Show t fins ains in States State's Welfare Costs Spur Lars bars ars of Auditor for Future u. u liters liter's note This Is 11 the first erics of articles explaining In and eo costs ts of pub- pub welfare in Utah the largest timer of tax revenues re ex ex- ex- ex h by the state government govern Jo ment Efforts Effort to improve administration administration administration ad ad- ministration practices will be discussed I From this picture it is plain f Supports Silver Defense 1 j jY Y x t 1 J IL r i it t I Ii tt r s. s 1 I PLEDGES TO WORK WORK FOR SILVER LEGISLATION Berkeley L. L Bunker and sister Mrs Earl S. S Shipley 3 that the relief situation In Utah is rapidly getting out of control control control con con- This assertion was made by State Auditor John W W. Guy in his biennial report for the year two-year period ended June 30 1940 I recommend that the 1941 legislature make a careful study of this program and adopt such remedial legislation as will be of ol benefit to the taxpayers of the state and yet provide for all allworthy allworthy allworthy worthy assistance to the states state's needy citizens the auditor said Cites ites Trade Tralle Gains Eight thousand more beneficiaries beneficiaries beneficiaries benefi benefi- and over greater cost and yet all statistics indicate that general economic conditions have improved the report stated Continuing his analysis of the state relief up set-up Mr Guy said the legislature should make a careful study of administration and clarify the laws He stressed that the determination of the need for assistance should be more clearly defined A civil service program he said should be adopted and strictly en enforced enforced enforced en- en forced in the state department of public welfare The number of grantees participating participating participating par par- in the assistance program program program pro pro- gram has rapidly increased and inmany inmany in inmany many instances the administration has been so loose that in some counties 25 per cent of those receiving receiving receiving re re- re- re assistance were clearly not in m need of state aid Mr Guy charged further in his report The organization during the past five years has grown to such an extent that it now expends distributes distributes distributes dis dis- dis- dis tributes and allocates nearly a year ear in public funds to aid more than people annually annu annu- ally nearly ally nearly one out of every 10 persons in Utah Utah Utah- That is a thumbnail description of the growth of the state department department department depart depart- ment of public welfare which was founded by the legislature March 26 1935 and the activities it carries carries carries car car- ries on with the cooperation of oftie tie the welfare departments in each oT 01 the 29 counties and the state health department From a handful of es it has grown to include directors cas caseworkers w st stenographers ts clerks accountants personnel personnel personnel person person- nel directors consultants janitors and others in its offices at the capitol and in those of the affiliated affiliated affiliated county departments Pay lay Reaches Its payroll for the fiscal year ear ended June 30 1940 according to the biennial report near completion completion completion comple comple- tion was vas For the previous previous previous pre pre- fiscal year it was Total administrative costs for forthe forthe forthe the more recent year were 55 the report will state Administrative Administrative Administrative Ad Ad- costs consumed 75 per cent of of all funds dispensed b by bythe bythe the department During the 39 1938 fiscal year administration costs were 77 per cent of all funds distributed directly by the depart depart- ment |