Show Approve Estimates of Welfare Expenditures The Public Welfare Commission has approved estimates of ot expenditures of the 29 20 county departments of ot Public Welfare Welfare Wel Wel- fare for 1945 totaling Plus plu state department administration costa costs amounting to Operation of the public assistance and welfare program In Utah during 1945 therefore is expected 1 to cost just under uDder 10 million I I Under Utah law county welfare boards are are required o submit for ap api of the State Commission estimates est esti estimates esti- esti I mates of cost coat of ot operation of ot the welfare program In their r respective counties Following commission approval the I county welfare boards certify these amounts to their respective county com corn commissioners I missioners for the purpose of ot determining ing In the amount of ot the levy leyy necessary to raise the county's share in the cost coat of ot the welfare program set program by law few at 15 per cent I The portion of the estimated cost for forI I 1945 1944 which they the th board of of- county commissioners commissioners com coin missioners of ot the 29 counties will have to raise raise- total approximately 15 mil mu lion The balance will be furnished by the state and federal governments Under Under Under Un- Un Un Un- der provision of ot the Social Security Act It Is 18 excepted that the thes federal share will amount to 38 to the state to be financed from sales tax funds is estimated at 47 million The estimated 10 mullion million expenditure In 1945 Is 17 per cent higher than estimates for tor 1944 It Is expected however however how how- ever that 1944 expenditures will total roughly less than estimated A A. A C. C Burton director of ot the departments department's departments department's depart depart- departments department's ments ment's Bureau of ot Finance and Accounts pointed out Mr Burton Durton said that estimates estimates esti etl mates during the last four tour years ha e haven In n each instance been greater than greater than tie the amount actually spent In 1943 1043 actual expenditures fell below sUm estimates ates in 1942 in 1941 1345 I Commenting on this Welfare Commissioner Com Com- Commissioner missioner J J. J Parley White pointed cut that The annual estimates submitted by county welfare boards are the only j i data on which the county commissioners base their determination of ot how much to levy In order to pay their share of the cost of ot welfare welfare assigned assigned to them under law In view of this we ha e been more anxious that the estimates are high enough to meet eventualities than we are to hold them down too closely We take the attitude that it would be unfair to the county taxing units if IT the state commission cuts estimates down to the point where we might have to go back later and ask the county commissioners to mako an additional levy Surpluses that might accumulate as asa a result of ot over-estimates over of the cost of welfare are carried over to reduce the amount needed for the following year year The estimated 1945 expenditures forstate for forstate forstate state administration including child welfare services commodity distribution and Merit System operation operation are are per cent lower than estimates for 1944 The estimate of ot for tor this term in 1945 1045 however Is 6 87 67 7 per cent higher than expected expenditures for the current cur current rent fent year with two months yet to be recorded November and December Estimated needed to make mare assistance payments and for tor administration tion in Summit county for 1945 was W wa B set at Mr Harry J J. J Derry Derr chairman of ot the Summit County Boar Board of ot Public Welfare said Of this amount the county Is 18 expected to to pay pay |