diff --git a/src/js/components/file_upload/file_upload.js b/src/js/components/file_upload/file_upload.js
index 43cc3d4..719ba59 100644
--- a/src/js/components/file_upload/file_upload.js
+++ b/src/js/components/file_upload/file_upload.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import './file_upload.css';
 
-import { processWorkbook } from "../../utils/data_utils/XLSX_handlers.js";
+import { processWorkbook } from "../../utils/XLSX_handlers.js";
 import Sidebar from '../sidebar/sidebar.js';
 
 export const FileUpload = {
diff --git a/src/js/components/table/subcomponents/cells.js b/src/js/components/table/subcomponents/cells.js
index 73e8eec..67d13b0 100644
--- a/src/js/components/table/subcomponents/cells.js
+++ b/src/js/components/table/subcomponents/cells.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { formatCurrency, displayWithCommas } from "../../../utils/common_utils.js";
-import { Services } from "../../../utils/data_utils/budget_data_handlers.js";
+import Services from "../../../models/services.js";
 import Dropdown from "../../form/subcomponents/dropdown.js";
 
 // return cell value attribute or 0 if it does not exist
diff --git a/src/js/components/table/table.js b/src/js/components/table/table.js
index 9986323..8ecf231 100644
--- a/src/js/components/table/table.js
+++ b/src/js/components/table/table.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Header from './subcomponents/headers.js'
 import Rows from './subcomponents/rows.js'
 import Data from './subcomponents/data.js'
 import Tooltip from '../tooltip/tooltip.js';
-import { convertToJSON } from "../../utils/data_utils/JSON_data_handlers.js";
+import { convertToJSON } from "../../utils/JSON_data_handlers.js";
 import Sidebar from '../sidebar/sidebar.js';
 import CurrentFund from '../../models/current_fund.js';
 import CurrentPage from '../../models/current_page.js';
diff --git a/src/js/init.js b/src/js/init.js
index e079cef..e70d7e2 100644
--- a/src/js/init.js
+++ b/src/js/init.js
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ export const SHEETS = {
     'Revenue' : 'revenue'
 }
 
+export const ObjectCategories = {
+    list : [
+        // 'Salaries & Wages',
+        // 'Employee Benefits',
+        'Professional & Contractual Services',
+        'Operating Supplies',
+        'Operating Services',
+        'Equipment Acquisition',
+        'Capital Outlays',
+        'Fixed Charges',
+        'Other Expenses'
+    ]
+}
+
+
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
     CurrentPage.visit();
 });
diff --git a/src/js/utils/data_utils/budget_data_handlers.js b/src/js/models/account_string.js
similarity index 67%
rename from src/js/utils/data_utils/budget_data_handlers.js
rename to src/js/models/account_string.js
index 6b3b64e..cf8095a 100644
--- a/src/js/utils/data_utils/budget_data_handlers.js
+++ b/src/js/models/account_string.js
@@ -1,29 +1,5 @@
 
 
-// data structure to save the possible service options for the department
-export const Services = {
-    save : function(services){
-        localStorage.setItem('services-list', JSON.stringify(services));
-    },
-    list : function(){
-        return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('services-list')) || {};
-    }
-}
-
-export const ObjectCategories = {
-    list : [
-        // 'Salaries & Wages',
-        // 'Employee Benefits',
-        'Professional & Contractual Services',
-        'Operating Supplies',
-        'Operating Services',
-        'Equipment Acquisition',
-        'Capital Outlays',
-        'Fixed Charges',
-        'Other Expenses'
-    ]
-}
-
 export const AccountString = {
     getNumber: function(input) {
         // isolate the numerical part of a appropriation/cost center/object
@@ -62,4 +38,6 @@ export const AccountString = {
     object : function(account_string) {
         return this.getAccountStringSection(account_string, 3) 
     },
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export default AccountString;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/models/services.js b/src/js/models/services.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf60e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/models/services.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// data structure to save the possible service options for the department
+export const Services = {
+    save : function(services){
+        localStorage.setItem('services-list', JSON.stringify(services));
+    },
+    list : function(){
+        return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('services-list')) || {};
+    }
+}
+
+export default Services;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/utils/data_utils/JSON_data_handlers.js b/src/js/utils/JSON_data_handlers.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/js/utils/data_utils/JSON_data_handlers.js
rename to src/js/utils/JSON_data_handlers.js
diff --git a/src/js/utils/data_utils/XLSX_handlers.js b/src/js/utils/XLSX_handlers.js
similarity index 95%
rename from src/js/utils/data_utils/XLSX_handlers.js
rename to src/js/utils/XLSX_handlers.js
index 3f40774..3548605 100644
--- a/src/js/utils/data_utils/XLSX_handlers.js
+++ b/src/js/utils/XLSX_handlers.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 
 
