The chart depicts the organizational structure of the government of Ci

Official Explanation

As a result of the restructuring, a total of__________departments will report to the City Manager, and the maximum number of agencies per department will be_________.

Explanation

According to the chart and the accompanying text, there are currently 5 departments that report to the City Manager (Finance, Public Works, Police, Fire, Human Resources). As part of the proposed restructuring, 1 of the departments (Human Resources) will be eliminated and 2 of the departments (Police, Fire) will be consolidated into a single department. This would result in a total of 3 departments (Finance, Public Works, the consolidated Police/Fire Department) that will report to the City Manager.

The correct answer is 3.

According to the chart and the accompanying text, there are currently between 2 and 5 agencies in each department, and Public Works is the only department with 5. Public Works will not gain or lose any agencies as part of the restructuring. However, the Police and Fire Departments, which each have 4 agencies, will be consolidated into a single department consisting of 7 agencies, given that 2 of the agencies in the current Fire Department (Prevention, Suppression) will be combined. The Finance Department currently has 4 agencies, and, as part of the restructuring, 2 of the agencies within the Finance Department (Accounting, Collections) will be combined, resulting in a total of 3. The Human Resources Department will be eliminated. Thus, as a result of the restructuring, the maximum number of agencies within a department (consolidated Police/Fire Department) would be 7.

The correct answer is 7.