Show Bountiful Studies Budget Requests for Next Period ri- ri Bountiful expects to have available for budget purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses during 1962 from property taxes according to Councilman 0 0 O. C. C Madsen 1 chairman of or the finance committee In presenting the budget for next six months as outlined thus far Mr 11 Madsen said assessed valuation of oC the city has risen 9 since 1961 to a total of which should result in m more than last lasi year based on the same 20 mill nill lev levy CONTRARY TO 10 what some people seem scent to believe Bountiful's Bountiful's fuls ful's tax levy X has not risen for forthe forthe forthe the past eight or nine nin years the councilman said The increases residents have noted come conic from school sewer and nd pressure irrigation irrigation gation tax increases To the from property properly taxes is added the revenue expected expected ex ex- from other sources amounting to or a total of oC for the year ear Besides this total the city eity expects expects ex ex- expeels peels about from sales tax during the year This money which is used for capital improvements im- im Improvements gives a grand total of anticipated revenue of oC AT TillS THIS TIME because of changes made by the last legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature the budget will now be drawn up for only six iL months months- from Jan 1 to June 30 with the next budget covering July 1 to the following July 1 I Mr 11 Madsen said This was done so that it will be easier for professional auditing forms to inspect municipal municipal municipal muni muni- cipal records Listing major sources of the revenue besides property taxes Mr 11 Madsen showed the follow ollow following following ing estimates business licenses building and construction construction construction tion permits courts fines and forfeitures state stale liquor fund allotment 19 class C road funds refuse collection payments payments payments pay pay- ments in lieu u of oC taxes from the power department and the water department 2000 both are revenue departments that use no tax lax money for a total of oC mone money from curb and guU gutter r district for engineering engineering en en- and administrative administrate costs BUDGETING IN TilE THE various city cily departments is improving Mr 11 Madsen ladsen said This is like anything else we must learn to lo walk before we can run Active budget control can eliminate waste and give us usa a dollar value alue for each cach dollar spent he said aid The departments are doin doing much better in drawing up their budgets he said In the budget we not only want ant to know how much money they will need bu when they are going to spend it pow how and why This they are b b. b ginning to do A budget is a plan plan plan-an an approximate approximate approximate ap ap- ap- ap proximate guide not a club to tobe tobe tobe be used to enforce judgments I If it is followed it it will help us learn much about the cily's city's oper opel operation operation he said WE HOPE nOPE SOON to lo be able ble to fo tell teIl each ach department at any I given moment just how much has been spent for operating costs gas tires etc We can do this now v but th ih l ll pit it is figured it is old and out of or date he said Break Breaking n down the the bud budget et requests requests requests re re- re- re quests by department he noted them as as- follows for six months Administrative Mam Main items terns include salaries legal and auditing fees office supplies 2400 FICA tax retirement and contingencies City court budget for six months was set at with salaries of taking most of it Cost of or operating the city hall buil building ing was was s set t at with salaries of 1400 1900 and supplies and maintenance t taking laking kin tOO THE TilE POLICE BUDGET calls for an increase ase of over ver the 1961 budget This is to allow w wone one additional officer and an additional clerk No new v car was planned The budget as set up calls for for six sic months or for fOI the year compared ed to 10 budget for this year I I IAn An increase of nearly 2000 was asked for fot the fire file department department department depart depart- ment a total of 01 for forI the year This compares to set u up in the 1961 budget but is about aboul the same as th the estimated d total l or or r 1961 of oC Bountiful firemen who ho are all voluntary are paid 3 for the first hour of a fire and for or each additional hour They hold a practice each Friday p night at al being paid 2 pe per pel- hour duri during g. g this time tune Councilman Larry Eckman Sec See BUDGET U ET oil ou page l page ge 4 Budget Continued from front page pointed out it would cost at least for a full ull time department depart depart- ment As far ar as ase we e can tell this would reduce fire insurance rates only per year he hc said sand CIVIL DEFENSE asked 1025 for the six months but this was reduced to Engineering and inspection asked for or a total of The street department budget asked for lor a total o of for six months including some capital capital capital capi capi- tal improvements Some was asked for regular operation with salaries amounting to 21 Besides the above amount an ana a additional it onal for lor road materials materials materials ma ma- is set in a separate budget budget bud bud- get as required by the state W WASTE ASlE AND collection budget budget budget bud bud- get amounted to for lor the first six months which includes a new garbage truck and packing packing pack pack- ing unit Recreation department wants for lor its operating until June Junc Parks asked for Most of or orthis this would go for or capital im im- Those planned include include in clude elude two tennis two back stops portable bleachers and lighting for lor the Bountiful High School baseball field In a discussion on this last item Councilman Albert Eccles Jr said the city will have to spend plus some labor to get from rom the county on the project Councilman Kenyon Gurr pointed out the count county had paid all costs for lor the lighting system at al Davis High School Councilman Eccles s said id it will willI not do the same here I LAST ALLOT ALLOTMENT is for lor the cemetery amounting to Of O this amount is capital capita improvement for lor beginning installation installation in installation in- in of an automatic sprinkling sprinkling ling system This is third one-third o othe or of orthe the total but all that can be handled now Councilman Madsen Madsen Mad Mad- sen said Eventually this should result in reduced operating cos cosof cost of the cemetery After Arter indicating all nIl the amounts asked Councilman Mad Madsen Madsen Madsen sen said the total is more than expected revenue So the ax wielding began After Arter cutting cUlling o of some machinery for lor the street department an other items Hems there was still about 1 to go This will till be t trimmed from various arious accounts by the finance committee |