The Utah County Commission approved an amended budget Wednesday that took into account more spending for public defenders and a drop in revenue.
The amended budget, which passed 2-1 with Commissioner Amelia Powers Gardner opposing, reflects a $3 million loss in expected revenue the county receives from sales tax.
Some of the money used to cover these increased costs will be funded by federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. The rest will come out of the county's general funds. "If this passes, that's a $7.1 million structurally imbalanced budget this year, and we're only funding half of the increase this year, plus this is not going to be the last increase," she said.
"It is not conservative to not raise taxes but then spend out our credit lines," she said. "I would have no problem voting for this if we could agree that this is fiscally irresponsible — and that we're going to do something to correct the irresponsible path we're on."
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