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Question 1
A planning director is tasked with developing the department's annual budget. The municipality is facing tight fiscal constraints and the city manager has requested that all departments justify every expense, starting from scratch, rather than simply adjusting the previous year's budget. Which budgeting method does this process describe?
Correct Answer:
Zero-Based Budgeting
Question 2
A planning manager is overseeing a complex project to update the city's zoning ordinance. The project involves numerous sequential tasks with clear dependencies. To effectively schedule the project, identify the longest sequence of dependent tasks, and determine the minimum time to completion, which project management tool would be most appropriate?
Correct Answer:
PERT Chart
Question 3
A senior planner for a public agency is offered a weekend contract to provide consulting services to a private developer who has an active application with the agency. According to the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, what must the planner do before accepting this assignment?
Correct Answer:
Make full written disclosure to their public employer and receive written permission to proceed.
Question 4
Which of the following is a key component of a planning agency's internal organizational management?
Correct Answer:
Developing a professional development and training program for staff.
Question 5
A planning department wants to track its effectiveness in processing development applications. The director decides to measure the average application review time and the percentage of applications processed within a statutory deadline. These types of metrics are best described as:
Correct Answer:
Process-Oriented Performance Metrics
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