By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
A tentative city budget for the fiscal year 2001-2002 was
reviewed by the Nephi City Council on Tuesday.
"The budget is only tentative," said Randy McKnight,
city administrator. "This presentation is a state law
requirement and starts the city budget process for the
fiscal year."
Council members will now review the proposal and will
make the changes that they, as a body, think are necessary
and prudent.
The final budget will not be ready for acceptance for
several weeks.
"The budgeting process is defined by state law," said
McKnight. "All of the prescribed legal requirements must be
followed."
Total appropriations for the budget for all funds are
proposed as $9,043,000.
The total general fund is proposed as $2,183,000. This
includes the total administrative cost of $436,000; the
justice court at $35,000; the non-departmental budget at
$148,000; the police department at $520,000; planning and
zoning at $65,000 and general government buildings at
$45,000.
This year, because the fire department is now part of
the voter-approved county fire district, a special services
district, a fund of zero was proposed in the Nephi budget
for this once city operated volunteer department.
Other departments are also listed in the budget. The
streets department is proposed to be funded at $265,000; the
airport at $6,000; building inspection at $36,000; the city
engineer at $2,000; the parks department at $96,000; the
golf course at $130,000; the library at $68,000; cemeteries
at $76,000, organized recreation at $25,000 and
contributions to the capital fund at $210,000.
The capital projects fund is $1,830,000; the water and
sewer fund is $610,000; the electric fund is $2,750,000; the
garbage and landfill fund is $290,000; the natural gas fund
is $1,350,000 and the Nephi Industrial Development Agency at
$30,000.
"We are complying with state law by having a
preliminary budget, but nothing is set in stone and council
members have the ultimate responsibility of reviewing the
budget and making recommendations," said McKnight.
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