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Clinton's plan to save S54 billion from Medicaid is also likely to By ALAN FRAM a" Stz Associated Press Writer l It WASHINGTON Acceding to a GOP demand, President Clinton is preparing a seven-yea- r plan for balancing the budget, the first sign of movement in the week-ol- d budget talks and one that is receiving a guarded welcome from Republicans. Clinton is likely to suggest smaller tax cuts and more savings from welfare, corporate tax loopholes and other n w - 6- programs than he proposed six months ago. In addition, according to an administration official and a congressional who source AP Photo Spec. William Roberts with the 586th Engi- neer Company (Float Bridge) fires his squaa support weapon during training activities at Ft. Benning in Columbus, Ga., Tuesday. The exercise is an ongoing part of training as troops get ready tor deployment na te postpones By JOHN DIAMOND Associated Press Writer A bid by WASHINGTON Senate leaders to back the Bosnian troop deployment is running resistance as into members worry that the Balkan rank-and-fi- le war will reignite once U.S. troops leave. The Senate postponed until next week a debate that had been expected to begin today on the deployment of 20,000 U.S. peacekeepers to Bosnia. President Clinton, after gaining the backing of three former presidents, sent top military and diplomatic officials to Capitol Hill to give testimony today to try to keep the momentum behind the deployment from flagging. The president met at the White to Bosnia. Roberts' unit is among the active-dutunits scheduled for deployment to the Balkans. y B osnia n House with a of the supporters of military mission, including Alexander Haig, secretary of state in the Reagan administration, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser to Jimmy Carter. "Today you have joined across partisan lines to make a strong case for America's leadership in Bosnia," Clinton said. "Leadership is not a spectator cross-sectio- debai spoke on condi- tion anonymity, for sport," he added. "In Bosnia, our leadership can make a difference between peace and war." Addressing fears that the United States will get bogged down in a ; cuss the proposal. Letters have gone out from the Utah County Commission to all mayors and chiefs of police informing them of proposals being considered to begin charging the cities for prisoners incarcerated at the County Jail. Years ago the county charged the various cities for housing their prisoners, but for the past 10 years, the county has picked up the tab. ; Mayors are already reacting negatively to the proposal. One problem is that the county is on an annual budget from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, while the cities are on fiscal budgets from July 1 to June 30. Any charges imposed on them would not be budgeted. Commissioners have invited them to attend a "work session" of the commission on Dec. 13 to dis Find it ' Despite ruling, B6 Business Classified Ads Comics Crossword Legals Lifestyle Movies Obituaries Opinions ...C5 .Dl B5 B6 B2 A6 ...B3 B7 Television World AS Weather Tonight mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light rain. Lows mid-30Thursday cloudy. See Page A7. s. Air Quality Today Is a "green" wood burning day. The air quali- ty is good for Utah County. See Page A2. L , understand what they would be doing to the cities. "We are also required to have an election before we can raise taxes," he said. However, because of the late June date required for the election, the city's budget for 1996 would already be set. "The earliest we could raise taxes would be as of July 1, 1997," he said. Jacobson also pointed out cities would have no way of knowing how much money to budget, "since we don't know what prisoners would be incarcerated, nor how long they would be held, and the county wants to charge a daily 50-ye- ar - ,'4r '. White House spokesman h, 10-ye- ar budget-balancin- g outline Clinton presented in June. "We are in the process of plan." preparing a seven-yeWhite House chief of staff Leon Panetta told reporters Tuesday. "As you know, this isn't an easy process." Administration officials and congressional Democrats said they hoped to give the proposal to Republicans when bargaining resumes Thursday. "We probably won't like what they come up with." said Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, who added that Clinton told him in a phone conversation about the decision to prepare a plan. "At least that's what he told me. But that's at least a start." ar rate." Spanish Fork Mayor Marie Huff echoed Jacobson's sentiments. "The result would probably be that when we arrest someone for drunk driving, we'll just issue a warning ticket and send the individual home," she said. the administration wanted to keep its tax-cfigure, but many lawmakers want the cuts eliminated, reduced or for postponed several years until the deficit is on its way down. "Most of us feel there should be a dramatic reduction" in the tax cut, Exon said. Overall, the new White House plan would propose gentler reductions for Medicare, Medicaid, welfare and taxes: more spending for education, environment and other Clinton domestic priorities; and a bigger bite out of corporate tax loopholes than Republicans want. Democrats said that in return for their new plan, they wanted Republicans to show how they would ease the reductions