Show J Tentative Budget Passed by Commission The Davis County Commission approved the largest tentative tentative budget in the history of the county in its last meeting of the year The budget would allow allow al- al allow al al- low expenses of during the f e next 12 months At the same time the commission commission commission commis commis- sion approved an emergency increase increase in in- crease in the 1954 budget of 44 to up this years year's total to Most of the additional funds will go into the general fund and will be used for increased increased in increased in- in creased salaries The salary raise resulted from the county going from third to second class This years year's budget originally A public hearing on the proposed pro pro- proposed posed emergency increase to this years year's budget will b be held in the commission room at the courthouse court courthouse courthouse house Dec 27 at 10 am a.m. Though the tentative budget for next year is the largest in inthe inthe inthe the county's history actual ex ex- expenditures expenditures for 1953 and 1954 surpassed it Greatest expenditure expendi expendi- ture was in 1953 when heavy equipment was purchased An emergency appropriation that year brought bro expenditures to 10 Public hearing for the proposed pro pro- proposed posed 1955 budget is set for Dec 31 at 10 am a.m. in the county court house A breakdown of the tentative budget shows the following sums general fund roads P indigent and hospital exhibits recreations recreations recreations rec rec- agricultural inspection inspection inspection in in- and crop cr p pest controls Echo reservoir I and other waters class class B Broads Broads Broads roads and library 35 |