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• <br /> • ORANGE COUNTY <br /> INSTRUCTIONS FOR REQUESTING <br /> CURRENT LEVEL BUDGET <br /> 1. Budget requests are due in the Budget Office on Wednesday, March 17, 1982. <br /> 2, Read the definitions of the line-item accounts carefully to determine what <br /> to include in each account. Please use Object of Expenditure code "34"- <br /> Other Supplies - for supplies peculiar to your department and name the <br /> account for a particular group of supplies; example - Educational Supplies. <br /> Please keep the use of Object of Expenditure code "57" - Other Expenses - to <br /> a minimum. If used, identify expenditure in your request. If further <br /> information is needed, please contact the Budget Office at Ext. 495. <br /> 3. Fringe benefits for permanent full-time employees include county share of <br /> social security, retirement, and medical insurance. Only calculate social <br /> security on temporary, part-time employees. <br /> 4. Cost histories for telephone, postage, and duplicating will be provided by <br /> Central Services, Budget requests will be the responsibility of departments <br /> based on this data. Data Processing Department will provide base for data <br /> processing line-item. <br /> 5. In the past, employees have been split between programs within departments <br /> to reflect programatic costs. The policy for the 1982-83 Budget will be: <br /> Personnel will be budgeted within the program of employee's prime function. <br /> The only exception will be if funding requirements mandate budgeted cost of <br /> the program. Please explain any departure from above policy in a memo to the <br /> Personnel. Department. Notify the Personnel Department by memo where employees <br /> currently split between programs within a department will be totally budgeted <br /> for 1982-83. <br /> 6. Use these guidelines for completing Budget Work Sheets. <br /> B-1 Narrative <br /> Describe, in one paragraph, the primary function or mission of the <br /> department. Indicate by program those services which are mandated, <br /> the appropriate statute, and the level of service required by such <br /> legislation. <br /> B-2 Performance Objectives <br /> For each departmental program, list specific, and, where possible, <br /> measurable objectives proposed for the coming year. Limit statement <br /> of objective to one sentence. For example, "Reduce by 5% the amount <br /> of private owner vechicle payments by increasing Motor Pool use <br /> during 1982-83", or "List 26,000 households and 2,000 commercial <br /> properties by May 31, 1982." <br /> B-3 Program Performance Data <br /> SERVICE PROGRAM <br /> Define the programwithinyour department, such as: <br /> Health-Environmental <br /> Planning-Inspections <br /> Define the program further into service program, such as: <br /> Health-Environmental <br /> Inspect Wells <br /> Planning-Inspections <br /> Conduct electrical inspections in new constructions <br />