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Show WEEKLY REFLEX V I ( DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JANUARY 28, 1982 Finances Sound, Official Says Curbside Benches Tabled By Council The Kiwanis Club of Layton met at the Capistrano Restaurant for their regular meeting Jan. 23. Speaker was Randall Heaps, Layton city recor- auditiorium and will be conducted as a seminar with two sessions. The first session is from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. The second from p.m. with Larry Griffith and Floyd Ball conducting. City licenses were approved for Richard Miller, freelance cleanup; Ronald and Robert Waite, Interior Design; John Bernard, flooring contractor; Karen Clay, motorcycle parts and accessories; James M. Miller, office machine repair and sales, CONINTUED FROM FRONT PAGE passed unanimously by the council. The council approved the following items: 1. the resolution to provide the city access to the surplus properties under the state and federal programs; 2. to adopt the metering agreement with ICPA; 3. to adopt the utility billing policies after John Thack- er, city administrator, summerized the policy recommendations and presented them to the council; 4. to adopt Resolution No. 1 38 approving the utility disconnection policy as presented and to designate the city recorder be a hearing officer with regard to the policy requirements; 5. the council adopted resolution No. 1 39 approving the final payment collection procedures der and assistant to the mayor. He spoke on finances. MR. HEAPS indicated that Layton city is well run at the department level. All depart Sr. Citizens Tired Of The Weather? Are you tired of the weather? Dont let it get you down. Come to the Silver Age Center, 34 E. 100 N., Kaysville and experience a lift of spirits. HAVE YOU ever seen ceramic birds and animals painted wi(h chalk? Come on Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. and learn how to do this beautiful craft. Does sand painting on ceramics interest you? This craft is also demonstrated on Thursday mornings. If you need help with your 1 income tax call us at for an appointment. 766-220- LUNCHES ARE served daily at 1 1 :30 a.m. Call for a reservation, you will be glad you did. Fees By MARK D. MICKELSEN ceipts during 7-- planners, will conduct the 1981 MERCHANTS, operators will pay $30 per year for everything under 5,000 square feet, $50 per year for anything from square feet and $100 for anything over 10,000 square feet. Manufacturing: auto body, engine or appliance repair. A $30 per year fee. totalled $15,001-$20,00- BUSINESSES not in operation the previous year will be charged a minimum fee of $30. Licenses will be determined using the gross receipts method unless they fall into one of the following categories: AMUSEMENT devices. Operators will be required to pay $25 per year for one gaming device and five dollars each for every device over one. Auto dealers. Dealers will pay $30 per year per lot. PAWN shops. Operators will pay $75 per year. Pool and billiards. Operators will pay $50 per year, plus five dollars per table over one table. PEDDLERS and solicitors. Salesmen will pay $20 per year if they have no fixed place of business in the city, $30 if the place is fixed. Professional, such as dentists, doctors and attorneys will pay $50 per year, plus $25 per year for each additional licensed employee. BARBER shops. Operators will pay $30 per year for four chairs, plus five dollars for each additional chair. Beauty shops. Operators will pay $30 per year for four booths, plus five dollars for each additional booth over four. (earned and unearned income savings and investments; time and motion; insurance protec tion; advantages of tax deduct able and tax sheltered income, and investment and savings options. You will be shown ways to distribute and preserve your estate by combating inflation, reducing or eliminating taxea and creative tax planning. YOU WILL be given materials for intellegent financial planning, a financial planning portfolio kit and enough facts to help you make an intellegent decision on what you need to do to secure your future, np those who have various working schedules. Both will be held in the Kaysville city hall auditorium. The first session from 9:30 a.m to 12 noon; the second from 9 p.m. Larry Giffith and Floyd Ball, estate GAME Centers. Operators will be required to pay $30 per year plus a fee for each amusement device. Home occupations. Operators will pay $30 the first year, plus a license fee thereafter. would be required to pay a $20 fee in 1982, a 0 in gross re- business with ceipts, $50. educational program with Kaysville to accommodate subcontractors, Financial institutions, $50 per year. LICENSE FEES for most businesses will be determined according to the amount of gross receipts collected by the firm during the previous calendar year. For example, a business whose gross re- seminars. YOU WILL have the opportunity of learning how to be 292-946- CONTRACTORS, SUN SET Sunset merchants may see a slight increase in business license fees this year as a result of a new licensing schedule approved Thursday by the city council. A series of seminars are being conducted throughout Davis County to assist the public in a tax relief program, IRA accounts. It is a free consumer THE BOUNTIFUL seminar will be held in the library story room Feb. 4 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Reservations should by calling Two sessions will be held in in base. THE UTILITY fees carry the furnishing of these essen- tial services without supplementation from general effective in building your estate through earnings BEER SALES. Class A licensees will pay $75. Class B licensees will pay $150, and Class C licensees, $200 per year. Billboard sign company. Companies . will pay $30 per sign for a structure up to 100 square feet; $50 per sign over 100 square feet, and $75 per sign over 201 square feet. PUBLIC dance halls. A $75 per year fee. Real estate and insurance offices will pay $30 per year, plus $5 for each sales person over one. , RENTAL apartments or houses. Operators will pay $5 per unit per year. Restaurants and cafes. A $30 per year fee. - Thursday evening, Layton businessman Brent Allen was appointed to the Layton City planning commission. He will replace Ann Harris who resigned from the planning commission when she was elected to the Layton City Council. MR. ALLEN will represent will pay $30 CHRISTMAS trees, produce, flowers and roadside sales. A $20 per year charge. Cleaners, laundries. $30 per year. SERVICE stations will pay $30 per year, plus $5 per pump over six pumps. Warehousing, a $30 per year fee. Layton on the planning commission. He is the owner of Satisfaction Center, a downtown furniture and appliance store. The council was split on its decision to appoint Mr. Alien. Councilman Robert Stevenson J o PCHICKEN - A" DINNER DINNERS INCLUDE : SALAD, FRIES, AND SCONE Expires Jan. 30 'LET'S AU. 