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Duchesne County unveils tentative $32.7 million general fund budget; final hearing set for Dec. 9
Summary
County finance staff presented a tentative general-fund budget of $32,721,461 and warned wages alone total roughly $21 million; commissioners noted the plan depends on about $8.2 million in oil royalties and scheduled a final public hearing for Dec. 9 at 4 p.m.
Duchesne County staff presented a tentative general-fund budget of $32,721,461 at the Oct. 28 commission meeting and set a final public hearing for Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. Shalise, the county budget presenter, said wages alone are about $21,000,000 and that the county’s projections “do have the oil royalties projected at 8,200,000.0, which balances our budget out.”
The budget packet that commissioners reviewed breaks the county’s finances into several funds: road spending (Fund 11) at $3,948,464; landfill (Fund 21) $2,271,653; library (Fund 22) $1,185,282; junior livestock (Fund 23) $551,500; solid waste (Fund 24) $1,000,000; and a capital projects fund (Fund 41) projected at $9,000,000. Shalise told the commission that intergovernmental revenues, licenses, permits and charges for services supplement tax receipts.
Commissioners stressed the county’s dependence on energy-related royalties and flagged the risk if those receipts fall. “If we didn’t have those oil royalties…we would have to open up the budget,” one commissioner said during the discussion. Commissioner Miles agreed the county likely will need to consider additional revenue options next year, including possible truth-in-taxation measures, if projections weaken.
Staff advised residents that copies of the tentative budget will be available beginning at noon on the day of the final hearing and invited the public and department heads to the Dec. 9 public meeting for questions and comment. The commission did not adopt a final budget at the Oct. 28 session; it set the advertised final hearing date of Dec. 9 at 4 p.m., at which the board may adopt or revise the budget after public comment.
The county’s budget presentation included a request to review departments “with a fine tooth comb,” and commissioners asked staff to flag any missed items before final adoption. The commission also noted that some dedicated and grant funds are constrained for specific uses, such as road funds and the municipal building authority payments.
