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Show Farmington city approves $1.3 million budget coming fiscal ye;. -. A small amount of money, has been allocated for centennial projects pro-jects preparatory for the city's 1992 centennial year. That includes the purchase of U.S. flags, continued development of Woodland Park, etc. Funds have also been allocated for use by the city's economic development de-velopment committee for feasibility studies on U.S. 89 and other related issues. In addition to approving the up- coming fiscal year budget, the governing body also approved modifications to the current fiscal year general fund budget, reopening the same to provide for the renovation renova-tion of the Mountain View Park tennis court and also the Main Park tennis court In addition the Main Park tennis court lighting system is being renovated. reno-vated. Total cost of these renovations renova-tions amounts to approximately SEE BUDGET A-2 J- V FARMINGTON - The mayor and council met in a regular city council session Wednesday to consider con-sider approving its fiscal year 1990- 91 budget. Action was taken to approve a general fund budget of approximately approx-imately $1.3 million for the upcoming upcom-ing fiscal year. The budget reflects an expenditure increase of 2.8 percent per-cent over the previous year. The city manager indicates that this fiscal year's budget process has progressed smoothly with a lot of input from city department heads, the city manager and with careful scrutiny, review and modification by the mayor and city council. Members of the governing body spent many hours debating pros and cons on various issues and approaches. ap-proaches. The process of governance gover-nance has worked as the mayor and city council have approved a budget that is literally their plan of city operations for the ensuing year. The budget maintains basic services ser-vices at nearly the same level as they have been in the past. There is an increase in some staffing levels. Beginning January, 1991 an additional addi-tional police officer will be added if revenues are forthcoming as anticipated. an-ticipated. Because the police department is being moved to the new public safety safe-ty building, an additional half-time secretary is being hired to serve the needs of the public works and recreation departments. Overall compensation increases amount to five percent and are reflected in the budget. Some capital equipment items are being purchased through a lease-purchase arrangement such as two police cars, an upgrade on the city's computer system, and an asphalt roller to reduce the cost of street patching. . Money is being set aside for future capital equipment expenditures expen-ditures in the street department. In addition, strec: repairs and renovations renova-tions amounUi.j; to about $85,000 will be accomplished during the up- BUDGET CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 $12,000. The city's general fund is only one of 20 city funds. In the other city funds important budget changes include: (1) The water fund will finance the " replacement of a . four-inch water line in south Farmington. The cost of that project is estimated at $50,000. There will be no increases in water fees this fiscal year. (2) Fee increases will be needed in both the sewer fund and the garbage gar-bage fund for the upcoming year. Garbage fees will increase from $9 to $10.50 per residential customer per month. This increase reflects a proportionate increase in tipping fees at the Bum Plant. Sewer fees are also increasing from $7.50 to $8 per month beginning July 1. This increase was necessary because the sewer fund experienced a small loss in its operating fund during the past two fiscal years. (3) The city has a sidewalk capital capi-tal fund. Revenues for that fund come through the State Department of Transportation Pedestrian Safety Sidewalk Program. The FY 90-91 budget reflects expenditures for extending ex-tending curb, gutter and sidewalk on north Main Street from 1400 North to Leonard Lane. The cost of that project is approximately $50,000. In other matters the city's debt service expenses and operational costs are iiK . tsing during the upcoming up-coming year as a result of the construction con-struction of the new public safety building. The debt service on the public safety bu Iding has been adequately planned. As promised previously by the mayor and city council, no new tax increases will be needc 1 to fund the debt service requirements. Operational Opera-tional cost increases for ?he public safety building are being funded out of general fund without additional tax increases. Finally, the general property tax rate levied by the city will actually decrease a small amount. |