Wk5 Evaluating Budget Documents Write a 6 page double-spaced paper (not including the cover and reference pages) in which you do the following: Briefly describe the organization and the budget document you selected. Identify the specific type of budget document you selected. Evaluate the budget document using GFOA criteria. Explain whether or not the budget document serves the constituents and other stakeholders of the organization. Use from the library at least two scholarly sources that were published within the past five years to support your paper. Be sure to follow APA guidelines when citing your sources.

Wk5 Evaluating Budget Documents
Write a 6 page double-spaced paper (not including the cover and reference pages) in which you do the following:
Briefly describe the organization and the budget document you selected.
Identify the specific type of budget document you selected.
Evaluate the budget document using GFOA criteria.
Explain whether or not the budget document serves the constituents and other stakeholders of the organization.
Use from the library at least two scholarly sources that were published within the past five years to support your paper. Be sure to follow APA guidelines when citing your sources.

Readings
Mikesell, J. L. (2014). Fiscal administration: Analysis and applications for the public sector (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth. Chapter 3, "Federal Budget Structures and Institutions (pp. 90143)
Chapter 4, "State and Local Budgets (pp. 152173)
Chapter 5, "Budget Methods and Practices (pp. 178218)
Chapter 6, Budget Classifications, Systems, and Reform: Trying to Make Better Choices (pp. 240292)

Government Finance Officers Association. (2014). Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Program (Budget Awards Program). Retrieved from http://www.gfoa.co/sites/default/files/BudgetDetailedCriteriaLocationGuideFY2015.pdf
Government Finance Officers Association. (2014). Budgeting for outcomes. Retrieved from http://www.gfoa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=506&Itemid=270