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Show A lot of work went into preparing Centerville's $2 million budget grant for liquor law enforcement totals $15,150. Charges for services ser-vices will come in at an estimated $203,430, with $162,730 of that from refuse collection charges. The other large revenue in that area is $15,000 projected from zoning and subdivision fees. Fines and forfeitures in city court are estimated at $70,000. Miscellaneous revenues of $11,150 are anticipated, including $9,000 in interest income. Contributions and transfers should amount to an estimated esti-mated $188,700, including $34,000 from special improvement dis tricts, $20,600 from park capital improvement, $50,000 from the water fund, $30,000 from the storm drain fund, and $39,100 from general gen-eral building and property capital improvement funds. Continued Pago 2 By TOM HARALDSEN CENTERVILLE When a new fiscal year budget is prepared by any governmental agency, a lot of time and effort, and some manner man-ner of "guessing right," are always involved. So a look at Centerville's proposed prop-osed $2.04 million budget for fiscal 1988 reveals just how much work is involved in trying to fund a community com-munity its size. City administrator David Hales, Mayor Dean Argyle, city councilmen and department heads put many long hours into hammering out the proposed budget, which is open for public review at the city offices and will be discussed in a public hearing June 2 at 8 p.m. . The new budget represents a de- crease of $25,319 over the current total, as revenues dropped in sevv. eral areas. But the city will not likely like-ly see a decrease in services, because be-cause this year's budget is reduced j in some areas where projects were '. funded for just fiscal 1987-projects in flood control, for instance, that have been completed. A closer look into city revenues under the proposed budget shows a total of $1,114,040 projected from taxes. This includes $415,750 in property tax, $1,100 on interest earned from property tax and $10,000 in delinquent property tax; $523,750 in general sales tax, and franchise tax totals of $97,000 from Utah Power and Light, $50,000 from Mountain Fuel, $14,700 from Mountain Bell and $1,740 from cable television. Licenses and permits should generate $114,315 in revenues, the bulk of that coming from business licenses ($20,000) and building fees ($65,000). Plan check fees, which in the past have generated a substantial sub-stantial amount of revenue, will be reduced drastically next fiscal year, and $3,000 is estimated as revenue. re-venue. Among other revenues are dog licenses, $50, and bicycle licenses, $65. The largest revenue in intergovernmental inter-governmental areas is the $140,000 Community Development Block Grant Centerville gained for construction con-struction of a new Are station. The state Class C road grant amounts to $147,750 for next year, and a state Centerville budget ; Continued from Page 1 Expenditures for next fiscal year show $39,302 in legislative, which includes such areas as part time help ($10,600), transportation allowance allo-wance of $11,100, performance pay incentives of up to two percent of employee wages (an amount budgeted at $10,500), plus miscellaneous miscel-laneous office supply fees and postage. Under the judicial category, a total of $47,529 has been budgeted, including $23,904 for part time office help and wages, $13,000 for professional and technical services of an attorney, and $4,000 for warrant war-rant services. Administrative expenditures should total $235,952, with $98,134 set aside for wages, $15,000 for attorney services; benefits of $7,516 for FICA, $8,013 for retirement, retire-ment, and $13,524 for medical insurance; in-surance; $9,100 for auditor services, ser-vices, $35,600 for general liability insurance, and $7,800 for capital equipment. General government building expenditures ex-penditures are budgeted at $27,593, including $9,000 for power, pow-er, $2,800 for gas and $7,000 for telephone service and equipment. Elections in the fall of 1988 are budgeted at $4,1 15, with $1,500 set aside for election judges, $708 for public notices, and $ 1 ,800 included for various supplies. The planning and zoning commission com-mission has a budget of $11,510, with $6,000 of that set aside for services of a planner, $1,720 for member attendance reimbursement, reimburse-ment, and $1,700 for part time wages of a secretary. The city has budgeted $1,700 for its July 4th celebration, mainly for publicity and postage. Police department budgets total $379,560, with $221,651 set for wages and another $10,000 for overtime. Other police expenditures expendi-tures include retirement totals of $16,302 for FICA, $36,014 for re-iirement re-iirement and $29,988- for medical insurance. General vehicle repair is budgeted for $3,600, and professional profes-sional liability insurance will cost the department $9,700. A new item this year is the school crossing program, which eats up $23,437. Of that amount, $21,150 is for wages, $1,412 for FICA benefits, and $675 for Utah Power and Light costs for flashing lights. Another $100 is budgeted for safety cones and flags. City fire department expenditures expendi-tures include the $140,000 CDBG money for the new fire station, plus $161,000 for the annual fees to the South Davis Fire District. Public works administration will budget $114,272, with $76,910 for salaries. Building inspection will be appropriated $43,013, including $19,632 for a part-time inspector. The storm drain and flood control fund has a budget of $75,000 for capital projects, in this case the 700 East and Pages Lane project. Streets have a budget of $236,618, including $35,364 for salaries and wages. Street lights will accumulate a $45,825 utility bill next year, and capital projects will amount to a total of $54,600, according to estimates. ' Class C road expenditures will amount to $147,750, all for capital projects. Sanitation expenditures are expected to be $143,200, including in-cluding $88,500 for hauling and $52,800 for use of the BARD and burn plant. Parks are not forgotten, with $127,01 1 budgeted. The largest expenditures ex-penditures in parks will be $32,153 for salaries and wages, and $58,557 set aside for park acquisition. Other budgeted areas include $ 10,000 for recreation, and $20,393 for the cemetery department. Among the budget's highlights are capital improvements and expenditures. ex-penditures. Administrative equipment equip-ment will include a software and computer package of $5,500, microfiche mic-rofiche copier for $1,500, and transcribing equipment of $800. The court will also spend $1 ,800 for a software package and typewriter replacement. 1 Liquor law enforcement plans tb spend $9,900 for new equipment, including a holding room camera and intercom, computer software, overhead emergency light replacement replace-ment and radio and telephone recording re-cording system. Public works will spend $3,000 on a computer package pack-age as well. . " The streets projects area show seven capital projects and one puf; chase. A new backhoe has been budgeted for $16,000, which includes in-cludes trade-in of the current backhoe. Each street project will be studied stu-died and approved by council separately, sepa-rately, but includes new construction construc-tion of 400 West between 1300 and 1 400 North (this has been approved for the current year), replacement of street on 650 South between 700 and 800 East, replacement of curb and pavement on the Canyon Highway High-way between 100 and 400 South, replacement of pavement on Powell Street from Hughes to 500 East, chip sealing on three to four miles of roads, replacement of pavement on Creekview from the Frontage Road to 500 West, and . replacement of pavement on 200 South from 700 to 800 East. One interesting budgeted item is in the cemetery area, where $5,000 will be expended for an updated survey and mapping of the cemetery. |