HPM 11.1 Administrative procedures manual Flashcards
Once a budget concept is approved, a ________ is prepared and must be submitted to finance by ______ of each year.
Budget Change proposal / Mid-September
______ is the process by which the Department distributes spending authority approved for the upcoming fiscal year to Division and OPI’s:
a. Appropriations
b. Budget development
c. Baseline Budget
Budget Development
___________ is the spending authority within a specific fund for a specific agency or program to make expenditures/incur obligations for a specified purpose and a period of time.
a. Budget Development
b. Appropriations
d. baseline Budget
e. budget
b. Appropriations
The initial budget is a budget which reflects the anticipated costs of carrying out the current level of service or activities as authorized by the legislature.
a. Budget development
b. Budget
c. Baseline budget
d. Budget act
c. Baseline budget
A fiscal plan of operation detailing proposed expenditures for a given period of time and the proposed means of funding them.
a. Budget development
b. baseline budget
c. Budget
d. Budget act
c. Budget
A budget year is from _____ to ________.
July 1 to June 30 of the next year. Year following the current fiscal year.
Expenditures of funds to acquire land or pay the costs of planning and constructing new buildings, or additions to and modifications of existing buildings and equipment which is related to such construction.
a. Capital outlay
b. Budget development
c. budget
d. Budget act
a. Capital outlay
Departments must submit complete information on each proposed major capital outlay project to finance on a BCP form prior to ________ of each year. minor capital outlay projects are to be submitted no later than ______.
June 1 - Capital outlay
July 1 - Minor capital outlay
_____ are reduction to expenditures that have already been made.
Abatement
Budget Responsibility: Departmental budgets must be formulated ____ to ____ months before the fiscal year for which they are intended.
12 to 18 months
Additional Personnel: Staffing levels are evaluated on a statewide basis in terms of the budget process. Commands SHALL not individually request staffing through the budget process. When a command defines the need they SHALL prepare a memorandum and forward through channels to Assistant Commissioner Staff.
True/ False
True
Divisions should not submit requests for additional overtime funding through the budget process.
True/ False
True
Equipment is defined as all movable, freestanding items of non-expendable property which have a normal useful life of four (4) years or more.
True/ False
True
It is the responsibility of the respective _________ to include arequests for additional equipment needed when submitting a CHP172, Budget concept Request.
a. Sergeant
b. Officer Supervisor
c. Commander
d. Division Commander
c. Commander
The purpose of the travel expense allowance is to provide reimbursement for the actual and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by departmental employees while traveling on official state business.
True/ False
True
Travel expenses incurred by an employee for any type of interviews are NOT reimbursable.
True/ False
True
Per diem is not allowed within ____ miles by normal commute distance of the employees HQ. Per diem is not allowed within ____ miles of the employees residence.
50/ 50
If your HQ is Bishop and part of your beat is in Independence, could you claim per diem while attending court in Independence even though it is further than 50 miles away from your HQ?
Yes/No
NO - Per diem expenses will not be allowed at any location within 50 miles from ANY point of the assigned AREA as determined by the normal commute distance.
An employee is on Travel Status when employee is MORE than 50 miles from HQ and MORE than 50 miles from primary residence as determined by the normal commute distance.
True/False
True
Can overtime meals be claimed while on travel status?
Yes/ No
No, May not!
Per Diem Expenses - are for meals, lodging, and personal expenses (incidental allowance) incurred while on ________.
Travel Status
For travel within 50 miles from HQ or Home, an employee is NOT on travel status and MAY NOT claim per diem but _______ be eligible for overtime meals.
MAY/MAY NOT
MAY
Business Expenses consist of charges for telegrams, emergency purchases of equipment and supplies adn other actual charges necessary for the completion of official state business. Receipts are required for expenses over _______.
$5
Long term assignment is any assignment of ____ days or more to a given location other than the employees HQ.
a. 15
b. 31
c. 60
d. 90
b. 31 days or more
All lodging reimbursements require a receipt. Costs associated with the use of time shares and other privately owned venues are NOT commercial lodging establishments and _______ be reimbursed.
Will/ Will Not
Will Not
When the employee is granted sick leave while away from employee’s HQ for the purpose of state business, the employee may claim reimbursement for travel expenses for up to ______ days. This time limitation may be exceeded in unusual cases with approval from the Commander. An approved request must be attached to the TEC.
a. 2 days
b. 3 days
c. 4 days
d. 5 days
b. 3 days
Approval of a travel Expense Claim. The approval signature must be in _______ ink, and _____ of the approving officer must be shown on the original TEC.
Blue / Rank
TRAVEL ADVANCE AMOUNT: (2-8)
The minimum request for a travel advance is ____ and advance should not exceed expenses for _____ days.
$25 / 30 days
If travel is cancelled or postponed indefinitely, travel advance must be returned immediately or not more than _____ calendar days from the issuance date. Travel advance requests must be submitted no earlier than __ weeks prior to the date of travel.
30 calendar days / two (2)
Long term per diem allowances normally begin after the ____ consecutive day in one location.
a. 10th
b. 20th
c. 30th
d. 60th
c. 30th
Normally employees are not to drive departmental vehicles for more than ___ hours. An employee may volunteer to extend the driving period; however, this time period is not to exceed ___ hours except in case of emergency. When there are two or more employees the 12 hour limitation does not apply.
8 hours / 4 hours
Taxi, hotel bus shuttle, street car and local rapid transit receipts are required when fares are over ____.
a. $5
b. $10
c. $20
d. $25
b. $10