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3/26/2021 Originality Report https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/webapps/mdb-sa-BB5f85d6ea5857f/originalityReport/ultra?attemptId=9c50687f-ff42-4b8c-aa41-fb6bda3faa87&co … 1/4 % 29 %0 SafeAssign Originality Report CSU SafeAssign Plagiarism Check Tool •SafeAssign Originality Report Generator I % 29 Total Score : Medium risk George Landry Submission UUID : 1c16208b-1a55-d9cf-24f8-7fc6e917c70a Total Number of Reports 1 Highest Match 29 % Budget and Financial Transparency Revis … Average Match 29 % Submitted on 03/26/21 07:35 AM EDT Average Word Count 950 Highest : Budget and Financial Transpare … % 29 Attachment 1 Institutional database (6) Student paper Student paper Student paper Student paper Student paper Student paper Global database (1) Student paper Top sources (3) Excluded sources (0) View Originality Report - Old Design Word Count : 950 Budget and Financial T ransparency Revised.edited.docx 7 1 4 2 6 3 5 7 Student paper 1 Student paper 4 Student paper 3/26/2021 Originality Report https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/webapps/mdb-sa-BB5f85d6ea5857f/originalityReport/ultra?attemptId=9c50687f-ff42-4b8c-aa41-fb6bda3faa87&co … 2/4 Source Matches (15) Running Header: BUDGET AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY BUDGET AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY 5 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY 5 George Landry Columbia Southern University Administration of Public Institutions 03/24/2021 Budget and Financial Transparency A city budget, according to the National League of Cities, is "a political instrument that: balances major policies against limited public resources; outlines the ap- proaches and way of obtaining public support and activities; determines program costs and eﬃciency and eﬀectiveness metrics and insists that assessment is taken at least once per budget cycle; redistributing incumbency." In 2018, in the United States of America, there are 19,495 cities, and they have all a budgetary process: de- cent ones, poor ones, obvious ones, complicated others. (The Global Population Examination) The City of Southlake, a small city in the neighborhood of Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), has a budgeting system that speciﬁes Southlake's budgetary processes, its use, and how taxpayers' money is spent. The town of Southlake shall period- ically amend its budget for the ﬁscal year. The 500-page paper promises to make a strong ﬁnancial contribution from the City. This budget corresponds with re- sources to the industry's goals and ambitions. It provides defense, accessibility, logistics, performance management, and reliability available capacity on an ongoing basis. In several cases, the budget is focused on partnerships and volunteer service. It's just about the money. The document published includes fund goals and syn- opses; each Fund's costs are undermined. Each of the City's districts has a delegate. To sustain such a large town, a large budget is needed. As the challenge of public budgeting is getting more perplexing, complex, and troubling, they inform the taxpayers just how their money is spent. When you mention extra sales and other costs on your site, you'll discover a way to locate your whole budget in your ﬁnancial column. This breakdown was the focus of the City on showing the revenue supply and linking it to the positioning. The Fund is a case in point. Southlake City has provided an ad-value of the General Fund's 55.1% levy, property tax of 30.8%, deduct- ibles of 6.2%, beneﬁts fees of 2.07%, utility fees of 2.2% and monetary fees of 1.8%, mixed taxes of 0.7%, and investment gains of 0.4%. A graph shows a decrease in some years and shows a revised 2019-2020, followed by a decrease or increase in 2021. It indicates the receipt of money by the Fund and not only when but also how much these funds get paid. 43% of the general revenue goes to civil safety, 15,8% to utilities. Forty-three percent of general revenue are allocated to public safety, 15,8 percent to local council facilities, 15,5 percent to government administration, 11,32 percent to public works, 6% to ﬁnancing, 5,5 percent to planning and production, and 0,7% to urban progress ("City budget and ﬁnances | Southlake, TX"). These costs also have a map of proposed and agreed increases or declines for the years in question. The City of Southlake has two new focuses in the instruction of community fundamentals of community budgeting to ensure transparency and accountability. They have a budget 101 guide that explains where taxpayer dollars are going to a person with City funds. This oversight makes it possible for the underlying person to be pleased with the City's true and fair ﬁnancial policy. The City also oﬀers a new website entitled "Your Southlake Tax," which contains informa- tion on taxes, taxes, tax forecasts, home-based exemptions, and relief initiatives in individuals. Southlake City has pushed forward reforms with the future in mind. They have created plans for 2030 and 2035, which outline and detail the building costs, technological advances, and infrastructure speciﬁcations that the City is hop- ing to see. The City designs these annual budgeting plans. The Strategic Fund for Capital Improvements (S.I.F.) The Strategic Initiative Fund (S.I.F.) and the Capital Improvement Program (C.I.P.) are two programs that will help with these future projects (C.I.P.). The S.I.F. was established to use the General Fund's funds mentioned above for one-time expenditures in high-impact programs like road maintenance. The C.I.P. is a ﬁve-year funding package for the area's public development and con- struction, growth, or replacement. Capital upgrades usually have a useful life of even more than ten years and are valued at more than $10,000. In the Budget report, the C.I.P. outlines the projects obtained by this scheme, the community incentives, and procurement or implementation dates. Summary Each town/municipality that satisﬁes the government criteria would have a diﬀerent budgeting system in place. Nevertheless, in this stage, responsibility and integrity are important. Willoughby declared that 'There is no optimal eﬃcacy or responsibility for all the regimes that fail to provide adequate budgetary practices." They is perhaps one of the most powerful political tools in addition to the growth and competitiveness of public relations. