Missouri's Third Class County Budget Trend Analysis : Workbook User's Manual

Abstract

The electronic workbook. "Third Class County Budget Trend Analysis." is a spreadsheet that enables Missouri third class counties to analyze county fiscal trends from 1996 to 2009. A county can carry out a detailed study of its own budget and fiscal performance to identify factors contributing to fiscal stress and to consider actions it may want to take. The workbook also allows a county to benchmark itself against a set standard, its own past performance or the record of another county as a gauge of fiscal performance.