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CDFA DEPUTY EXAM- BUDGETING QUESTIONS OE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
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CDFA DEPUTY EXAM- BUDGETING QUESTIONS OE COMPLETE QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
What are the major components of a budget
ANSWER = Appropriations Expenditures including Salaries and benefits, services and supplies, fixed
assets, and indirect costs. Revenues including revenue agreements, service fees, registration fees,
reimbursements (UGT & Mill), and NCC.
Appropriation:
ANSWER = authorization from a specific fund to a specific
agency or program to make expenditures/incur
obligations for a specified purpose and period of
time.
Appropriation time frame
ANSWER = one year, unless otherwise specified.
Appropriations are made by
ANSWER = by the Legislature in the annual
Budget Act and in other legislation
,Continuous
appropriations
ANSWER = Amount, specific or estimated, available each
year under a permanent constitutional or statutory
expenditure authorization which exists from year to
year without further legislative action.
What are the advantages of leasing equipment?
ANSWER = Less initial expense, easier to stick to a replacement schedule/upgrade.
What are the disadvantages of leasing equipment?
ANSWER = higher overall cost, don't own the equipment.
How would you increase the size of your budget without impacting the County?
ANSWER = Increase revenues by find additional sources of revenue, or find ways to increase current
revenues including increasing fees.
Why is it important to keep your fees current to the level of your expenses?
ANSWER = To maintain equipment and staffing at levels in line with the workload. If the fees are too
low it will generally require more NCC to maintain the same service level. If the fees are too high the
program will be making a profit from the regulated public which goes against the principles of public
administration.
, Describe the budget process in your County? What kind of budget is it?
ANSWER = Budgeting is a year-long process. Fresno County uses a line item budget. Budget instructions
and amount of NCC are distributed in January of every year for preparation of next year's budget.
Preliminary budgets are due to the CAO by ??? with the budget meeting between that Department and
the CAO in early March. Final budgets are due to the CAO
What's the best time to increase your budget?
ANSWER = The best time to increase the budget is when new revenue sources appear,
When is the worst time to increase your budget
ANSWER = the worst is when a revenue source disappears and there is not another to replace it.
What drawbacks are there to relying on the state for funding
ANSWER = Cuts in the State's revenue almost always means cuts to the counties.
How do you get industry to support a fee? Is it necessary to get industry to support a fee?
ANSWER = Communication with industry regarding the value the service provides to them, necessity of
the service, and the Department's need to cover costs. While not officially necessary, fees must be
adopted by the BOS, so mass opposition to a fee could be problematic.
How do you determine the "charge rate" for phytos?
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