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Show r KS' 5 E. 300 W Salt Lake association City. nwu 0.1,, S. Jordan Valley l ' Sentinel Volume SO Number 48 Thursday, November 17, 1983 Continuing The Mlcivale Sentinel (USPS 347-940- ) Published weekly at 125 W. Center St., Salt Lake County Utah by Mldvala Sentinel Inc. Second-clas- s pottage paid at Midvale Utah. Subscription rate $6 per year In Jordan School District Thlftissue two sections. Colored "toe sox" like these worn by Midvale Elementary fourth grader were among the most unusual spotted in the held last week. Students received credit on both the amount and comprehension of material read. Read-a-Tho- n Monica DiRenzo displays unusual decorative socks as part of a reading program at Midvale Elementary. Students were graded on their reading, but prizes were also given out to the students wearing the craziest and most colorful socks. at Midvale is stocking foot activity slated Nov. 21 Read-a-Tho- n Everyone knows that reading is a "stocking foot" activity, but it took a group of Midvale Elementary fourth graders to elevate it to an art form. The students, from the classes of Mrs Joan Byerline, Miss Leslie Due, and Mrs Kerry . Mower, spent Thursday pouring through their favorite books and each trying to outdo the other in "Old Town" Sponsors free turkeys Old Town Midvale The are giving free Merchants turkeys Nov. 16 to 19. Twenty birds will be given after the selection of winners has been the individual made by de merchants. An advertisement in this week's Sentinel will give details on obtaining tickets to win turkeys. Each sponsoring merchant will select its own winner. Shoppers will be notified by phone and lucky winners may make their turkey selection at Albertsons, 45 Center Square, Midvale. Individual merchants have and merchandise special reduced prices for the event. One turkey per family will win, but shoppers may enter at more than one store. Property tax deadline If you live in Salt Lake County, you have until Nov. 30 to get your 1983 property taxes paid. That reminder comes from Interim Salt Lake County Treasurer, Michael R. Embley. He says tax notices were mailed last July and August, as they" were last year. District readies program to deal with drug, alcohol abuse JHS class of '33 reunion outlandish under-sho- e wear. There were colored "toe sox," socks made up to look like rabbits and other furry animals, striped socks, white socks, and footsies, every kind you could imagine and more. Naturally, the idea was to show off the socks, in fact, prizes were given out for the craziest and also the most colorful. n had But, the more .serious jwpects as well . Students received credit for the of amount reading they accomplished, the difficulty of each book, and their comprehension of the material. In addition some of the students used the activity to a dual purpose, taking pledges for Muscular Dystrophy based on the number of books read. "We put together the activity this way to get across to students the idea that reading is fun, not something they must be forced do," stated teacher Joan Byerline. "If they don't learn to read as children, they won't do it as adults." participation The Jordan High School class of '33 has scheduled its fiftieth reunion for Monday, Nov. comprehensive ' 254-374- 561-718- Mrs Quinn ,lnTrtl'"":"I)iaWrt policy now is , to senung the review to the board exhaust every local program and option in dealing with the was Dr. Earl Stuker and Ms problem before making any Stuker JoAnn Galloway. move to send the matter on to on where the by reported system the courts. A total of 175 Jordan substitutes will be hired while were referred to students teachers are taking the training. court last year, but the juvenile He also stated that it was the below that pace well is district goal of the program to unify all this year. alcohol drug and prevention activities within the district. Galloway described the use of the "Chemical nationwide The board also discussed the district's attendance policy with People" program within the district. The television broaddirector of high schools Tom casts were beamed into all six Owen. The discussion centered district high schools, where around the concept of who should set attendance parents and students could also Open house set should Jordan win state title The Jordan High School Booster Club would like to let students, parents, and alumni know that should Beetdiggers defeat Judge and take home the state football trophy Friday, an open house will be held at school from 3 to 6 p.m. 3-- A . V Sandy South Jordan West Jordan General fund expenditures budgeted during the 1983-8fiscal year in Midvale will amount to $2,189,849, or $216 per capita. This was revealed in an analysis of budgets for major Utah cities by Utah Foundation, 4 a private tax research organization. Excluded from the analysis are amounts for capital projects, debt service, and other special funds. Budget expenditures in the various Utah cities surveyed range from a high of $579 per capita in Bountiful to a low of $108 per person in Riverton. The average expenditure for all 41 cities included in the survey was $261 per capita. According to the foundation , analysis, the major expenditure items in the 1983-8- 4 city budget for Midvale are streets and public improvements - $455,735 (20.81 percent of the budget total), law enforcement -- percent), general $775,061 (35.39 government - $608,072 fire percent), (27.77 protection -- percent), and parks, recreation, and public property $62,931 (2.87 percent). For the state as a whole, $119,923 (5.48 streets and public sales tax and $472,849 or 21.59 percent from the property tax. The city property tax levy imposed in Midvale for 1983 was local mills ($12.76 per $1,000 assessed valuation) . The sales tax and the property tax are the major sources of revenue for most Utah cities. In the 41 cities examined, the sales tax accounts for $61.5 million, or 26 percent of the general .12.76 improvements along with law enforcement . are the major spending areas for most Utah cities. Seventeen of the cities in the survey list streets and public improvements as their number one category of public spending, while sixteen cities report law enforcement as their principal expenditure item. These two items account for nearly 50 percent of all general fund expenditures in Utah cities. This year, Midvale expects to derive $900,000 or 41.10 percent of its budget revenues from the Law Fire Enforcement ? 