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Show $175,305 Budget Adopted By Council for Six Months A six month budget of $175,-305.21 $175,-305.21 was adopted by the Cedar City Council Wednesday evening. Dec. 27. The short term budget way adopted through June 30 after which the council will adopt a full year budget at that time. Under the Municipal Fiscal Procedures Pro-cedures Act for Utah cities enacted en-acted by the Utah State Legislature Legisla-ture early in 1961 cities must shift their budgeting procedures from a calendar year, Jan. 1 through Dc. 31, to a fiscal year. July 1 through June 31. The six month budget was approved on a property tax mill levy of 11.4, according to Mayor Arnold Anderson. Budget expeditures by departments de-partments were approved as follows: fol-lows: General fund $116,226.09 Library 2,397.97 Administration 15,392.61 Municipal Court 707.78 City Hall Building 2,686.82 Police Department 19,333.57 Fire Department 5,281.16 Inspection 3,231.16 Engineer Department 4,992.18 Streets 35,355.60 Sewers and Sewage Disposal 4,116.42 Garbage 8,041.45 Airport 3.8S9.44 Health Service 115.54 Swimming Pool 4,4 13.03 Recreation 2,392.36 Parks and Cemetery 6,214.93 Water Department 50,000.00 Airport Construction 6,208.70 Bond Interest and Sinking Fund 24.923.18 It was pointed out by Mayor Anderson that the adopted budget bud-get allows for no major Improvements Improve-ments over the first six months of 1962. In addition no capital Improvements are Included In the tight budget schedule. Two minor items were allocated allocat-ed In the budget, he said. A $2,000 item was included for the municipal swimming pool for the purpose of continuing the plastic lining program that was begun in 1961. If the lining holds up sufficiently during the winter the bottom of the pool is expected to be treated this spring. Only the sides were treated In the 1961 Improvement Im-provement program. Special Budget Item The second item is $4,000 in the street department to allow for Improvements on 400 South Street west from Main Street Prior commitments have already been made on this Improvement the mayor Indicated. Class C. Road fund, which Is a separate fund and maintained separately from the regular budget bud-get is $14,048.32. Money to operate the $173, 305.21 budget comes from several sources, basically on an an , pated revenue basis, the n. or stated. However, anticipated revenues rev-enues were purposely held to a minimum to insure that the budget bud-get expenditures based on that revenue would not exceed actual receipts of the city during the period. Following is a list of the sources of revenue, including a hro-'"own of items and a total I anticipated revenue: , Property tax. r"w on a levy of 11.4 mills, and also, payment of back taxes, $62,002.28. Revenue Sources Other taxes, Including sales tax and franchise taxes, $37,000. Licenses and permits, Includes bicycle, dog, business licenses, building permits and receipts from parking meters: $17,547.00. Fines, forfeitures and penalties penal-ties including fines from municipal muni-cipal court and also fines received receiv-ed from parking meter violations, viola-tions, $4,300. Interest, rents and concessions, $2,869. Revenue from other agencies, ' $15,169.30. Current services: Includes sale of cemetery lots, swimming pool receipts and others: 53,010. Contributions from other funds: $11,050. Miscellaneous Income: $1600. Deficit appropriation, $1,827.63. On the basis of the budget as adopted by the council minimum anticipated revenues, as listed above will be slightly short of the department expenditures as Indicated. Shortage will be the amount shown on the deficit appropriation ap-propriation of $1,827.63, Mayor Anderson stated. |
