Line-item Budget Assignment

Unit VI ScholarlyActivity
Line-item budget
As the chief of University City Fire Rescue, your agency has expanded to where span of control is no longer met for you as
the fire chief. Your intention is to present a new deputy chief position as part of the budget preparation process.
For this position, you will need to review the job description for the deputy chief position from Unit IV that identifies the skills
and training needed.
The information provided in the University City Fire Rescue packet is geared to help you construct the budget items for this
new position. Your budget format and layout should be in a line-item concept. Click here for an example of a line-item budget
that has been created to help as a guide to constructing your own for the University City Fire Rescue Department.
In addition to your line-item budget, you will need to identify how budgets affect the local government and taxpayers, along
with how they reflect the goals of the community (This explanation is usually considered a budget justification by city
managers and administrators.)
Your budget and explanation (justification) of the budget to the community should each be at least one page in length, for a
total of at least two pages for this assignment.
To submit the assignment:
You may use Microsoft Word and/or Excel to create the budget. If you choose to use Excel for budget and
Word for the explanation, you must upload both files at the same time in Blackboard. In doing so, you will be
uploading two files for this assignment. Be sure both files are uploaded before you push submit.
OR
You may use Microsoft Word to create both the budget and explanation. Ensure that each are on separate
pages within the same Word document.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Fire Administration Budgeting
The goal of the fire department administration is to ensure that the university and the locals get the best services in terms of fire prevention, medical services, and rescue (Purchase, 2017). As such, the fire department has a well-planned budget that is focused on delivering the highest quality services to meet the community expectations. The creation of the new deputy chief position comes with new expenses that need to be considered when preparing the budget.
Line-item budget is the simplest form of budgeting that links the inputs to the system. The budget assumes an accounting document that expresses minimal but…