BUDGET QUESTIONS  (Answer questions for 2 pages)

1.The Department of revenue wants to add more people to the unit that attempts to collect unpaid taxes through telephone contact. What questions would you, as a budget analyst, have after you receive the following request justification memorandum.

Date: June 19, 2011

Subject: Collection Telephone Pursuit

Currently there are 19 employees working on telephone pursuits on a full time basis. Each

employee can make an average of 25 to 40 phone calls per day. The amount collected by the 19

employees for the past year is 1$17,858,623. If we could add an automated phone system and

increase our staff by 10 full-time employees, we could double the number of phone calls made

and increase our collections by 59 percent, or $8,900,000.

2. Mundane County wants to develop an old railroad right-of-way into a hiking and bicycling trail. Information about available federal grant programs appears at the website www.grants.gov. Explore that website to determine whether a federal aid program might be available to assist with the program. (This website also is the medium through with federal government proposals must be submitted so understanding its features could be useful for your career.) if you do locate an appropriate program, what critical points would need to be in the proposal to improve its chances for success?