Show L©®D Mlo'Sir® udgetf eyfs £®uld hyrt ©gdeim dfty ©ffideaDs seay f5) 12) By KATHY EYRE Standard-Examin- Staff er If Reagan’s New Federalism takes root Ogden may experience drastic cuts in services because the Utah Legislature probably will fail to help cities deal financially with the change says Ogden Mayor A Stephen Dirks Dirks said he welcomes the push for New Federalism because it has prompted a needed discussion on improvement of relationships bet- ween the federal state and local governments But he is “very concerned’’ the president’s tactics will result in substantial harm to Ogden “The concern that I have is that you have the federal government cutting back in a lot of areas that they have traditionally been involved with in terms of dollar expenditures and at the same time they are requiring state governments to pick up a lot more Dirks said “The problem is: will the states pass along the resources to the cities that they need to meet their part of the New Federalism program?” Federal funds account for about 15 percent of Ogden’s current budget said Norm Burden Ogden finance director Based on past experience Dirks said he is afraid the Utah Legisla- - ture will greatly resist helping the cities avoid substantial budget crunches “There will be a severe deterioration of the service levels that cities provide” City Manager Cowles Mallory also predicted unless the state helps municipalities handle the dilemma of inflation-wracke- d expenses pitted against shrinking revenues Mallory said the cities’ only other alternatives to state assistance or deep cutbacks will be boosting municipal fee schedules and pushing for tax hikes But many city revenue sources are regulated by the Legislature such as sales tax and property tax levels However Ogden is far below the legal limit for property taxes Mallory said The mill levy pow sits at 1669 mills — almost half the maximum Burden said the city’s almost $20 million budget for fiscal year 1981-8- 2 includes about $3 million in federal funds — $11 million in federal revenue sharing and $19 million in Community Development Block Grant funds The finance officer said he expects federal funding to remain about the same for next year’s budget But he said Reagan has suggested cutting revenue sharing funds by about 4 percent 35-m- ill New Federalism will J ' squeeze Utahns By DON VETTER Stcrvdard-Examin- Staff er SALT LAKE CITY — The shift in government services induced by President Reagan’s New Federalism may put the squeeze on Utah’s taxpayers That was the prediction made by Gov Scott M Matheson last week can Society of Public Administrators held at the Marriott Hotel where Matheson was the keynote speaker Maughan said the county has been saying for months that it wants to redefine the legitimate roles of the state county and city government under Reagan’s to the local public administrators who will be handling the shift “It is clear that the expanded responsibility of the state and local will require us to research our own tax policies to assure that along with the shift no one gets the proverbial shaft” Matheson said The income tax burden placed on Utah’s individual taxpayers compared to corporate taxpayers has risen dramatically since the 1950s he said For every dollar paid by corpo- program “J think that if the federal government is going dump the programs on us they also ought to corporate dollar is matched with more than $7 from the individual Matheson said with the shift to state and local governments the Legislature should be compelled to create an equity in state and local taxes “It’s obvious we’re going to have to examine our tax policies” he said Weber County has been examining the efpcts of the new federalism the past 10 months according to Weber County Commissioner said “The Congress has been predictably cool to the governors and federalism proponents” Matheson said “They argue that they can’t address the New Federalism until the deficit is under control unemployment (is) declining and interest rates (are) more manageable” He said Congress doesn’t realize that the new program is an attempt to resolve these problems Matheson has been appointed to the president’s top advisory committee on federalism which is negotiating on the program shift rate entitiies the individual paid $3 to the state in 1950 while today the Frank Maughan County commissioners attended the local convention of the Ameri- - dump the revenue gathering capabilities” Maughan said The Utah Association of Counties requested a state task force to define the New Federalism roles at its convention in St George