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Show Commission Approves Million Dollar Spending Plan; Schedules Hearing (I rand County Commissioners Commis-sioners Monday approved approv-ed a tentative budget for 1973. Total figure for the budget is $1 ,074,601). Expenditures estimated for 1972 a re set at $554,-335, $554,-335, with the major increase in-crease in the spending plan coming in monies appropriated for reconstruction recon-struction work at Canyonlands Can-yonlands Airport. A breakdown of the budget includes a raise in the Commission salaries sal-aries from an estimated $12,540 for this vear to $14,000 for next. The increase in-crease is effected as a change in payment of retirement for all county coun-ty employees and is noted not-ed in the salaries of other officials as well. Court Expense District Court expenses expens-es rose from $3,882 for this year to $5,000 for next year because of the possibility of need of the extra monies for use in jury trials. The budget for City and Precinct Court, was set at $13,000 for next vear. It totalled $12,043 for this year. A change of nearlv $6,-000 $6,-000 over the 1972 budget was noted this year and came about primarily as a result of increased Highway Patrol arrests made in the Crescent Junction area. The Juvenile Ju-venile Court budget remained re-mained at S30G as in previous pre-vious years. Legal aid expenses were raised to $5,000 for the coming year although al-though only $1,984 was spent during 1972. The change was made because be-cause of a court ruling that a defendant may have an attorney appointed ap-pointed for him even in misdemeanor cases. Retirement Benefit Monies budgeted for County Clerk, recorder, recor-der, Attorney, Treasurer, Treasur-er, Assessor and Sheriff were all raised to reflect re-flect the change in payment pay-ment of retirement benefits. be-nefits. The net effect to the office holders will be an increase in take-home take-home pay. Planning and zoning spending was set at $500 which is the same amount am-ount as was budgeted for this year. An estimated esti-mated $397 of that budget bud-get was actually spent. The agriculture extension exten-sion budget remained the same at $2,800 and the appropriation for the Moab Museum was listed list-ed at $4,900. The appropriation for Economic Development was dropped from $20,-000 $20,-000 in this year's budget to $16,000 for the new one. Primary reason for the change was the levy of the Water Conservancy Conserv-ancy District, of which Economic Development Director Don Hoffman is secretary-treasurer. The Commission agreed that some of Hoffman's salary should be taken from the $9,000 allotted allot-ted to the Water District. Dis-trict. For the second year of a proposed three year program, $10,000 was budgeted for improvements improve-ments at the rodeo arena. ar-ena. Promotion Monies for exhibitions and community promotion promo-tion were dropped from $8,700 for this year to $4,700 for next. The drop was noted in the amount am-ount of money to be given giv-en to the Chamber of Commerce to be used by the Grand County Travel Council for advertising. The Commissioners felt that monies from the Transient Room Tax should be sufficient for advertising purposes. Of the $4,700, $2,000 will go to the Chamber for operation and $2,000 will be used for the Canyonlands Canyon-lands Rodeo while the remaining $700 will be used for miscellaneous items. Improvements The budget for building build-ing and grounds for this year was set at $32,000, up from the $16,513 which was actually spent during 1972. Reason listed list-ed for the increase is a proposed redecoration of the courtroom, a project pro-ject which was to have been completed in 1972 but which was not done. Cost of the improvements improve-ments was set at between be-tween $12 and $13 thous -and. During 1972, $5,500 was spent for election purposes pur-poses and $3,000 was budgeted for next year for use in the event that the nursing home question comes to the ballot during the year. Non-departmental expenses ex-penses remainedat$21,-000, remainedat$21,-000, while fire control remained at $2,000. An increase was noted not-ed in the budget for the Grand County Sheriff's office, which ran over its budgeted monies during dur-ing 1972 with expenditures expendi-tures of $53,749. The (Continued on Page 5) Commission Approves Million Dollar Spending Plan; Schedules Hearina mt. from P.ie O uuTO.ise will to used for jviniuoiU of increased expenses and purchase of a new ear for the iM'nOC. 1'he C"i il Pet'ene tuul-,;ot tuul-,;ot as increased from $.!,S7t which was spout his .war to $a,.MH for next. Keason for the in-nvase in-nvase was the now polios pol-ios bv which tho Sheriffs Sher-iffs Posso can purch-ase purch-ase Ci il IVfense mer-oh.uidise mer-oh.uidise and then reimburse re-imburse tho County for the expenses. The Health and Public Pub-lic Welfare Rndet remained re-mained at $ J 3. 000 even though onlv $13.3tt was spent in this department list ear. Hospital Budget In the 1972 budget. $10,000 was appropriated appropriat-ed to the Allen Memorial Mem-orial Hospital, however, only $13,000 in tax revenues rev-enues were used at the facility. For next year, $92,000 has boon re quested which includes purchase of now cquip-"Hnt cquip-"Hnt to replace outdated items at the hospital as "oil as improvements to moot the specifications nf the State Fire Marshal. Mar-shal. Money for this item may be taken from monies mo-nies appropriated to the 1 ouiu.v as part of rev enue en-ue sh.uine,, although no tirm commitment has vet been made. The Park and Recreation Recrea-tion budget was raised ti'om $i),000 to $11,500 to reflect a request from the Kolf course for funds to provide maintenance. The Senior C'itiens program pro-gram receiv ed an appropriation appro-priation of $2,500 for 1073 to help in repairs to the building used by them. Other Expenses Other appropriations included $6,000 for collector col-lector roads (the same as 1972). The County Hoad program budget I IVUI 1 1 1 V "is sot at $137. 15(1 to include purchase of new equipment. This money "iay also come from i cveinie sharing funds if approval is e.iven bv the Commission. The final Horn on the budget is $3f.0,50l) for work at Canyonlands Airport, to bo repaid by state and ' federal monies after the work is completed. A breakdown by departments de-partments shows the General Fund budget at $920, S00; the library at $20,000; Moab Mosquito Abatement District at $2,500; Klgin Mosquito Abatement District at $300; Bond Interest and Sinking at $10,000; and Class B Roads, $115,000 for a total of $1,074, 000 compared with estimated estimat-ed expenditures for the past year of $554,335. |
