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Show i D6 TheSalt Lake Tribune UTAH Wednesday, December 2, 1998 Public to Grill County on Tax Plans Salt Lake-County General. Fund Watchdog group says Salt Lake commissioners could have built a leaner budget money, it maynotbe an appropriate time tohire additional staff, County commissionmillion from 1999 in hopes oflimiting the size of a proposedtax increase. But did they go far enough? ‘Thatquestionwill be answered Dinesiay pete cominseOns aie ye oa Paige a kes totaling And P preliminary9 results. million : from a surveySE sponsored byY the sugUtah Taxpayers SPAYSES 2Association SUE: commissioners gest for some scolding. could be in About 950 members — mostly small-business owners — were asked for feedback on the county's budget crisis. The responses Salt Lal Under the $206million general fund proposal for 1999, red ink would return in 2001, The general fund does: ; not include municipalservices in unincorporated areas. 280 260 {77 other revenue {[I] Reserve(deficit) 240 | ‘The general fund, however, is predicted to grow 5.67 percent from1998to 1999, The proposed $15 milliontax bumpfor that account would last only through 2000, and wouldcover the cost of staffing and operating the new $135 millionjail now under con- tion to ask taxpayers for more BY LINDA FANTIN THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE Freddesaid. Extendinga hiring freezeinstituted in September is onesuggestion memberswill make at Thurs- day’s public hearing at 6:30 p.m. in the County Commission Cham- ji A lookat Salt Lake County’'s generalfund shows how revenues and Sinendiures have grown since 1986.4 Bi Property tax revenue (J Sales tax == © Minimum budget struction. Unincorporated residents would bearthe burdenof both tax bers, 2001 S. State in Salt Lake City, Fredde said some members also may recommend deeper cuts. increases, with the owner of an See state. 22 tion hasvith 2,200 membersstate. 2 : rep. . 80 percent Wide, : with about ad : interests. Tesenting business Headedby Sen. Howard Stephen800, R-Draper, the organization Wields tremendous power with the Legislature, which dictates most of what counties do and how : propertytaxes. Forcityresidents, yaa taxes a $168,000 home would “BSs on a i homein The Utah Taxpayers Associa. Veraged-priced $67 a year Paying another ($179,000) won't betallied until Thursday's theyfundit. public hearing, but several memé : = eeeanne peeris janinctensel said (Greer eredde _As a result of the commission’s nipaleervines bud. caeteunletsataees Puss Peed ae $82.5 million in dent For Muchof that isa result of the Fort Unionand Millcreek annexations, base and the households requirless, the eounty is asking for a $3. million tax hike to balance the budget through 2003 the watchdog eroup's vice prea sioners granting county employ- which reduced the county's tax ees a 2.75 percent merit pay raise? And how manynewand vacant positions are included in the 1999 budget? ‘If the countyis really ina posi- ing municipal services. Nonethe- | increase Figures from theauditor's office show both budgets increased by an averageof morethan8 percent a year from 1991 to 1998 — | muchfaster than inflation or pop- 5776: Sait Lake County Audilors Office 6 a | a0 ateeroTe Taek ins Hulme Bera olds the unincorUebcratly arent 2 thal. senior @ffected by the municipal-ser- i 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Steve Baker TheSalt Lake"T@bune : = their neighbors when their expen_ditures increase. County comimnis- muralac tasea® said Commulscioner) elect Mark Shurtleff while on the “when commcsionersatonia have been planning forthis situation,” due to annexations and incorpoations _Freddealso believes better fiscal managementcould haveavert- lowed to collect revenue from blancheto dothateither. — —— SEESeee and misguided to boost budgets. one year without foreseeing shortfalls the next, then frightening overtaxed citizens into believing they have no choice but to as, “"This commission and previous shortsighted in the budgeting process. 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