177.900 775,061 208.564 2,276,682 280,780 1 307,171 .! Protection 44.500 119,923 50,564 1,267,810 58,558 406.078 Protective Inspection 265,973 74,400 12,956 175,694 - 162,362 Streets & Public Improv. Parks Recreation 4 Pub. Prop. 199,000 '- V Later the board heard a request from a Mrs Olson, a PTA member and a volunteer with the American Cancer Society. Olson was asking permission to send contributions packets home with children. The children would bring the donations back to school for teachers to collect. The district will soon be enter ing negotiations with Salt Lake Co. Sewer Improvement District No. One on raising the monthly service fees for schools in the South Jordan, Riverton, and Draper areas. i . Cemetery - 455,735 261,104 64,286 19,583 7,833 1,581,790 400,912 461,896 ' 49 323 171,530 20.765 41.532 - Transfers To Other Funds - . V ' SUMMARY OF BUDGET REVENUES IN SELECTED UTAH CITIES FOR The study shows that the property tax continues as an important local revenue source in most Utah cities. There is, considerable however, variation in the property tax mill rates imposed for municipal purposes. City tax rates for 1983 in the 41 cities examined vary from a high of 30.21 mills ($30.21 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in Tooele to a low of 5.00 mills in Riverton. In many instances, the tax becomes the property balancing element in the budget to match available revenues against proposed expenditures. 1983-8- All TOTAL Other EXPENDITURES 74.144 - - .. ; 365,694 1,261.900 -- - - Per Capita Expend. 965.463 62,000 . . , additional increase in the local sales tax rate to 1 percent beginning July 1, 1987. 1983-8- 4 28.772 62,931 1,619,169 revenue total, while the property tax amounts to $46.4 million, or 20 percent. Twenty of the cities list the sales tax as their number one revenue source with ten others indicating that it is their number two source. In the case of the property tax, it ranks first in eight cities and second in another 19 cities. The foundation expects that the sales tax will continue to as a grow in importance revenue source for Utah cities. This year the local option sales tax maximum was raised from 34 percent to 78 percent, and a new method for allocating the revenue was authorized by the 1983 Utah Legislature. The new legislation also permits an .' . project. City budgets in Midvale equal $216 per capita 187,318 608,072 183.131 1,957,492 330,615 2,623,228 Riverton of the district's intervention program truancy was next on the agenda with coordinator of student services Sidney J. Beveridge. Beveridge told the board that, in response to a request from the juvenile court system, the district was not as quick to refer a student to the courts on truancy charges. a The reason, badly overburdened court system. A review procedures for a particular course, the teacher, the administration or both. Owen also reported on the results of a poll taken of principals on the district's fund raising policy. The survey showed 50 percent liked things as is and the other 50 percent wanted it to be a bit more liberal. Owen stated that it was the district's policy that students not be used as a captive audience for some commerical gain. contributions by Voluntary parents to the schools were okay so long as it's for a specific , Utah Foundation reports General Government Draper Midvale expert T" Assisting SUMMARY OF BUDGET EXPENDITURES IN SELECTED UTAH CITIES FOR CITY of ask questions panelists. .teachers 969-249- 2 Drug QuinnonNov. 8. Mrs Quinn told the board that teacher training is currently going on in 10 elementary schools to better prepare teachers for discussing the subject. The program is being funded as a part of a five year, $2 million project by the state legislature. During that period of .i time the district hopes to train, at least, 75 percent of its W. Reception Center, 8200 S. in West Jordan. The social hour will get underway at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. The cost will be $15 for a couple or $7.50 for a single. For further information, those interested should get in touch with Vaughn Palmer at 4 or Ray Smith at or .either 4 a and in Alcohol program was outlined to school board members by Karen at the Jordanell 21, 2295 Read-a-Tho- to The Jordan School District's 2,189.849 175 216 108 , 788,438 179 152 9,348,358 1,140,953 196 5.331,070 . ' , 4 1983 City Property CTTY Tax Draper Midvae , 250,516 Riverton .112,400 Sandy South Jordan 1,959,130 245,905 1,026,031 West Jordan , 472,849- Sales & Use Tax ' Franchise Tax 100,424 900,000 - . 228,538 1.948,221 100,000 1,259,000 Licenses & Permits Federal Funds 105,175 State Service Funds Charges 106,150 77,000 26,200 648,522 95,400 8,200 86,000 1,168,334 132.482 983.281 1,310,000 37,500 81,000 29,850 349,687 - .31,900 142,012 ,122,838 628,050 426,000 753,721 153,081 - 108,170 96,000 1,110,764 Prepared by Utah Foundation from budgets submitted to the State Auditor's Off ice. Contributions & Transfers 206,848 346,000 100,000 658,200 304,964 - - . All TOTAL Property Other REVENUE 63,450 43,549 109,450 195.500 125,300 254,987 965,463 2.189,849 788,438 9.348,358 1,205,401 5.331,070 Tax Levy 12.02 12.76 5.00, 11.53 9.80 12.04 . V . ' . |