Hungry Horse news., 1955-07-15
Prepare Preliminary Budget

Flathead cOuntyS preliminary bud
get of $1,015,395 up from last years
preliminary estimate of 1907 1854 is
available for public inspection at
the office of A. j. Shaw, county clerk
in Kalispell
This years anticipated levy for
county purposes, however, is 1857
mills compared to the preliminary
levy of 29.85 mills last year which
was finally adopted at 1912 down
from 1884 mills the year before.
The three commissioners agreed
that the present budget should in
clude one mill for county roads
other support is from license plates
and forest revenues. The present
preliminary budget does not yet
show this mill, which was not lev
led last year. Money will be used
to buy equipment.
Major change in the proposed mill
levies include the poor fund drop
ping to 81 mills compared to the
maximum allowable 10 and 81 last
year.
The three commissioners praised
Miss Lillian Jelstrup, county welfare
supervisor, as an excellent admin
istrator, and also attributed the drop
to increased employment.
i The proposed 1857 mill levy can
be expected to drop The commits
sioners were taking into account q
definite increase in the county's tas
base as a result of the Anaconda
Aluminium Co. valuation which is ex
: pected to account for most of the
. anticipated jump from So, zoo, 900 tt
$50 ,000, 900 in county valuation.
: mill that raised 7,7O5 for count.
, purposes can be expected to rails.
about $4,000.
The county's estimated expendi
' lures during the coming fiscal yea
t of $l,O15,395 will be raised from
fees, collections and $578, 1874 from
: actual property taxes.
s The final budget is scheduled TO
approval August with actual set
ting of the mill levies. Final da,
for revising the county budget i
August 8.
/ A new factor in the budget is prt
: viding for social security participa
i ing. State, county, school distrie
It and city employees of Montana wi
It vote October 10 on whether or nj
/ they want to be included in the fer
eral social security setup. The coul
ty estimates that its 2 per cent shar
will cost 81, 400 for county employs
A comparison of this years an
last years budget shows the follow
: ing: (this years preliminary figure
IL are used first.
! The county's general fund expel
3 ses are estimated at $3O2,259 U
Is from last years $252,076 that r
). quired 1913 mills. This provides il
creases for most departments. Coul
ty commissioners $4,000 from So, 5Ot
county clerk, SCI APO from $19,72
D. county treasurer, $38,488 from $3t
L 961; county auditor $3.50 from s.
L. 1873; county assessor, ,346 fro
m $42, 1850; county sheriff, $44,372 fro
9. $38, 9O8.
ut The county agent was transferrt
w to a separate fund of $19,62O to
raised through a g mill levy.
: The county's road expenses a
r estimated at 1895 up from $22
435. Principal item is $198, 900 f
a highway maintenance up from $18'
600 last year.
Revenues for the road fund a
listed at $160, 900 from auto licens
up from $50, 900; $1,000 from the
county road tax; $4,000 from t
U. S. Forest Service up from S.
600. The budget shows no mill lev
but one mill levy is expected.
Bridge fund expense is listed
$33, 1925 including new item of 81
for social security up from Il
years $32,925.
Noxious weed expenditures are {
ticipated at $23, 1902 up from $751;