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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, March 1. 2000 - Page with the legislature to help clean up the problem language in the law. I have been quite involved in thi3 planning process, as have been many Legislative session winding down the The session is rapidly coming to an end. We are currently finalizing the budgets, deciding what we are going to do Legislative Update with by Keele Johnson tnhnryn settlement money, and how we are going to deciding fund a number of must fund items. It appears that we will spend approximately fifty percent of the $28 million that we receive from the yearly tobacco settlement money. The other fifty percent will be put in a savings account to build . resulting health problems will be addressed with the tobacco settlement money. Public education will receive a 5.5 percent increase in the money allocated per student. In addition, teachers will be reimbursed for out of pocket expenses up to $225 for elementary teachers and $175 for other teachers. Overall, a total of $115 million will pump new strength into our local school budgets. School employees will receive a four percent salary increase with a suggestion that beginning teachers salaries be increased at a up and pay for programs funded by the higher rate. Higher education and public employees can expect a four percent salary increase commensurate with prevention and research, children health programs, and prevention most on-goi- ng tobacco settlement. The money will be spent on tobacco public education employees. We types of county council forms. The first council form has the county council and county Association ofCounties worked 4 are able to fund these through youth drug courts. It areas without increasing taxes appears that all aspects of and without a general obligatobacco addiction and the tion bond. We did not decrease money going into roads nor did we diminish our commitment to upgrade roads through-ou- county council members. Out of this process HB 130 wTas The finishing touches will be put on the budget during the final three days of the session next iveek. We are all looking forward to midnight March 1 when the session ends and we elected with an appointed chief administrative officer. developed. Under HB 130, if the county form of government combines The third type has an elected county council and an appointed county manager. Counties that currently have county governbe will ment grand- - fathered the executive and legislative can return home to our duties together, it will be a families and take care of our commission form of government. If the executive and neglected children and legislative duties are separate, spouses. In recent years a number of it will be a council form of counties have changed their government. Currently a county commisform cf government from a three member county sion can only have three new commission, to different members. Under thebe the will still versions of a county council legislation there traditional three member form of county government. Lawsuits were threatened commission. A second commisbecause state law is not clear sion form of county government on w'hat can be done and what will be able to have five or seven cannot be done in the way commissioners. A council form of government these new forms of government can be established. This will be allowed to have 3, 5, 7, summer the Utah or 9 members. There are three non-partis- an and allowed to keep nonpartisan elections. Future county government changes will have to stay partisan with their county elected positions, unless we change the law in the future. The best way to see bills and get copies of them is on the legislative web site at wwrw.le. state. ut.us . Those that have concerns or questions should contact me at: kjohnsonle. state.ut.us past DETAILS R US AUTO DETAILING AND WINDOW CLEANING We Come To You Well wash anything! 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