Policing in Kelsey: Budget Report
Policing in Kelsey: Budget Report
Jacoby Whitacre
AJS/522 Finance and Budgeting in Justice and Security
April 15, 2013
Michael Scott
Policing in Kelsey: Budget Report With the City of Kelsey having an increase of criminal activity it is the responsibility of the city to ensure that its citizens are safe. It should be the top priority of every person on this board to ensure there is additional funding found so that additional police officers can be hired and trained. Police officers from lower crime areas can be moved to the higher crime areas but the police department must ensure there is not an increase of crime in those areas with fewer police officers.
How the changes affect the fiscal cycle of your budgeting The federal money that is used in the budget will expire soon so it is important for the police department to use that money on equipment of other equipment before it expires. If the department does not use that money then it will disappear. This will affect the next budget cycle due to that money not being available for the police department. This means that the City of Kelsey must find a way to make sure that the department still receives the funding necessary to run properly. Weather taking funding from other departments or making sure that the officers are writing more citations will ensure that the department covers the cost of services. This is why money is placed in the general fund so that it can be moved around. “The General Fund is used to account for and report all financial resources that are not required to be accounted for or reported in another fund. The General Fund is established at the inception of a government and exists throughout the government’s life” (Freeman, Shoulders, Allison, Patton, & Smith, 2011).
How the preparation, execution, and evaluation of the budgeting cycle would change The City of Kelsey needs to ensure that there is enough money in the budget for additional officers. This money can come
Jacoby Whitacre
AJS/522 Finance and Budgeting in Justice and Security
April 15, 2013
Michael Scott
Policing in Kelsey: Budget Report With the City of Kelsey having an increase of criminal activity it is the responsibility of the city to ensure that its citizens are safe. It should be the top priority of every person on this board to ensure there is additional funding found so that additional police officers can be hired and trained. Police officers from lower crime areas can be moved to the higher crime areas but the police department must ensure there is not an increase of crime in those areas with fewer police officers.
How the changes affect the fiscal cycle of your budgeting The federal money that is used in the budget will expire soon so it is important for the police department to use that money on equipment of other equipment before it expires. If the department does not use that money then it will disappear. This will affect the next budget cycle due to that money not being available for the police department. This means that the City of Kelsey must find a way to make sure that the department still receives the funding necessary to run properly. Weather taking funding from other departments or making sure that the officers are writing more citations will ensure that the department covers the cost of services. This is why money is placed in the general fund so that it can be moved around. “The General Fund is used to account for and report all financial resources that are not required to be accounted for or reported in another fund. The General Fund is established at the inception of a government and exists throughout the government’s life” (Freeman, Shoulders, Allison, Patton, & Smith, 2011).
How the preparation, execution, and evaluation of the budgeting cycle would change The City of Kelsey needs to ensure that there is enough money in the budget for additional officers. This money can come
References: Freeman, R. J., Shoulders, C. D., Allison, G. S., Patton, T. K., & Smith, R. G. (2011). Governmental and nonprofit accounting: Theory and practice (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. Project America. (2013). Crime Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.project.org/info.php?recordID=33 Smith, R. W., & Lynch, T. D. (2004). Public budgeting in America (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.