UNIT 5
Discipline: Public Administration
Type of Paper: Case study
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)
Paper Format: APA
Pages: 3
Words: 275
Question
You are a municipal budget analyst. Using your favorite search engine, locate the budget of a municipality that has
completed a petition to file bankruptcy. Some examples include Detroit, Michigan; Stockton, California; Central Falls, Rhode
Island; San Bernardino, California; Prichard, Alabama; and Vallejo, California.
Develop your case study findings and recommendations consisting of no less than two pages in which you discuss the
prompts listed below.
Briefly describe the municipality’s demographics.
Evaluate the previous three-year trend of the municipality’s major revenue sources and expenditures.
Analyze the impact of the issues contributing to the municipality’s budget deficiencies.
Propose three alternative financing options.
Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are
used. Please note that no abstract is needed.