EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
ASSISTANT
FEDERAL AND STATE AID CLAIMS COORDINATOR OC 1,2,3,4,5
ASSISTANT
FIRE DISTRICT MANAGER OC 1,2,4,5
CHIEF
BUDGET EXAMINER PR 1,2,3,4,6
CHIEF
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST PR 1,2,3,4,6
DEPUTY BUDGET DIRECTOR PR 1,2,3,4,6
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS COORDINATOR OC 1,2,4,5
LOCAL
LAW COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR OC 1,2,3,4,5
PRINCIPAL
MANAGEMENT ANALYST OC & PR 1,2,3,4,5
SENIOR
BUDGET ANALYST OC 1,2,3,4,6
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT ANALYST OC & PR 1,2,3,4,5
WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT BOARD COORDINATOR OC 1,2,4,5
1.
EVALUATING
CONCLUSIONS IN LIGHT OF KNOWN FACTS - These questions will consist of a set
of facts and a conclusion. You must decide if the conclusion is proved by the facts,
disproved by the facts or if the facts are not sufficient to prove or disprove
the conclusion. The questions will not be specific to a particular field.
2.
PREPARING
WRITTEN MATERIAL
- These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and
accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some
questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by
four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version.
For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of
order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the
sentences.
3.
SUPERVISION - These
questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in
planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward
predetermined objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational
question format, include such topics as assigning and reviewing work;
evaluating performance; maintaining work standards; motivating and developing
subordinates; implementing
procedural
change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with problems of absenteeism,
morale, and discipline.
4.
UNDERSTANDING
AND INTERPRETING TABULAR MATERIAL - These questions test your ability to
understand, analyze, and use the internal logic of data presented in tabular
form. You may be asked to perform tasks such as completing tables, drawing
conclusions from them, analyzing data trends or interrelationships, and
revising or combining data sets. The concepts of rate, ratio, and proportion
are tested. Mathematical operations are simple, and computational speed is not
a major factor in the test. You should bring with you a hand-held battery- or
solar-powered calculator for use on this test. You will not be permitted to use
the calculator function of your cell phone.
5.
UNDERSTANDING
AND INTERPRETING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions test for the ability
to understand and interpret written material. You will be presented with brief
reading passages and will be asked questions about the passages. You should
base your answers to the questions only on what is presented in the passages
and not on what you may happen to know about the topic.
6.
BUDGETING - These
questions are designed to test for knowledge of the principles and practices
involved in governmental budgeting and may include, but not necessarily be
restricted to, terminology associated with the budgeting process and budget
cycle; the selecting of data for analysis (summarization and synthesis) in order
to make inferences and draw conclusions which will provide a basis for making
budget recommendations; applying analysis techniques to data (computation
skills); the techniques involved in and factors affecting forecasting and trend
analysis; presenting budget information at the level of analysis and type of
perspective appropriate to the needs of each person/entity that you are
communicating with; and actions associated with budget execution such as
analysis of program outcomes or responding to situational changes after a
budget has been passed.
The New York
State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this
examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication
"How to Take a Written Test" helpful in preparing for this test. This
publication is available online at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm.
USE OF CALCULATORS IS RECOMMENDED