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The Miami Cuban-American Service Center was founded in 1962 as a place for
older Cuban Americans to meet and socialize. Over the years the agency became
increasingly involved in providing human services and other support activities.
The agency expanded to include the operation of three senior centers and one
adult day care center.
In the 1980s, the Miami Cuban-American Service Center also became involved
in the operation of a child day care center. In addition to providing a much-needed
service to the community, the child day care center provided volunteer opportunities
for older Cuban Americans and provided a bridge between the oldest and the
youngest members of the community. A few years later, the agency also began sponsoring
a federal Head Start program. By the late 1990s, the annual operating budget
of the agency had grown to nearly $6 million. Agency revenues are derived from a
variety of public and private sources.
On December 31, 20XX, the former executive director of the agency retired.
The new executive director, a woman with an MSW degree and several years of
experience working for the City of Miami’s Department of Human Services, came
on board on January 1, 20XX. She quickly discovered that when it came to the
financial management of the agency, all responsibility was centralized in her office.
The former executive director had directly handled the agency’s finances including
budget preparation and monitoring and had even handled the agency’s
endowment fund.
The new executive director decides that for the long-term fiscal health of the
organization, more agency administrators need to become involved in the financial
management of the center. She informs the agency staff that it is her intention
to create a program structure for the center, assign a program manager to each program,
and designate the programs as responsibility centers.
Assignment
You have been appointed by the new executive director to chair a committee of
agency administrators charged with (1) conducting an inventory of the agency’s
various services and activities, (2) recommending a program structure, and (3) recommending
responsibility center designations for each program. The committee
has completed an inventory of agency services and activities (see the following
list), including the number of clients served and an approximation of annual
expenditures. Based on this inventory, the committee must now make a recommendation
to the executive director on a program structure and the designation of
responsibility centers. As chairman, what will be your committee’s recommendation?
How many programs will be in your program structure? What are they?
What is the rationale for each program? What type of responsibility center designation
(expense, revenue, profit, investment) will you assign to each program?

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this is not a paper I only need someone to point me in the right direction.

I suggest you start by answering these questions.

Based on this inventory, the committee must now make a recommendation
to the executive director on a program structure and the designation of
responsibility centers.

As chairman, what will be your committee’s recommendation?

How many programs will be in your program structure? What are they?

What is the rationale for each program? What type of responsibility center designation (expense, revenue, profit, investment) will you assign to each program?

There will be an expense and revenue centet to both programs(Senior and Children's Services).

As the chair of the committee appointed by the new executive director, your task is to make a recommendation regarding the program structure and responsibility center designations for the Miami Cuban-American Service Center. To do this, you need to consider the inventory of agency services and activities provided, along with the number of clients served and approximate annual expenditures.

Step 1: Review the inventory of agency services and activities
Take a look at the list provided, which includes the number of clients served and annual expenditures for each service and activity.

Step 2: Identify programs for the program structure
Based on the inventory, identify distinct services or activities that can be grouped together as programs. For example, three senior centers and an adult day care center can be grouped under a "Senior Services" program.

Step 3: Determine the rationale for each program
Consider the purpose and objectives of each service or activity. Determine how they align with the overall mission and goals of the Miami Cuban-American Service Center. For example, the child day care center can be part of a program called "Early Childhood Education and Development" with the rationale of providing educational and developmental support for young children in the community.

Step 4: Assign responsibility center designations
Based on the type of services or activities provided, you need to assign responsibility center designations to each program. The four main types of responsibility centers are:
a) Expense Center: Focuses on controlling costs and managing expenses.
b) Revenue Center: Focused on generating revenue or income.
c) Profit Center: Responsible for both generating income and controlling costs.
d) Investment Center: Focuses on both generating income and managing investments.

Consider the nature of each program and its financial implications to determine the appropriate responsibility center designation. For example, the child day care center could be designated as a revenue center as it generates income through fees.

Step 5: Communicate your committee's recommendation
Once you have determined the program structure, rationale, and responsibility center designations for each program, communicate your recommendations to the executive director. Provide a clear and concise explanation of why each program was chosen, its goals, and the rationale for its responsibility center designation.

It is important to note that without the specific inventory of agency services and activities mentioned in the question, it is not possible to provide a precise recommendation for the program structure and responsibility center designations.