| Show City Council Cuts Budget by 40 Thousand Moab City officials pared the 1963 general fund budget down to a total of assuring city taxpayers of a Q 5 mill tax cut at the budget hearing meeting of th the council Tuesday night I Beginning early In the evening evening eve eve- ning Mayor Norman Boyd and council members went over each Item In the proposed budget to cut any funds which might not actually be needed The result was a decrease of over 40 10 iO thousand as com compared com 1 I I pared to the 1962 total ft- ft I gure gore However one Item In Inthe Inthe Inthe the 1962 budget t amounting t to td 25 thousand for bonds and sinking fund Is not shown In the 1963 total since It Is anticipated these obligations will be met from utility re re- venues The utility revenues were sufficient to pay the amount for 1962 making It un sary suy to take the money from the general fund budget It was budgeted In the Miscellaneous Miscellaneous l laneous or Other fund alloca alloca- tion Upon motion by Eben Scharf and second by Edd E Eo the budget passed unanimously with one member member member mem mem- ber Les Erbes being absent Departmental breakdown of the 1963 budget with figures for 1962 In parentheses Include Include Include In In- clude General Government Public Safety Safety Sa fety Public Works Public Health Parks and Recreation 17 Other which Included bond and sinking funds Total General General General Ge Ge- Fund as opposed op op- posed to the previous previous previous pre pre- year Only two citizens other than council members and city employees employees employees em em- attended the meeting and no protests to the budget were made Anticipated tax levy for forthe forthe forthe the city for lor 1963 gives eight mills to the general fund as compared to 13 for 1962 City taxes tastes on property are expected expect expect- ed to total 15 mills mills' with one oneT T 11 for special 1 Improvement p guarantee 6 and 6 6 mills roUls- for bond redemption The mill levy will not be t officially set until August I |
