Show Tax Bountiful City Council adopted a budget proposal for The budget includes a mill levy increase from 15 to 17 THE BUDGET will be discussed at each city council meeting through June when it will be posted and advertised for the final adoption on June Increase in the general fund is proposed for AFTER GIVING copies of the proposed budget to the council members and Petersen explained each The purpose of the budget message is to serve as a guide to all who are concerned with the city's budget-whether they are city officials or It attempts to provide an explanation of the various items of income and expenditure that will affect the city's financial position during the fiscal year that begins July 1974 and ends June IT IS A balanced budget and all department heads in the city have participated in its They will also participate in its administration and control during fiscal Significant increases are caused by gasoline more than doubling in asphalt for street repairs is almost Costs are increasing faster than revenue from THE COST of the Occupational Safety Hazard Act will be felt very mass voted by the people will cost the Golden Years Center is asking for wasn't an item two years The minimum wage which the city has no control will cost Cost of heat and electricity is A BUILDING boom has increased the building permit revenue from in to in The Mechanical Bag rented on an experimental has been sent back to the manufacturer and the bags are being sold to private persons who come to the city hall to purchase THE BUDGET includes for the publication of a history of The proposal for general government capital improvements is which includes the Golden Years Center and machinery and THE EXPENSE of the court shows little variance from previous has been requested by the The city hall general and is proposed at There is no construction proposed on city hall but is in the budget for council room chairs and some minor THE POLICE department total general and capital is proposed at The department proposes to continue their plan to purchase PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2 I. Tax FROM FRONT A pickup truck for the animal control and two new motorcycles are Two officers have indicated they will ride says Chief Dean Patrolling Orchard Drive would be more efficient with he pointed Del Fire has proposed two trucks for his He says they can get out faster and knock down a before the big truck can be Many more homes are being saved as a he pointed THE CITY Is using one on demonstration The cost for the is The total general and capital for the department is proposed at The amount of has been requested for road material and new mainly for Pages Lane from 2nd West to the we may not get to it during this budget said THE TOTAL general and capital budget proposal for streets and highways is The Engineering and Inspection department is asking for an increase over last The budget includes a proposal to purchase soil testing equipment to test density of Total budget request is THE PARKS department has asked for a budget of This would include sprinkling machinery and equipment such as a flat bed truck and two circular playground The cemetery budget includes for two mowers and the total request is for OTHER BUDGET items include swimming pool and ice Class C collector streets and high ways Debt including bonds that are 11 years old and the new bond for the swimming pool and ice rink is THE GOLF course should be financed by the sale of lots and revenue according to The budget for the golf course and subdivision development amounts to Bountiful has plans to complete their recreation complex this year at a cost of |