-import { SHEETS } from '../../init.js';
-import FundLookupTable from '../../models/fund_lookup_table.js';
-import { Services } from './budget_data_handlers.js';
-import { removeNewLines } from '../common_utils.js';
-import { Baseline } from './local_storage_handlers.js';
+import { SHEETS } from '../init.js';
+import FundLookupTable from '../models/fund_lookup_table.js';
+import { removeNewLines } from './common_utils.js';
+import Baseline from '../models/baseline.js';
+import Services from '../models/services.js';
 
 function deleteTopRowsUntilFullData(data) {
     // function to try to find the top of the usable data
diff --git a/src/js/utils/data_utils/local_storage_handlers.js b/src/js/utils/data_utils/local_storage_handlers.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 644a197..0000000
--- a/src/js/utils/data_utils/local_storage_handlers.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// import { initializePages } from "../../views/view_logic.js";
-// import { fetchJSON } from "./JSON_data_handlers.js";
-
-// function deleteTable(name){
-//     localStorage.setItem(name, '');
-// }
-
-// export async function deleteAllTables(){
-//     var funds = await fetchJSON(DATA_ROOT + 'funds.json');
-//     funds = funds.map((item) => { return item.Name });
-//     for (const page in initializePages()){
-//         for(const i in funds){
-//             deleteTable(`${page}_${funds[i]}`);
-//         }
-//     }
-//     deleteTable('new-inits');
-// }
-
diff --git a/src/js/views/04_personnel.js b/src/js/views/04_personnel.js
index 8bba500..a93f4b0 100644
--- a/src/js/views/04_personnel.js
+++ b/src/js/views/04_personnel.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { View, ViewTable } from './view_class.js'
 import Table from "../components/table/table.js";
 import Form from "../components/form/form.js";
 
-import { Services } from "../utils/data_utils/budget_data_handlers.js";
+import Services from '../models/services.js';
 import FundLookupTable from '../models/fund_lookup_table.js';
 import { unformatCurrency } from "../utils/common_utils.js";
 
diff --git a/src/js/views/05_overtime.js b/src/js/views/05_overtime.js
index c6f32e9..82816b0 100644
--- a/src/js/views/05_overtime.js
+++ b/src/js/views/05_overtime.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Form from '../components/form/form.js';
 
 import FundLookupTable from '../models/fund_lookup_table.js';
 
-import { Services } from '../utils/data_utils/budget_data_handlers.js';
+import Services from '../models/services.js';
 import { unformatCurrency } from '../utils/common_utils.js';
 
 export class OvertimeView extends View {
diff --git a/src/js/views/06_nonpersonnel.js b/src/js/views/06_nonpersonnel.js
index c446abf..dc44be2 100644
--- a/src/js/views/06_nonpersonnel.js
+++ b/src/js/views/06_nonpersonnel.js
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { View, ViewTable } from './view_class.js'
 import Form from '../components/form/form.js';
 import Table from '../components/table/table.js';
 import FundLookupTable from '../models/fund_lookup_table.js';
-import { ObjectCategories, Services } from '../utils/data_utils/budget_data_handlers.js';
 import { unformatCurrency } from '../utils/common_utils.js';
+import { ObjectCategories } from '../init.js';
+import Services from '../models/services.js';
 
 export class NonPersonnelView extends View {
 
diff --git a/src/js/views/08_summary.js b/src/js/views/08_summary.js
index 70cce64..88267f7 100644
--- a/src/js/views/08_summary.js
+++ b/src/js/views/08_summary.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { visitPage } from "./view_logic.js";
 import { formatCurrency } from '../utils/common_utils.js';
 import { View } from "./view_class.js";
 import Prompt from "../components/prompt/prompt.js";
-import { downloadXLSX } from "../utils/data_utils/XLSX_handlers.js";
+import { downloadXLSX } from "../utils/XLSX_handlers.js";
 
 export function compareToTarget(){
     const baseline = new Baseline;
diff --git a/src/js/views/view_class.js b/src/js/views/view_class.js
index 09b8ba0..813dd43 100644
--- a/src/js/views/view_class.js
+++ b/src/js/views/view_class.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import Form from "../components/form/form.js";
 import Modal from "../components/modal/modal.js";
 
 import CurrentPage from "../models/current_page.js";
-import { AccountString } from "../utils/data_utils/budget_data_handlers.js";
+import AccountString from '../models/account_string.js'
+
 
 export class View {