Emery County hosted two public hearings on budgets at the Dec. 16 commission meeting. The first public hearing was to hear comments on opening and amending the FY2008 Emery County budget for the Emery County general fund, special revenue funds, capital projects and for the Castle Valley Special Service District.
These amendments to the budget were needed because of the additional mineral lease money that came into the county and was applied to the 2009 capital projects budget.
The other public hearing was to receive public comments on the FY2009 budget for the Emery County General Fund, special revenue funds, capital projects funds and for the Castle Valley Special Service District. The FY2009 budget also includes a 4 percent cost of living increase for Emery County employees and elected officials, merit increases for employees, and increase in salary for the Clerk/Auditor and the justice court judge.
Commissioner Jeff Horrocks opened the public hearing for any comments from the public. He said the county commissioners were not included in the 4 percent cost of living increase. The Clerk/Auditor’s wages will raise $3,000 per year due to state statute and this also applies to the justice court judge. Other one time bonuses will be paid to employees for extra duties during the time of the Crandall Canyon mine disaster.
Darrel Leamaster, manager for the CVSSD said there is a 4 percent cost of living increase in his budget as well. There are three separate budgets for the district, one is the general fund budget for day to day operations which will stay the same at $1,425,093 The district will be bringing another employee on after the first of the year to learn Leamaster’s job until he retires in September of 2009. They will work together until that time. The capital projects budget is at $2.524,670. The debt service fund is at $1,797,930.
The Emery County budget is as follows:
| REVENUE: | |
| Taxes | $7,639,340 |
| Licenses and Permits | $136,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,585,900 |
| Charges for Services | $589,000 |
| Fines and Forfeitures | $350,000 |
| Miscellaneous | $648,000 |
| Total Revenue General Fund | $10,948,240 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Commissioners | $303,350 |
| Justice Court | $306,260 |
| Public Defender | $83,500 |
| Special Counsel | $25,000 |
| Law Library | $3,500 |
| IT Department | $336,500 |
| Clerk/Auditor | $223,200 |
| Treasurer | $193,400 |
| Recorder | $229,250 |
| Attorney | $406,900 |
| Assessor | $315,220 |
| Surveyor | $10,000 |
| Vehicle Registration | $62,800 |
| Senior Citizen | $327,639 |
| Courthouse | $167,600 |
| Elections | $6,400 |
| Planning and Zoning | $157,300 |
| Public Lands | $102,200 |
| Sheriff | $2,350,600 |
| Traffic Enforcement | $154,000 |
| Wild Land Fire | $30,236 |
| Corrections | $738,000 |
| Detention | $98,500 |
| Communications | $751,000 |
| Animal Control | $28,100 |
| Homeland Security | $228,000 |
| Health | $78,345 |
| Mental Health | $60,304 |
| Ambulance | $497,500 |
| Poor and Indigent | $3,000 |
| Highway | $318,600 |
| Landfill | $277,950 |
| Television | $35,200 |
| Extension | $67,400 |
| Weed Control and Mosquito | $284,189 |
| Unemployment/Worker’s Comp | $95,000 |
| Independent Audit | $19,000 |
| Dues, Contributions and Transfers | $1,050,147 |
| Non Departmental | $244,500 |
| County Insurance | $144,500 |
| Airport | $29,000 |
| Personnel Director | $105,150 |
| Total Expenditures General Fund | $10,948,240 |
| CLASS B ROAD FUND | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Intergovernmental | $2,121,200 |
| Total Revenue | $2,121,200 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $2,121,200 |
| Total Expenditures | $2,121,20 |
| EMERGENCY 911 | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Special Fund Revenue | $80,300 |
| Total Revenue | $80,300 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $80,300 |
| Total Expenditures | $80,300 |
| DRUG COURT | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Intergovernmental | $68,000 |
| Total Revenue | $68,000 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $68,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $68,000 |
| TRANSIENT ROOM TAX | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Transient Room Tax | $200,000 |
| Contributions and Transfers | $23,800 |
| Total Revenue | $223,800 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $223,800 |
| Total Expenditures | $223,800 |
| EMERY CO. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Contributions and Transfers | $118,250 |
| Total Revenue | $118,250 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $118,250 |
| Total Expenditures | $118,250 |
| DRUG TASK FORCE | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Federal Grants | $74,732 |
| Total Revenue | $82,732 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $82,732 |
| Total Expenditures | $82,732 |
| INDUSTRIAL PARK | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Contributions and Transfers | $31,000 |
| Total Revenue | $31,000 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $31,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $31,000 |
| HISTORIC PRESERVATION | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Intergovernmental | $5,000 |
| Total Revenue | $5,000 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $5,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $5,000 |
| LIBRARY | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Taxes | $703,900 |
| Intergovernmental | $4,500 |
| Contributions and Transfers | $36,500 |
| Miscellaneous | $7,000 |
| Total Revenue | $791,900 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $791,900 |
| Total Expenditures | $791,900 |
| CAPITAL PROJECTS | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Contributions and Transfers | $50,000 |
| Total Revenue | $50,000 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $50,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $50,000 |
| CAPITAL REPLACEMENT | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Contributions and Transfers | $2,215,916 |
| Total Revenue | $2,215,916 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $2,215,916 |
| Total Expenditures | $2,215,916 |
| MUNICIPAL BUILDING AUTHORITY | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Lease Payments | $42,000 |
| Rent Payments | $465,200 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,350,000 |
| Interest | $90,000 |
| Use of Fund Balance | $827,100 |
| Total Revenue | $2,774,300 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Board Members | $1,000 |
| Public Notices | $300 |
| Airport Building | $700,000 |
| Public Safety Complex | $40,000 |
| Nursing Home Projects | $1,500,000 |
| Ferron Senior Center Parking Lot | $13,000 |
| Justice Center House | $50,000 |
| Bond Payment | $470,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $2,774,300 |
| DEBT SERVICE FUND | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Interest | $22,000 |
| Total Revenue | $22,000 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $22,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $22,000 |
| INSURANCE FUND | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Insurance Premiums/Refunds | $2,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | $2,000,000 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $2,000,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $2,000,000 |
| SAN RAFAEL MUSEUM | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Gift Shop Sales | $15,000 |
| Contributions and Transfer | $89,500 |
| Total Revenue | $104,500 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $104,500 |
| Total Expenditures | $104,500 |
| EMERY COUNTY FAIR | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Fair Receipts | $12,000 |
| Contributions and Transfer | $50,000 |
| Total Revenue | $62,000 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Miss Emery | $7,000 |
| Fair Expenses | $55,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $62,000 |
| AQUATIC CENTER | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Taxes | $106,000 |
| Charges for Services | $214,000 |
| Contributions and Transfers | $25,000 |
| Total Revenue | $345,000 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Expenditures | $345,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $345,000 |
| DEBT SERVICE – AQUATIC CENTER | |
| REVENUE: | |
| Taxes | $250,000 |
| Total Revenue | $250,000 |
| EXPENDITURES: | |
| Bond Payment | $250,000 |
| Total Expenditures | $250,000 |