In 10 pages (double-spaced), analyze and evaluate the chosen local government jurisdiction. The Final Project must respond to the following questions:
How did you determine, from the budget and associated financial information, the three major policy issues facing the jurisdiction you have chosen?
How is the jurisdiction choosing to address these policy issues, and what are the criteria driving the decision making?
What are the decisions being made regarding the revenue sources they are choosing to use? Are there explicit decisions being made between taxes and user fees? What is the basis for these decisions?
Are services being subsidized for some segments of the population from the revenues derived from another segment of the population? If yes, describe what and how.
Are services or programs being provided by this jurisdiction that you think would more appropriately be provided by some other level of government? If yes, describe them and explain your reasoning.
From the insights you have gained in this course, how would you evaluate the performance of this jurisdiction? Are there policy changes you would recommend? If you were in a leadership position within this jurisdiction, are there programs or changes in direction that you would propose?
Is the jurisdiction expressing any uncertainty about the coming year? Does it have contingency funds set aside for unexpected situations or initiatives/issues not yet defined? If yes, do they identify the possible uses that could occur?