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Show Wednesday, December 19, 2007 DAILY HERALD A4 Budget Continued Utah County years. Going more than a decade without an increase in funds referring to a county tax increase is "unimagi- 2008 2007 from A 1 Budget: 30 nable." "You as a safety net. "It's breaking into their comfort zone," said Bryan Thompson, county clerkauditor. I While salaries have been given a bump, it's well known that Utah County has some of the lowest pay in the state. Before the budget portion of the meeting, County Attorney Jeff million in 2008 - $85,777,808 - $77,840,094 I There are 54.75 new positions in the county's are budget Forty-sirelated to the opening of the new jail. cant x do it for free," Tracy said later. Commissioners disagree. Steve White voted against the budget based on the fact that he wanted it closer to $82 million. "The sheriff's right, we have a difference of opinion between what's necessary and what's not necessary," White said. "1 just don't think we cut enough." Commissioners did make at least $200,000 in cuts to Tracy's budget without consulting him, including training and operations costs for the sex crimes task force. While commissioners can legally do it, the sheriff said his staff prioritizes the budget based on public safety. "We had already, 1 thought, come to a bottom line," he said. "My heartburn and my concern is that ... rather than asking us to cut a certain amount of money, they go in and cut things they don't like." While commissioners are holding the line on no tax Buhman had a back-and-for- with Commissioner Larry about the need to create a new position in his office. The position would cost more, but would also create a supervisory position in the career ladder. Buhman said the lack of such a position and the salary that comes with it has cost his office several attorneys who have moved on to work FOR COMPARISON: Weber County 2008 budget: $112.5 million I Davis County 2008 budget: $94.8 million I Salt Lake County budget: $811 million in Salt Lake Valley. "We don't want to lose our best people increases, there are signs that the county is straining to to other places," Buhman said. make its budget: Ellertson views the move as I In the past, the county has an unnecessary addition to typically been very conserbureaucracy. The commission vative with its revenue esti-agreed to the description of mates. This year, the county the new position, but put the used the maximum possible Vstaffing plan on hold for two weeks. projections in as budgeting. "We aren't conservative any- The county is funding a more, said county finance salary study in March, to officer Danene Jackson, be implemented in July, that I The county's reserve would bring some of the salafunds have all been drawn ries closer to other counties. down about as far as they can Money has been included in the budget for that purpose. go. By law, the county has to keep a certain amount $4.3 that were born on Christmas Day," she said. "Somewhere" back there someone of my husband's ancestors was born on Christmas. It is not a super her name. "I think it is an opportunity for me to have a better sense Continued from A l of humor," she said. "More "When I make an appointthan anything it has been V fun. It has been a lot of other ment somewhere, it is kind of common name." Yet she is not the first in the things, too. For many people, awkward," she said. "I just tell it seems to make them happy. them this isn't a prank call." family to have an interesting combination of first and last Christ mas has been work'You are my favorite,' they tell me. T think of your name and ing at Ancestry.com for three names. it makes me happy,' " She said her husband's years. Through her work in Her husband, Brian, says that company, she has found grandmother was named Joy that there are between 20 and Christmas, and one time when the best part of her name is 100 other Mary Christmases in she was shopping at JCPenney that he has Mary Christmas all in Provo, she was held at the the United States. year long, not just during the counter because the store clerk holidays. The last name of Christmas has its origins in Wales, she And yes, when she greets thought her name was phony. said. Christmas has a positive others she still tells them "mer"It was given to people attitude about the reaction to ry Christmas." 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AnaContinued from Al lysts estimated that only two class-siz- e additional teachers have been reduction must be hired since 2000 as a result of spent to reduce student-teache- r Utah class-siz- e reduction funding. ratios greater than has a ratio of 22.6 students per "Essentially, for the last six teacher, according to the Utah years, funds functioned as Office of Education. The nation- maintenance funding rather al average is 15.8 per teacher. than providing for new class-siz- e reduction efforts," the Utah spends less per student than any other state and has the audit said. A reason why the money nation's largest class sizes. has failed t6 meet the goal: AvAn audit was ordered after lawmakers questioned whetherage teacher salaries and benefits have increased at about er the money was being spent on administrators' salaries and the same rate as the money intended to reduce class sizes, other programs. In four of the six years rethe audit found. The increases were described as reasonable. viewed, there was a decrease Heb? i - - Ml. Classes Warned r if V record but needed to feel more comfortable with her. Indeed, in an News national poll released last month, just 41 percent of voters said Clinton was likable, compared with 54 percent for Obama and 49 percent for Edwards. More recently, a CBS News-NeYork Times poll this month found only 3 percent of Clinton supporters said they back her because she is likable, compared with 26 percent Perm said. who said it was because she's "It's the result of the attacks married to former President Clinton and 23 percent who that Barack Obama and John Edwards have made on her. So said she has the right experience. Eight percent of Obama's it's very important for people to understand the full extent supporters said they chose him of what Hillary's done and the because they like him, while 27 people she's helped," Penn said. percent selected him because of his newness. 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