Week 4 Final Assignment, ETA Emergency Medical Service

📝 Final Assignment – APA Style Paper

Budget Modification Proposal – ETA EMS

Scenario Overview:

Congratulations on your new position as a supervisor at ETA EMS. As part of your leadership responsibilities, you are tasked with revising your agency’s budget this week due to a significant change in the salary line item.

ETA EMS, like many public agencies, is primarily funded through taxes, transport fees, and interfacility transfers. Recently, the collective bargaining unit ratified a new contract that results in a 5% salary increase for all covered personnel in the 2018–2019 fiscal year. This salary adjustment directly affects your submitted budget.

  • Your original salary line item: $15,653,184
  • Your new salary line item: $16,435,843
  • Total Increase: $782,659.20

🧾 Your Task:

Your assignment is to draft a professional budget modification proposal addressed to the ETA County Commissioners. Your proposal must:

  1. Clearly explain the change in the salary line item.
  2. Justify how and where you will reallocate funds within the existing budget to accommodate this $782,659.20 increase.
  3. Use the ETA EMS 2018 Budget (available in the course’s “Files” section) as a reference to identify potential areas for reallocation. You do not need to recreate the budget.
  4. You may not increase revenue or fees in your proposal. This is an election year, and commissioners have made it clear they will not approve revenue changes.
  5. Be honest, practical, and creative in finding solutions. Avoid cutting from vital services or critical operations that could jeopardize patient care, safety, or agency performance.
  6. Discuss any potential negative impacts resulting from the reallocation of funds and how you might mitigate them.

✉️ Submission Guidelines:

  • Format: A formal letter addressed to the Board of Commissioners
  • Tone: Professional, respectful, and persuasive
  • Minimum Length: 750 words
  • APA formatting is not required, but use clear, structured paragraphs and headers as needed
  • Due Date: [Insert due date]
  • Submit as a Word or PDF document

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