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Department Baseline Entry and Balancing <br />In the General Fund, departments must balance to their paper baselines from the Budget <br />Office. During the time period from November 5 through January 5, department budget <br />preparers are to review position costs, allocations, and program budgets and adjust them <br />within baselines to reflect the expected cost of doing business in FY05. The deadline for <br />baseline data entry is January 5. <br />On January 15, departments may submit baseline adjustment and service level change requests to <br />the Budget Office. Requests maybe for support for one-time projects as well as for ongoing <br />needs. More specific information on decision package requirements will be distributed in early <br />December. <br />Executive Managers review all decision packages and weigh the benefits of each request against <br />the entire City's needs. Decision packages that are revenue backed (self-supporting) have a <br />much higher likelihood of receiving approval than those requiring undesignated General Fund <br />resources. <br />W -Division budget coordinators follow the procedures listed above, except the due dates will <br />~l~ be changed to allow for review by PW Administration and PW Executive Manager. <br />Other Funds <br />General adjustment for inflation: 1% for Personal Services, 1% for Materials & Services. Other <br />rates are approved as above. <br />Review Criteria: same as above. <br />Financial Policies and Procedures Manual 10/03 <br />Tab FPPM for PW Budgeting_Instr.doc <br />Page E.5 <br />