Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University

USA / UST 459 Budgetary Policy

Instructor: Rene Hearns                                           Office Hours:  Available by appointment
rene@urban.csuohio.edu

Summer 2005
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00 pm -9:50 pm       Room 702 in Rhodes Tower                            

FINAL EXAM is June 30, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.

Cheats                                       

Syllabus   

Terms sheet (Class 1)                          Class 1 outline                    WebCT Access Info  &  WebCTcourse view

Test review:          one                 two               three

References, websites and various class handouts
Readings available for Assignment B Assignment A due May 26, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.
        Management by Objectives Assignment B Cancelled
        Linking budget to mission Assignment C due June 23, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.
        Performance budgeting  
        Tax expenditure, budget policy Conference Committee budget OBOR section
        Revenue diversification

Ohio budget process
        Debt and the local economy State of Ohio Subsidy distribution schedule
        State budgeting The State Government Book
Ohio Constitution    OBOR section
The budget instructions for 2004-05  
Governor Taft's 2004-05 budget proposal Ohio financial report for 2002 (basic)
       OBOR section Ohio comprehensive financial report for 2002
       Readers guide Lexis-Nexis articles
       Revenue and spending section        Dissappearing state in public education
         Economic Scene
The complete Ohio Legislators guidebook Link to 'On the Money' article through the state website
The House of Representatives packet        State Government Share of Education
Citizen's guide to the federal budget        State Budget Woes
  Fund organization chart
  2001 budget
Budget web pages for the State of Ohio 1995-2001 revenue table
Web pages for Ohio's OBM publications 1995-2001 revenue graph
Budget web pages for Cuyahoga County  
Web page for Ohio's Office of Budget & Management (OBM)  
   

Other texts referenced by instructor:
Fiscal Administration, 6th edition, by John L. Mikesell
Public Budgeting Systems, 6th edition, by Robert D. Lee, Jr. and Ronald W. Johnson
Budgetary Politics in American Governments, by James J. Gosling
Government Budgeting, by Albert C. Hyde