'TOM 60 TO LAYTON HILLS MALL Next to Mervyns . . . AND 816 So. Main, Laytotf FUTURE financial challenge to Layton city will be brought about by loss of revenue sharing funds as that program is phased out and by of property the tax revenues on the basis of population as that program is phased in. Presently the city's share of the property tax mill levy is 15 mills (.015). requested the council be given more time to consider the qual- ifications of four potential planning commission mem- bers. Councilman Sam Trujillo said he felt the vacancy on the planning commission should be made immediately so the commission could function effectively. COUNCILMEN Stevenson and Sill voted against the appointment. Councilmen Trujillo and Harris voted in favor of Mr. Allen's selection. The tie was broken by Mayor Shields who favored Mr. Allen, dg 1981 complete computerized listing of your prescriptions is available at our Pharmacy A These may be picked up for Income Tax and Insurance Coverage (Free Prescription delivery etc.) (12 PRICE) r grows, however, it may prove possible to reduce the levy. The population is now over 27,000. For Your Business in 'ey WITH THE PURCHASE OF adequate public safety services. This has kept the mill levy relatively high to date. As the population of Layton Ttemk Tsa ANY SIZE NK This is a problem in providing the business interests of ROUTE vending machine companies per year. Dance and technical schools, a $30 per year feel. CABARET. A flat $100 fee is required. Carnivals, fairs, circuses. A flat $25 per day charge. able undeveloped areas to reach outlying developed area. Planning Member Named LAYTON $20 per year. Seminars On Tax Relief Program Set seminars to be held in Bountiful and Kaysville. Laytons success broadening the tax base has led to considerable frustration and envy on the part of other cities which have not succeeded in materially improving the tax base. As a result there are legislative efforts underway to compel distribution of sales tax revenues on the basis of population rather than tax May Pay Higher CLAIR SNOW as chairman of sewer and storm drains; chairman of the city cemeter-y- ; an assistant chairman of the water dept, and chairman of the tree committee. Doug Brunnette as chairman of streets and sidewalks and chairman of Kaysville Civic Association. Brit Howard as chairman of the electrical dept.; assistant chairman of the city cemetery and economic and industrial development committee and the cultural arts chairman, also chairman of the Kaysville Planning Commission. Gar Elison will represent the Davis County Economic Development. Ernest R. Little will represent the city on the resource recovery board. IT WAS reported that a free counsumers education program on tax relief for the IRA program will be held Feb. 18 at the city hall THE POLICY of the city government has been to encourage commercial development within the city to broaden the tax base. This has made dramatic improvement in the available tax revenues without an increase in the tax burden on homeowners. funds. parks, recreation and sanitation and Central Davis Sewer District; assistant chairman of KCA; Glade Nelson chairman of the planning commission and assistant chairman of the electric department and sewer dept.; Carol Page a member of the North Davis Refuse board, an assistant chairman of recreation, parks and sanitation; an assistant chairman of the library board and safety, streets and sidewalks. IN OTHER matters the council recommended using a local agency as a collection agency for the city providing the services are good and dependable at a compatable cost to the city. Mr. Thacker proposed a budget calendar for the fiscal year 1982-8The council approved the calendar and asked if Mr. Thacker could provide with the calendar the salary survey to update the current salary plan. 1965-6- 6 Rewith 1981-8venues have increased ten times over in this period. The surplus funds are invested at interest and the resulting income saves the residents of the city approximately four mills on their property taxes. unset Merchants ment chairman, assistant chairman of MR. THACKER explained the impact fees on the Alternative High School in Kaysville. The school is changing its location of building and has asked a waver of the impact fees since they were previously paid and there will be no significant change of use. The council granted the request. The council appointed Paul Barber as a member of the Kaysville City Planning Commission to fill the unexpired term of Roy Layton who asked to be released. ment heads are professional and extremely competent. The city has a sound budget which includes a modest surplus fund to provide for contingencies and emergencies. Mr. Heaps circulated two sets of charts showing budget comparisons of fiscal years New Fee Schedule APPOINTMENT of statuatory officers were approved by the council. They are John Thacker, Lyle Larkins and Dean steel. Mayor Purdy announced the council assignments as follows: the Mayor, library and public safety chairman, water depart- as outlined. The citys land mass is only approximately 50 percent developed. As a result, city services are spread very thin. It takes about 45 minutes to drive across town. Streets, sewers, etc. have to traverse consider- |