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Show A4 | | | WASATCH COUNTY COURIER OCTOBER 10-03-00 ~ Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick Ctahs Low Lr re said 18, 2000- ee participate in your area neighborhood watch. Heber City Police Officers attempted to serve a justice court warrant but- NOTES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES found that the subject had moved on. With further investigation, the subject was located in Park City. Park City Heber City has experienceda rash of thefts from businesses recently. These thefts have been committed by - Police were able to pick up and hold employees, the individual for Heber City. Timothy A. Abney, was arrested for. the war- sometimes even highly trusted employees, and have involved multiple schemes of taking money rant. If you know how to contact one of from the register or deposits. In several of the cases, prosecution may be dif- Heber Justice Court’s wanted individuals please contact the Heber City Police Department at 654-3040. If you have a warrant, contact the Heber City Justice ficult due to the lack of records kept by the business. To protect your business from internal pilferage, consider sever- Court Clerk at 654-1662 to take care of al steps: your obligation. ONLY $15,790 — 1994 CHEV 4WD Short bed zn ae one owner Trude Nicest truck in the State #1-20095. ¢ Document everything. e Keep good records of sales BURGLARIES CONTINUE During the October 6-8th, weekend, several more homes e Have employees. and managers count tills e Have stringent policies regarding voiding out transactions and taking returns, and stick to them. 3 e In many cases, a business might consider having a manager approve burglarized, this time in the North East area of Heber City. The suspect broke in and took money from the residences. If anyone has information regarding these burglaries please con- tact Detective Clegg, at the Heber City Police Department. avoid” type of transaction. e Have stringent policies regarding It appears that the burglar is some- how finding homes where the residents are on vacation or gone. To help protect your home, lock all doors and windows. Place blocks in windows so they can not be forced open. Install dead bolt locks in doors. In doors with windows, ee TELUS RE EL ae OE By Leave lights on, or install timers if you are going to beaway. positive identification when taking checks and credit cards. And stick to _ them. @ Consider having a drop for large denominations, or when a till reaches a certain amount of money. e Screen and thoroughly check the install dead bolts with both sides keyed. Ask neighbors to. help watch your property while away, | e Keep good records of inventory 2000 were oe of any prospective employ- ee. Consider bonding employees that. will work with money. Could Lame Duck Commissioners Still Receive Pay? Opinions Differ While Initiative Language Remains mY MU i 1 } A UI BY DEREK JENSEN COURIER STAFF cials whose positions no longer exist _as a result of a change of government, receive their annual salaries even length of term would have. been. The if they lose a potential special election race, were raised last week, when officials overseeing the change of govern- county form of government does not,” ment initiative offered different views during the revision process to include __ language that would prevent issuing bed | L Contacted by the Courier late last week, both attorney Gordon Duval, who helped draft the final version of the initiative and county attorney Derek l A ut ed al CE Pullan, expressed some uncertainty about the prospect of long-term commission pay, provided the seven-member council plan passes next month. The question underscores the continuing controversy surrounding the ballot initiative, while lending credence to non-partisan critiques suggesting the details of the government change have not been well researched. The final version of the plan vaguely addresses what is called “continuity,” which outlines the terms of how to Workers Compensations Insurance - 401 (K) Cafeteria Plan BENEFITS = www.‘aphisbeneht ts. com Drug wee 826 East Stat Roaed ne treat an existing public office or officer following the. implementation of an optional form of government. While _ outlined in the state code for cities, the initiative remains unclear on whether a public official would receive their pay Government and Regulatory Compliances — 800-748- 5102 _ Americ Fork an 84003 of government act has.a provision that allows city offi- R evelations about whether County Commissioners could continue to on the plan’s compensation language. ‘Risk Management “The municipal form Murky for the balance of their term, following such a change. Pullan said the issue was never brought up during the legal review of— the proposal conducted by the Attorney General’s office. to. be compensated for what their he said. But Duval claims he made an effort pay to a lame duck commissioner. He said it makes clear that in the event ofa special election, the office of the County Commissioner shall be dissolved at the time when the new commissioners are sworn in. “The county can’t give gifts,” he said. “Tf they’re not serving in any capacity, the county can’t continue to pay them a. salary based on public tax money.” Both Duval and Pullan agreed, how- ever, that the current language ade- quately addresses the rest of the transi- tion questions if, in fact, the seven- member initiative passes. There will be “no interruption for a particular office of officer in capacities outside the com- mission for instance. | “We wanted to address the continuity of the offices,” Duval added. “That . was something we were all trying to make clear.” The prospect of continuing salaries is not however. “It’s a problem that we'll have to resolve in the event it comes up,” Pullan said. “There will be a lot of unresolved matters that we'll be facing for the first time that we’ll have to deal with.” a > |