RU Howard County Budget Analysis Paper

For your Week 2 assignment, you identified a community (city, county, et cetera) budget to use for your course assignments. It is important to note that if your score on the Week 2 assignment was reduced because the budget was not suitable in terms of detail, using the same budget in this assignment will increase the probability of significant grade reductions. This assignment requires access to a comprehensive budget document. 

I have identified Howard County, Maryland, USA (click to see budget) 

In this assignment, the focus is on the city or county budget, not the budget of the individual departments. If you are working with a nonprofit agency or special task district, your focus will be solely on that entity. Complete the following for this assignment, focusing on the city or county budget, not the budget of the individual department.

For this assignment:

Identify the types of revenue present, evaluating them in terms of sufficiency and sustainability.

Evaluate the capacity of the budget process to identify and integrate the needs and expectations of the community.

Recall the media piece Riverbend City: Public Opinion and Priorities you completed in Week 3. This piece provides insight into one means for gathering community input and identifying budgeting priorities.

• Evaluate the budget creation process in relation to identified best practices. 
• Evaluate the formal process for monitoring and evaluating the budget in relation to identified best practices.

Recommend a minimum of five strategies for improving the budget process for the community, framing the recommendations on identified best practices.