last month Maughan said While state and local governments are trying to work with the on the Reagan administration slow to shift Congress has been on Matheson the bandwagon jump with Congress Congress has until October to hammer out a budget and it is really too early to tell how federal funding will ultimately shape up Burden said he hopes Ogden will be able to maintain its federal funding levels for several years But the finance officer said he wouldn’t be a bit surprised if Congress eliminates both the revenue sharing and Community Development Block Grant programs in the next few years Federal politicians drowning in almost $100 billion of red ink may feel they have no choice except to desert the cities Burden said Of revenue sharing Burden said: “ If they’re in a deficit there’s not revenue to share” d Federal revenue sharing is into Ogden’s general fund which supports such things as the police and fire department Mallory said the city’s current $11 million in revenue sharing equals d of either the police about or fire department budgets He said it would take about a increase in property taxes to replace revenue sharing funds if they were eliminated Unlike revenue sharing funds which help finance the city’s basic services Community Development Block Grants could be severed with less impact Burden said He said because they are given for specific projects the city could just not undertake certain projects In the past the funds have been used for such things as sidewalk repair storm sewer improvements street repairs renovation of Union Station construction of the Ogden City Mall and loans for fun-nele- one-thir- ill homeowners low-inco- report from the Nationof al League Cities indicates that if A Feb 28 Reagan’s Fiscal Year 1983 budget is approved federal grants to state and local governments will decline from $1058 billion to $652 billion Burden said Ogden’s level of federal funding peaked in 1978 at more than $99 million including the revenue sharing the Community Development Block Grant funds and a large chunk of money for public works projects from the Economic Development Administration Mallory pointed out that the fed- eral dollars portion of Ogden’s budget started declining before Reagan took office in 1981 But Mallory said he worries about New Federalism drying up federal funds the city currently relies on before Ogden is prepared to deal with the transition As an example of the lack of cooperation cities probably will find at the State Capitol in meeting the expected budget crunch Dirks pointed to the Legislature’s recent rejection of a sales tax distribution formula It was supported by most of the state’s cities and pushed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns The bill would have allowed cities the option of raising sales tax by a quarter of a cent It also would have shifted half of the local share of sales tax revenue to a population basis over a five-yeperiod Currently cities’ portion of the sales tax is allocated on e a basis ar point-of-sal- Clyde Mueller Shooting for the stars? Not quite but Destry Adams of 1284 22nd does use an overhanging tree limb to practice his basketball game Destry the son Firemen douse 50 mph fireball lhnsaveini nuts filed yet in be sum ©me contested race for two Weber seats is shaping up Commission County although the two Republican incumbents have yet to officially put their names on the ballot In Box Elder and Davis counties the list of candidates is growing larger though Box Elder’s Democrats seem to be in hiding early in the filing period Also in Weber County two incumbents Bob Curran of 715 Belnap Circle and Boyd H Jeppson of 4269 Edgehill Drive are contending for the Republican Party nomination for the District 10 seat in the House of Representatives Curran is now representing District 44 and Jeppson District 43 Both districts were merged following a reapportionment of the House in line with the 1980 14 Primary election Sept No Republicans — including incumbents Boyd K Storey and Frank D re-electi- on four-yea- four-yea- two-ye- re-electi- on ar ar four-yea- two-ye- ar re-electi- on vote-gette- 4 rs w t I -- as will N 250 W will seek James Rasley 1900 N 7100 E Eden assessor Von R Curtis 4670 Republican treasurer incumbent Ken-nit- h incumbent L Dallinga 3659 N 950 W Pleasant N Highway 69 Jay R Hirschi 533 N 1st as have filed to keep their seats View Democrat Two incumbents have filed for the Webon the Weber County Commission Education Dr Max J Presumably Storey would run for the er County Board of3200 N North Ogden 963 E of Malan r commission term and Maughan