Anticipating and avoiding critical missteps in the planning, implementation, and accounting of a capital budget are crucial skills when developing a budget. In this assignment, you will explain the importance of creating guidelines to ensure fiscal responsibility and discipline.
Review the following resources before completing your assignment:
Watch When a Bridge Falls, located in the Week 4 University Library Resources. This video provides a synopsis of the critical errors that may have led to the 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis.
Review the ” resource guide for legislative reports and documents related to the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse.
Review Ch. 7, Capital Budgeting, Time Value of Money, and Cost-Benefit Analysis: Process, Structure, and Basic Tools, of Fiscal Administration. This chapter explains concepts related to processes and guidelines for managing capital expenditures in a budget.
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Imagine that you are a criminal justice employee responsible for managing a budget at your agency. You have been asked to present to the budget planning team errors in budgeting so that your agency can avoid making these errors in your next budget proposal.