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Highland approves budget August 29, 2017, 1:40 pmJust one resident, Weston Millward, a business owner in Highland, spoke at the public hearing. He expressed concern that if there were an economic slowdown, if the city did not cut back on what he called "things that are unnecessary," the city might not be in a strong economic position. 2017 - 2018 Budget (General Fund) Where does the revenue come from? $ Taxes 5,291,500 Licenses & Permits 554,500 Intergovernmental 919, 000 Services & Fees 106,500 Court Fines 198,000 Cemetery 100,000 Garbage & Other 968,994 Misc. Revenue 451, 800 Other 46, 000 Where does the money go? $ Personnel 2,041,705 Operations 1,737,066 Public Safety 1,952,462 Other Contracted Services 128,800 Capital Projects/Road Maintenance 982, 000 What's New? Both the police budget and the fire budget have increased roughly $20,000 this year. Qualified city employees will receive a 3 percent merit raise. Effective January 2017, the City of Highland has been collecting tax revenue from Amazon online sales. Capital Projects $ Parks maintenance building 300, 000 Salt storage building 90,000 Beacon Hills Park trail 25,000 This story includes highlights of the budget. It is not meant to be a comprehensive analysis of the document. As such, the revenues and expenditures columns above do not have totals provided and, if added up, do not equal each other. For a detailed budget, visit the city website. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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