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 This is a positive statement that shows the value of the local authorities' budgeting and transparency. The City of Southlake has demonstrated not just the importance of budgeting but also the capacity to inform interested people. References Cities 101 — Budgets. (2020, September 11). National League of Cities. Retrieved March 23, 2021, from https://www.nlc.org/resource/cities-101-budgets/ City budget and ﬁnances | Southlake, TX. (n.d.). Southlake, TX - Oﬃcial Website | Oﬃcial Website. Retrieved March 23, 2021, from https://www.cityofsouthlake.com/343/City-Budget-Finances Your taxes for your Southlake | Southlake, TX. (n.d.). Southlake, TX - Oﬃcial Website | Oﬃcial Website. Retrieved March 23, 2021, from https://www.cityofsouthlake.com/3819/Your-Taxes-for-Your-Southlake 7 7 7 3/26/2021 Originality Report https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/webapps/mdb-sa-BB5f85d6ea5857f/originalityReport/ultra?attemptId=9c50687f-ff42-4b8c-aa41-fb6bda3faa87&co … 3/4 Student paper 78 % Student paper 100 % Student paper 100 % Student paper 100 % Student paper 65 % Student paper 100 % Student paper 68 % Student paper 65 % Student paper 63 % Student paper 67 % 1 Student paper BUDGET AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY BUDGET AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY 5 Original source BUDGET AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY 1 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL TRANS- PARANCEY 5 2 Student paper BUDGET AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY 5 Original source BUDGET AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY 5 3 Student paper Columbia Southern University Original source Columbia Southern University 4 Student paper Administration of Public Institutions Original source Administration of Public Institutions 5 Student paper 03/24/2021 Original source (2021, February 24) 6 Student paper Budget and Financial Transparency Original source Budget and Financial Transparency 7 Student paper A city budget, according to the National League of Cities, is "a political instrument that: Original source The National League of Cities gives a thorough description of what a city budget should do - “A budget is a political instrument that 7 Student paper Southlake City has provided an ad-value of the General Fund's 55.1% levy, prop- erty tax of 30.8%, deductibles of 6.2%, beneﬁts fees of 2.07%, utility fees of 2.2% and monetary fees of 1.8%, mixed taxes of 0.7%, and investment gains of 0.4%. Original source The City of Southlake shows that the General Fund is comprised of 55.1% Ad Valorem Tax, 30.8% General Fund Sales Tax, 6.2% Franchise Tax, 2.07% Permits/Fees, 2.2% Charges for Services, 1.8% in Fines, 0.7% Miscellaneous and 0.4% in Interest Income 7 Student paper Forty-three percent of general revenue are allocated to public safety, 15,8 per- cent to local council facilities, 15,5 per- cent to government administration, 11,32 percent to public works, 6% to ﬁnancing, 5,5 percent to planning and production, and 0,7% to urban progress ("City budget and ﬁnances | Southlake, TX"). Original source 43% of the General Funds goes towards public safety, 15.8% to community ser- vices, 15.5% to the general government, 11.32% to public works, 6% to ﬁnance, 5.5% to planning and development ser- vices, and 0.7% to economic development 7 Student paper They have a budget 101 guide that ex- plains where taxpayer dollars are going to a person with City funds. Original source They have a Budget 101 document that walks a citizen through the funds of the city, making it easy to understand where their taxpayer dollars are going 3/26/2021 Originality Report https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/webapps/mdb-sa-BB5f85d6ea5857f/originalityReport/ultra?attemptId=9c50687f-ff42-4b8c-aa41-fb6bda3faa87&co … 4/4 Student paper 69 % Student paper 69 % Student paper 95 % Student paper 76 % Student paper 78 % 7 Student paper The City designs these annual budgeting plans. Original source The city plans for these future projects with annual budgeting 7 Student paper Capital upgrades usually have a useful life of even more than ten years and are valued at more than $10,000. Original source Capital improvements typically have a useful life of more than ten years and value greater than $10,000 7 Student paper Cities 101 — Budgets. (2020, September 11). National League of Cities. Retrieved March 23, 2021, from https://www.nlc.org/resource/cities-101- budgets/ City budget and ﬁnances | Southlake, TX. Original source Cities 101 — Budgets (2020, September 11) National League of Cities https://www.nlc.org/resource/cities-101- budgets/ City Budget and Finances | Southlake, TX - Oﬃcial Website 7 Student paper Retrieved March 23, 2021, from https://www.cityofsouthlake.com/343/Cit y-Budget-Finances Original source Retrieved December 21, 2020, from https://www.cityofsouthlake.com/343/Cit y-Budget-Finances 7 Student paper Retrieved March 23, 2021, from https://www.cityofsouthlake.com/3819/Y our-Taxes-for-Your-Southlake Original source Retrieved December 21, 2020, from https://www.cityofsouthlake.com/3819/Y our-Taxes-for-Your-Southlake