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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

One of the concerns that department heads have is maintaining, or growing, the amount of funding allocated in their annual budget. I was a member of a call fire department for 30 years. At the end of every budget year there would be a lot of spending, much of it on things that I didn't think we needed. Extra air tanks, and extra hose were common purchases, just to make sure all the money was spent.

The view from the top was, if we don't spend it they will think we don't need that much money next year. My thought at the time was, maybe we don't need it.

You are exactly right. We had gov people come in to our business and told us they had to buy just to increase their budget to keep it looking high for the upcoming year.