they plan for Medicare. Medicaid, education and environmental initiatives. "We expect of them a willingness on their part to come forward with suggestions on how we address the priorities the president considers important, and we hope that the discussions as they proceed in coming days will take on House that flavor." White spokesman Mike McCurry said. Despite the potential for progress, the talks could miss their Dec. 15 deadline. The bargainers were told Tuesday that the Congressional Budget Office's economic forecasts would not be available until at least Dec. 12. Those estimates will be used to measure the deficit and the savings negotiators propose. Medieval amusement contract made, he says B4 D6 Mike McCurry, press secretary Mike McCurry said "this is a concession" on the administration's part. "We had better see some seriousness of purpose on the other side." Republicans pushed their own seven-yea- r budget balancing package through Congress last month, containing deeper spending cuts and bigger tax reductions than Clinton wants. Clinton will veto it today. GOP negotiators have demanded a detailed seven-yea- r proposal, and until now Democrats had insisted on working from a broad-brus- (See SENATE, Page A2) bill for housing and jail costs for prisoners who violated municipal ordinances. The county has continued to pick up all jail costs, he said. Jail records show the number of bookings and the fees picked up by By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Utah County during 1994 were: The Daily Herald Alpine City, 43 for $2,192. Sheriff David Bateman said the American Fork, 277 for county has been paying all costs $14,637. for housing city prisoners in the Genola, five for $255. county jail for the past 10 years. Lehi, 159 for $8,109. before severthat time, He said al cities, including Orem and Mapleton,21 for $1,071. Pleasant Grove, refused to pay the Orem, 454 for $23,154. jail bill for their prisoners and Payson, 112 for $5,712. went to court. The court held in Pleasant Grove, 210 for favor of the county, so the issue $10,710. was appealed to the Utah Supreme Provo, 1,970 for $100,470. Court. Salem, 33 for $1,683. Bateman said the Supreme Santaquin, 43 for $2,193. Court ruled that the county could incarcerSpanish Fork, 175 for $8,925. legally bill for prisoners ated because of the violation of Springville, 261 for $13,211. city ordinances. Bateman said a decision by the Even though the county won county to charge for prisoners the case, Bateman said county would probably reduce the number commissioners in 1985 entered of bookings and reduce the overall into a contract with the jail population in the present overcities stating the county would not crowded county jail. Senate Budget Committee, said White House "There will be no mission creep." Despite opposition in Congress, Clinton claimed he was J: 50-ye- ar Dl CI Sports State already approved a $22 million bond for jail construction, and they had no knowledge that the jail would require an additional $2.45 million to staff. County officials explained that staffing costs cannot be paid by bonds. In an effort to cover the costs, county commissioners were required by law to conduct an election to grant public approval for increasing the tax rate. Less than 4 percent of the registered voters turned out for the June 27 vote and defeated the proposal. Mayor Lynn M. Jacobson of Elk Ridge sent out a letter Monday to the commission, protesting the commission's "imposing costs on the town which they have no control over, no budgeted money to pay with, and very little to say about it." Jacobson declared that he does not think the commissioners Sheriff says Utah County agreed not to bill cities isiio Arts . Commissioner Jerry D. Grover said Tuesday that imposing the jail charges would not solve the county's problem of lack of funding to open the new jail in Spanish Fork. The charges would be far below the cost of operating the new jail, which is nearing completion. Sheriff David Bateman said the county incarcerated around 6,000 prisoners during 1994, and about-tw- o thirds of those prisoners were charged with offenses by the cities. Records of the Sheriff's Office show the county picked up costs of around $192,000 for booking city prisoners. Bateman has said it will cost $2.45 million to hire 48 additional staff members to man the new jail, in addition to the 59 now employed. Bateman's announcement drew a storm of criticism around the county. Voters had Exon, and the administration official. Exon, ranking Democrat on the important..." for many domestic Proposal would charge cities for prisoners By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN The Daily Herald smaller intact, said Sen. James dent considers spending boosts he said, commitment, long-ter- m of he likely will call remain "We expect of them the Republicans a willingness on their part to come forward with suggestions on how we address the priorities the presi- - - i If ' ; V F IP y - lis - - - . - r" - i' : 1 w i Daily Herald PhotoMatthew Jugglers Matt Severson, left, Kevin Redford and Steve Till, background, entertain guests at the Utah County Courthouse during the 3rd annual Hit Wcstfisrims at 344&X!0 7 R. Smith Shakespeare feast on Tuesday. The event, which was organized by the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce, featured 16th Century music and food. . . . - . '1 .it. w, v tji . "Si a |