Show Uintah County Budget Set at Uintah County Commissioners Monday londay approved a 1973 1073 budget that exceeds the 1972 1912 budget and agreed to pick pickup pickup up tip the 4 46 I percent withheld for retirement retirement retire retire- ment on checks of all full time lime county employees starting starling January 1 AT THE official budget hearing the Commissioners explained the increases contained in the budget for the coming years year's operations Several departments departments depart depart- ments now i require more funds because of their expanded operations required by state laws the Commissioners pointed out Substantial increases were noted in the following county departments The Sheriffs Sheriff's Sheriffs Sheriff's Sheriffs Sheriff's Sher Sher- iffs iff's department was increased to help pay for more employees The County Attorneys Attorney's budget was increased due to his assuming the District Attorneys Attorney's duties starting Jan 1 1 Building Building Build Build- ing and Grounds were increased to make repairs on faulty walks and participate participate participate par par- with special funds in building a drunk tank in the jail facility of the county building The Assessors Assessor's office was given an in increase increase increase in- in crease in its budget due to the extra work on the states state's reappraisal has been set up in a special budget to pay the county's share of the total cost of the reappraisal project Uintah County will be required to pay third one-third of the reappraisal cost The Hospital fund was increased to in anticipating using federal re revenue revenue revenue re- re venue sharing money to bring the hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital up to standards required by Medi Medi- care This would include installing a fire sprinkler system and purchasing a new ray X-ray machine The swimming pool sinking fund was increased to which will give a total fund of about that has been funded for a new swimming pool THE COLLECTOR road fund is budgeted budgeted bud bud- at because no money has been spent for three years ears and this much has accumulated explained Commission Commission- ers the general fund in the 1973 budget showed shoved a n decrease of oC 1000 mainly because because be be- cause of oC no general election expenses for next year LAST YEAR mills were levied by bythe bythe bythe the county to raise the approximate one- one third of the budget needed through taxing taxing tax tax- ing properties The other two-thirds two of the county expenditures comes from Incomes Incomes Incomes In In- comes other than property taxes During 1972 the property properly assessed by bythe bythe bythe the county assessor including livestock residential and commercial buildings real estate land and personal property brought the county on its mill levy about State assessed properties including oil minerals utilities and mines brought in for a total of property tax income for the county The balance of the budget was raised by other incomes coming into the county explained Morris R R. R Cook county clerk THE MILL levy for 1973 1073 will not be beset beset beset set until sometime in August when the official assessed valuation of the the county is determined It has been estimated that the new newState newState newState State reappraisal will add from 10 to 20 million dollars dollars' t to Uintah County's 1972 valuation This will require an adjustment in the levy so as not to increase increase in in- cre crease crease sethe the amount collected more than 6 percent over last year the higher that goes into effect in 1 1973 73 pointed out the Commissioners THE down BREAK of funds funds' budgeted to all county departments for 1972 compared compared com com- pared to 1973 is as follows 1972 budget figures arc are in parenthesises Commissioners Clerk Clerk- Auditor Sheriff Liquor Control Jail Prisoners Recorder Record Record- er Treasurer Attorney Building Grounds Assessor 25 State Reappraisal CIVIL DEFENSE District Court 2500 Justice Court Juvenile Court 1000 Juror and Witness Surveyor Miscellaneous I County County Coun Coun- ty Roads Agriculture Fair and Exhibits 15 Health Indigent Hospital Weed Recreation 38 Airport OOOO Cemetery Swimming pool Total General B BROAD ROAD Collector Roads Library 35 Interest and Sinking 35 35 Tort Liability 15 Total THE WAGE increase plan for all county employees approved by the Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners beginning Jan 1 will amount to a 4 percent wage vage increase Instead of giving an actual wage increase the county will pay the full 9 percent retirement re- re fund of oC all full lull time employees Prior to Jf Jan J n. n 1 each employee has been con Vi 45 percent and the county m m. m nis withheld amount This amount amou ll ill dl now go back to the empl employees employees' the Commissioners stated |