Show MILES OUTLINES BUDGET REFORM Utah's Ulah's red figured budget can be balanced without impairing the thesta sta states state's s 's services by intelligent reduction reduction tion lion of budget requests elimination of nonessential and d duplicating functions lions and other e economy onomy measures E. E R. R Miles MUes state purchasing agent declared in his bi biennial r report port to Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- George H H. Dern Dem Wednesday y The The report mainly a d discussion d of budgets budget and salaries of state officials am claIs urges that the governor as budget officer be given more budgetary budgetary control to allot appropriations limit amounts spent quarterly by departments departments de de- de- de or suspend altogether expenditures expenditures ex ex- ex when it becomes comes apparent state revenue will wUl not meet expenses In Mr Miles Miles' opinion this would do away from deficits and result in ia balanced budgets at the end of each biennium A budget is only a scrap of paper unless control is exer exercised o over oyer er it he asserted Mr Miles recommended that all surety bonds bought to cover state officials be purchased by the board of supplies and purchase of which lie he Is executive secretary Centralized buying of these bonds would bring a 8 he contends After reviewing activities of the board Mr Miles reported that competitive com corn centralized buying has resulted re re- re suIted in saving four or five times the amount of the boards board's appropriation Stating that home industry will continue continue con con- to receive preference he reported reported re re- re ported that purchase orders will be issued d annually the next bien blen- alum involving a a yearly expenditure of He recommended an Inventory of all state property stating that valuations valuations have fallen off and money can be saved on insurance premiums by making new valuations Mr Miles concluded with a report on a study of state state salaries salaries showing that while lesser paid in Utah draw as much as in other states elective officers officers and and appointive exec exec- draw less |