H Thornley of 1 Richard and for two years precinct Democrats who have filed for the com- 5123 S 2350 W Roy precinct 2 mission are former state Rep Roger F In Box Elder County State Sen Miles r Rawson of 5151 W 4000 S Hooper for “Cap” Ferry has filed 24 term and Rhett F Potter former from Senate District director of the county’s Human Services The Corinne Republican has spent 18 term Potter who was years in the Legislature and now serves System fired from his county job last year by the as president of the Senate present commissioners resides at 5534 S In the County Commission race incum1175 W Riverdale Commissioner Stephen bent two-yeOther candidates who have filed are: “Al” Cazier faces James J White in the for county attorney incumbent Max D race for the r commission seat De5444 S E 925 South S is a Republican 300 Ogden Lamph census Cazier 122 W 1037 C W 4600 Donald mocrat Hughes White is the incumbent State RepresentaThree Democrats have filed for LegisS Riverdale Republican 9 tive from District 62 and as yet the only lative District including incumbent D incumbent Auditor Lloyd for1054 Barney of Rushton Democrat to file with the county for any John B Arrington 1669 Cook Democrat clerk incumbent 619 mer legislator Jen A Patterson of office commission race Glen LeRoy Williams 1877 N 4700 W Plain In the 28th and Carl Hancock of 2816 Liberty W 7131 Glenn Democrat Barrow Curtis 564 S 6th W Tremonton is the They will face each other in the county City S deW 900 and Democrat Williams’ one If in Demo£ratic convention May only person yet to file In other races Jon J Bunderson 541 gains 70 percent of the delegate vote the puty 2049 who were filed Others Jon Freston Drive has filed for County Attortwo other candidates are eliminated from Holiday S W 4600 Roy incumbent recorder ney Robert E “Bob” Limb Harper will the general election in November as sheriff If neither gets 70 percent the top two Democrat George J Fisher 104 3rd seek Michael sheriff Democrat incumbent will face each other in the Incumbent treasurer Glen S Fife 876 Maughan — ! E Tremonton filed for the surveyor’s race County Clerk In 1044 is the Beecher Denton Beecher only candidate yet to file Filing for the auditor position are incumbent Doris L Olsen Brigham City and challenger Monte Munns Harper The recorder’s race boast four candire-electi- on dates Incumbent Margaret R Evans 218 N 6th E faces challenges from Marie Grover Korth Brigham City Leon Smith 235 E 4th N and Don J Chadwick 548 E 5th N attor- In Davis County Bountiful-base- d filed as a has ney George S Diumenti II Davis Counfor to Republican campaign ty Attorney Other filings include Republican Morand ris Hansen of Syracuse for Constable the for M Boyd Jensen of Farmington District Utah House of Representatives 14 Jensen is also a Republican Earlier last week most of the incum- Weber County firefighters battled a blaze on Sunday night after a local resident’s malfunctioning truck exploded into flames No one was injured in the fire but the Utah Highway Patrol closed down northbound traffic for half near the Ogden 24th Street exit on an hour while firemen extinguished the blaze Jeff Lewis of North Ogden was driving his truck northbound on the highway at 5:35 pm when he looked down to find the underside of the vehicle in flames according to Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Hank Kodele Inspection by Weber Fire District investigators showed that the vehicle’s driving shaft apparently broke off and speared the fuel tank Sparks ignited the tank and Lewis found 1-- 15 1-- 15 fireball himself driving a to halt the vehicle When his brakes failed Lewis steered the truck into the guardrail on the eastern edge of the highway Kodele said Lewis singed his body hair escaping the blaze and may have sustained slight burns on his hands Kodele said but was otherwise all right The truck Weber Fire District Chief Kenneth Hancock said was “totalled — it was melting by the time we got there” Hancock said the two engine companies called out to fight the fire had the blaze under control within five minutes of their arrival of the area and the Investigation clean-uof the wreck required the additional towing to the highway access in restoring delay first-degre- bent Republican county officeholders However Commisfiled for sioner Ernest Eberhard and Assessorto not Thayne Corbridge have decided run Kodele said re-electi- on V r of Scott and Jeana Adams has a few years to practice until tryouts for the pros but he might want to aim at a hoop sometime before then Election shaping up A hotly S'andard-Examine- p 4 I e |