Research Paper on:
Public Agency's Budget Curbing

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One of the states of the United States has made it its mission to reduce its operating budget by ten percent in the current fiscal year. One-third of the  fiscal year already has passed, however, leaving department administrators to reduce the remaining two thirds of the annual financial allocation to achieve the ten percent budget reduction.  The agency of interest is a group home for juvenile delinquents. There is a strong focus on criminality in one form or another - the  youths have been convicted of serious crimes in order to have arrived at the home, and part of the homes purpose is to prevent them from getting involved in any  further criminal activity while under the homes supervision. Budget cut recommendations have been made with that fact as primary. Reduction Recommendations Not  all of budget categories have been highlighted for reduction. Layoffs are involved in achieving the desired end, but none where front-line workers are involved. Recommended reductions are in  the following table: $ Remaining Item New Total Savings Action 27786 2 community grant officers (1/2 of pay)$42,100 13893 cut one 54755 administrative staff (4 employees) $82,962 27378  cut 2 454900 GROUP TOTAL $689,242 Total salary  reduction 41271 34800 FICA @7.65% $52,727 31643 2634 new FICA 17741 Unemployment and workers comp @3.9% $26,880 1610 new unemp & WC 80972 Benefits  @ 17.8% $122,685 67325 13647 new benefits @ 14.8% Training $15,500 -1593 added to training budget 3300 office supplies $5,000 495 15% reduction fuel/oil