Description
Read the case study "The Politics of County Budgeting" found in the Week 6 module. Assume you are Ketchem’s assistant and he has asked you to develop a plan to present to the county commissioners for addressing the budget dilemma and to offer some advice on a strategy for gaining approval of the plan. Address the questions below and post to this forum by Friday.
Identify the major problems facing the county.
How did the county’s financial situation become a problem?
What could be done to assure that this does not happen again?
What are the problems you face in developing the plan?
Please evaluate EACH of the three proposed taxes: creating MSTUs, raising the millage rate and extending the sales tax, based on the FIVE principles of taxation. Based on your analysis, what option(s) would you propose? Ensure you provide your evaluation of the taxes based on the principles of taxation (equity, efficiency, adequacy, transparency, collectability).
What kind of data would you request from the local budget & management office to assist you in developing the plan and making decisions?
The case study is as follows: https://troy.instructure.com/courses/53506/files/35799912/download?verifier=jP0YwMAgTHRxxXDGTRtBCPW2YLNnCiUkBZrEEAG0&wrap=1
Case study is from:
Watson, R.P. (2002). Public administration: Cases in managerial role-playing. New York: Longman.