Forecasting, We will forecast, plan and demonstrate fiscal accountability by: <br /> Planning and <br /> Fiscal Accountability <br /> 1) Planning, organizing, evaluating and setting priorities and clearly <br /> communicating them to management and to the employees who <br /> report to us; <br /> 2) Knowing, understanding and accepting responsibility for our unit's <br /> budget by monitoring revenues and expenditures and by alerting <br /> the appropriate staff to any emerging financial or budget issues; <br /> 3) Using resources efficiently by coordinating work with others, both <br /> inside and outside the Department. <br /> 4) Using available technologies and management tools (Le., workload, <br /> expenditure and revenue data) to evaluate effectiveness and find <br /> innovative ways to reduce costs and maintain or increase service <br /> levels and productivity; <br /> 5) Taking responsibility for developing a solution if special needs arise <br /> that are not covered in the budget; and <br /> 6) Actively involving employees in cost - savings efforts. <br /> Inweb D4. dprv0648.doc D4 <br /> Page 11 D -04 <br />