your recommendation). The table
is not part of the summary word count.

Explain the issues
that justify increases or decreases in the total budget.

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