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Utah County commissioners adopt amendment to 2023 budget, approve ARPA transfers and address public defender request
Summary
Utah County commissioners approved a resolution amending the 2023 budget to move ARPA funds into capital projects, increase salary/benefit appropriations after a market study, and reduce budgeted sales-tax revenue by $3 million; commissioners debated using ARPA versus general fund resources for public defender funding and agreed to a long-term funding review.
Commissioners for Utah County on Aug. 23 adopted a resolution amending the countys 2023 budget to reflect transfers of ARPA funds into capital improvement projects, higher salary and benefit costs driven by a market study and a $3 million downward revision in expected sales-tax revenue.
Rudy Livingston, the county budget manager, told the commission the package includes moving previously approved ARPA money into two CIP funds and increasing general fund expenditures to cover salary and benefit adjustments after market-study results increased personnel costs by a little over $600,000. He also noted a correction in the recorders office budget: $70,000 originally identified as…
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