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By Myrna Trauntvein
TN Correspondent

Juab Special Service Fire District held a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. in the commission chambers to take public comment on the budget amendments for 2024 and for the proposed 2025 budget.

Juab Special Service Fire District board members present were Marty Palmer, Clinton Painter, Larry Ostler, Marvin Kenison, Jilean Ercanbrack, Christopher Chipping, Greg Newton, Chuck Todd, and Denise Peterson, secretary.

In open meeting, Nephi City Fire Chief Kurtis Park told the board that they were having a difficult time getting bids for repair needed on the Cummings motor on one engine. They are still able to use Engine 42.

“We are getting many calls,” said Park. “We had 297 calls this past year and we feel like it is 300.”

The board approved using the one bid and ratifying it at the next meeting.

Ercanbrack, as chairman, called the public hearing to amend the 2024 budget to order and to adopt the 2025 budget.

She said that the general fund budget for 2024 had revenues of $433,383 and expenditures of $439,141, and other income as use of the beginning fund balance of $103,424 and as an expense, a transfer for $300,000.

For the 2025 budget, revenues of $1,736,588 are expected, she said. Expenditures for the same amount are expected so the general fund budget is expected to balance.

The proposed 2024 capital projects fund amendments are revenues of $24,225 and the proposed 2025 budget revenues are expected at $30,000.

“Are there any public comments,” asked Ercanbeck.

There were no comments as only one member of the public was present and did not comment.

Ostler made the motion to amend the budget for 2024 and Newton made the second. All voted in favor.

“We will now entertain a motion to adopt the 2025 budget with expenditures matching revenues,” said Ercanbrack.

Ostler made that motion and Newton made the second. All voted in favor.

The public hearing was then closed.

In regular session, Kenison made the motion to approve the general fund revenues and expenditures as proposed. Ostler made the second and all voted in favor.

The capital fund revenue and expenditures were approved on a motion by Painter with a second by Ostler.

The board also set a meeting schedule for the coming year and approved the minutes of the last meeting.