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By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent

State law requires that a tentative budget for next fiscal year, which begins July 1, be filed with the city council at its first meeting in May.

To comply with the law, a tentative budget had been prepared for the council to review.

"This is the beginning of our discussions," said Randy McKnight, city administrator. "This is not the final budget, by any means."

In fact, he said, the tentative budget represented the beginning of the work that the council will do to determine where cuts should be made or if the budget can stand as-is.

"The total appropriations budget for all funds for the fiscal year 2003 to 2004 is $10,648,6432," said McKnight.

In the suggested budget, which council members will take pencil to in coming weeks, has 16 areas in the general fund. They are: total administrative, $494,618; justice court, $37,698; non-departmental, $147,105; general government buildings, $38,146; planning and zoning, $68,659; police department, $605,000; fire department, $0; building inspection, $33,194; streets department, $288,086; airport, $6,825; city engineer, $2,200; parks department, $104,875; golf course, $144,630; organized recreation, $35,000; library, $77,500; cemeteries, $87,450; and contributions to capital fund, $115,000 for a total of $2,285,986.

That total represents the general fund which is added to other funds for the total appropriations budget, all funds.

Those budgets are, in addition to the general fund total, capital projects fund, $2,145,000; water and sewer fund, $1,250,550; electric fund, $2,903,050; solid waste fund, $307,650; natural gas fund, $1,725,050; and Nephi Industrial Development Agency, $31,356.