PA 375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Identity Crisis

• School: GVSU
• Department: Public and Nonprofit Administration
• Course: PA 375
• Professor: Dejonge

Document Summary

Focuses on the coming year do we expect to have enough money on hand for things during that time (e. g. , a fiscal year): look at attached cash budget handout. You always want a surplus not a deficit. Every line item is accounted for by specific departments. An operating budget with varying work levels. By adding an extra meal it makes the meals cost less: non-profit will sue this method if they"re good planners. If they sue volume like activity, then they will use a flexible budget vs. the city manager"s office because something like this can"t be calculated. Budgets show total revenue and total costs by major programs, special projects, specific services; i. e. instead of police, fire, etc. they just put it under public safety. Hospital for ordinary surgery program budgets for the coming fiscal year. Budgets show line item revenue and line item costs by functions; i. e. programs and activities.