Show 1 l' l i r Prepares H t 11 n 2 SL Budget Meets i Two public hearings concerning con con- A corning budget matters for Davis County have been scheduled sched sched- j f d- d dby by the board of county t commissioners this next week d ON FRIDAY Dec 27 at 1045 1095 am a.m. the commissioners j I. I t will hold a public hearing to tot I t consider an emergency reI request re re- I I I quest for increasing sing budget 1 appropriations for last years year's budget Increases eases have been asked for or in three categories to totaling ng Funds to meet this emergency emergency emer emer- gency will betaken from rom funds Chewing honing howing surpluses at nt th the end d dr r f the year e r to o th tho c a accounts 3 h need of mor more morp as' as allowed in in inthe the on i iap ir i- i f ap r 5 rN F approved ed eel for or the Ito c. If The accounts need- need P d funds to fine fin fin- 4 e c r rn n iY year ar include 1 1 yi Fn il I 1 nd for o 0 o 0 4 for I at Jo o Y and ind for capi capi- taJ improvements Io 1 MOST OST O OF the to pe pet be t transferred to lo the general fund fundis fundis F is to be used to lo pay for th the j. j a. a newly completed County Library Library Li Li- j Processing Center The f funds being transferred to the capital improvements fund will be used to pay for the new county sheriffs sheriff's o offices and jail which is also located on the courthouse grounds in Farmington Both Both of these f buildings were construct construct e d dT t without the count county undergoing i a a bonding issue or without i raising the tax levy The second public hearing Is Isto isI isto I to be held on Dec 30 at 3 pm p.m. lo to o adopt the budget which was I tentatively ely ae accepted and a approved approved ap ap- n proved by the commissioners t I this past week THE TILE PROPOSED 1964 1961 budget budge et o of totaled 85 more than the 1963 budget I L et of of t i Most of the increases fOlI for fOl fori i I nc next t years year's budget are for forr r construction of county fair fah f buildings at the county Memorial Me le I modal morial park for t the e golf golfI I fl course expected to be pe paid back from income at the the golf course after it begins operating operating operating ing next spring for additional addition addition- al custodian fees Ices and supplies brought on by the construction of the he library and amI jail fail buildings buildings buildings build build- ings for the sheriffs sheriff's department department depart depart- ment and jail budgets which have increased because of the the much larger jail and more f personnel needed to operate these departments the increased increased in- in L creased budget for the move L into the new new- library building L. L f and the new newly inaugurated t fr t i 1 Mental Health program 4 JF f INCLUDED D in the a general I A fund which totals are these categories County f Commission Second t District Court City and andY Y Precinct Courts Juvenile JuvI t I enile Court and md Detention t- t Home Clerk and Auditor Auditor Audi- Audi to tor r Recorder 42 i 5 00 go J Treas- Treas i tl Assessor 45 i Surveyor Plan Plan- Commissi o n 1 Courthouse Buildings and n d t. t Jj It t Grounds Grounds Building En En- fe Elections n s r f i all others sheriff department r County Jail Fire Department Department De- De Building Inspection Inspection Inspection In In- Agricultural Inspection 2235 Animal Inspection In- In 1 r Civil Defense DC- DC s Waste Disposal V Industrial B Bur Bureau u r e a au u r i Exhibits its A At Agi Agricultural Ag- Ag t i Extension Service Weed Control 10 16 I Ii i 1 Roads Public Welfare Health U Unit t Mental Health 15 i F Recreation Golf Capital Improvements Other funds include Flood Control Class B Bf f Road Fund County County Coun Coun- ty Service Area Fund 40 and Library Fund 92 92 i 1 I. I i INCOME INCOME for COl operating this I budget will come conic mostly from rom i f taxation of property but the I county will also receive 32 in sales tax lax receipts in liquor funds and 1 t state stale finds for the Class B un BS I f i S roads Several other oilier departments departments depart depart- ments such as Civil Defense Extension Service and some of the He Health lUl Department programs programs programs pro pro- grams receive match i in ing n g funds from other sources for lor operation of their departments depart depart- ments b bf The continuing rise in population population population pop pop- in Davis County ma may bring in more tax money but butt it t also alo brings in more purposes es cs for spending more money by government entities TillS THIS FACT becomes quite clear in comparing the tenta tenta- live ti ive budget figures set for operating the thc Davis County government during the corning com com- ing ng year and the the- budget that the he the county operated on ten I years ago The total actual I budget for 1954 1951 amounted lo to the county mill levy y evy was set at and and amI the thc assessed valuation reached In just ten years these figures have Jave risen to v for the budget a aise arise arise rise ise of 1250 for fore forthe he the e 1964 1961 tentative levy in mills and the assessed valuation valuation valuation has reached IN 1954 there were ten general general general gen gen- eral categories drawing from the he county budget Now there are only p five of these listed but ut the general fund has been broken down into ten more divisions divisions divisions di di- visions than were listed last year ear year bf |