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,,,,,,, TheOgden Valley News October 1998 I'met Joe two and a ~come to admire and respect -]commlssmners vote,.: - Ever 'f'comes to the office every half years ago when 1 1 haVe seen. h1m 1n many v ~ hear that old: saylng, "You‘ -~ day, rarely taking any time B On November 3 the ~can't please all of the people : off, he studies the issues, 's_*;apphed to - work 1n the_;‘ varled srtuatlons he is a/;r‘-fi : ffi{;,_voters of Weber County ' “all of the t1me"‘7 ‘When you looks at all sides and then -“ Commlsswn Office One : - strarght arrow. He loves N3 Dear Edrtor i wiil go to the polls and elect “have a- ‘commissioner the 'ftwo Commissioners. T - caliber of Joe ‘Ritchie' you . want to express my support “have the i‘*owledge that he - for a gentleman who truly is voting in'the best mterest AR represents the citizens of of the people in this county. er llne or in a meeting dol a look at the overall plcture o take messages and then he ~and I am sure that whenyou always returns h1s calls. If g0 to - the polls you will is a dedlcated and hard- ~jthe edrtor in the Standard ‘with taxpayers' money. He working man, who expends pomtmg to "special inter- __looks over everythlng and if you're. saying to yourself : want to make sure that Joe g ~ | " this county. Joe H. Ritchie =~ many hours every day on h1m but HE IS HONEST' Joe is Very careful* it isn't necessary, don't ask "He dldn't call me back", i t H. Ritchie remains a Weber ountyf"‘ forit. He looks out for your was. probably because you'f ,County Comm1ss1oner Commrssmners have I can tax dollars. He supports the - weren't there when he tried, that supposedly the o Weber It isn't easy to be a . commissioner. - There are always crrtlcs no Wthh way the I have seen letters to ests" ~ behalf of us.. S ~ ‘makes his dec1sron as to . . of the first things he told me - people and he loves his job. ‘what course would best was that he takes all of his ~ Sometimes that is not an benefit the county You | calls. Only if he is unavail- easy thing to do but he does may not always agree w1th able because he is on anoth- it and he does it well. Takef.f - tell you Joe thchre has no | programs - and prOJects-i: matter:-,;j;? spemal 1nterest" that he 1s “which w1ll F -?“-;ffffel*’tryrng to promote '-'l'H"? ..THE REST F TH E STORY--' ;f; N I was asked by [The i A_Ogden Valley News];- ernment S oib ¥ ~ but I'can guarantee you that he trled ‘and not just once. SR | Llnda S Spencer - Lrberty,Utah his is 1 aman I have - ’bestserve theCounty ‘well. | The executlve is the person- f ) SEVEN MEMBER COUNCIL FORMQF GOVERNMENT NEEDED ' ments accordlngto states : Congratulatrons to, law. So far, these Weberffi{ e ] have always been ~_respond to the form of gov» m favor o__?;;éj;lo'okmg for bet-, nel drrector ‘with full con- | the community sp1r1ted citi- - County offices are deter- ernment proposal submrtted ter forms of government “trol over all - employees | zens who' have orgamzed ‘mined to undermlne thisto change Weber County and consolrdatxon of ser-- 1nclud1ng those of otherf ~and will manage another ;_{_’cmzen s initiative by refus-fi_}""‘f’f,_,‘ : government from a three vices, both the proposed _‘ - elected - medla to provide the 01t1- ing to follow Utah Code in member commission to a form[s], in my opinion, officials.- ThlS is too much || »zens ofOgden Vaalley with - gcarrylng out their. responsh; - seven member councrl form [are] bad. forms It will cost power to be placed in’one‘ local mformatlon ”and; bilities in prov1d1ng aballot W-‘f:Wlth elected executlve | _more, ‘be less effectlve and "person _title when it was due (May"if Valley news.. N Havmg worked grve less representatlon» ~ y The proponents have also & I hope every votmg 8, 1998) and refusing to ’ '*—'f'j_stated that there are 2000 1 ' c1tlzen in. our Valley is answer letters concernlngjfi ' | W1th1n a councrl- anager acrossthe county form for 27 years, a dlStI‘lCt\ | [ feel that those who'f-_, counties that have changed faware of the proposrtron | e ‘board form for six years, | 1n1t1ated the pet1t10n are from a county that will b[e] on the | _phlet In place of follow1ng§'?;g_;; and the commission form reactmg to issues ‘such as commlsswn form to some November 3rd ballot ~ Utah Code for a voter's :for, two years, |, feel 1 h“ave tHe™ townshlp leglslat’ron'f_' ofher form \Not.:, uq liwo ‘change the-form-of- Weber«“*tf{?%dnformatlon palnphlet the ‘an mformed background d1ssolv1ng townshlps cer- faxes recelved an our, office | County government from a. ‘commissioners orgamzed ai towardsother forms ofgov- tain land sales, sewer pro- on August 19, 1998 from ¥ three-member commission ‘committee, Soat county| | posals zomng and other‘_- the natlonal Assoc1at10n of 1 toa seven-member counc1l | expense to study the pro= 1ssues that all conuld have ;Countles llst all of the_ “elected from defined dis- "fposal and recommend g S rody ~ AL+t ~ Nt "t arly countles in the Unlted | tricts, and the executive had the same results the c1t12en ’ | “how, you - regardless of the form of“__ States and their forms of }:jelected on r atlarge from the-, should vote thlS’llssue - government. - The survey - county. W ey As for the dien ~ results from 1998 reveal | The new ot 18 Valley people they w1ll“f‘ that there are 3,078 coun- | patterned after our state oncounty time, 1s leadmg;{ Valley, and 9579 voters State - government One commrssmner '.‘1 1l have less representatron by ties in the United States and. government. Citizens from the oppos1tlon to this © 84% (2,585 counties)- usef ‘_iall parts of Weber County change in county govern-§~~\' _‘ votmg for a-council | [ representatrve from ‘4dls—;._f’ “the commlssmn fornf have ‘been ~ ment with the support of the; 1nvolved trict (2#). ~For example '_(493 counties) use brmgmg about an opportu- other two. The citizens of there are 2 ,/35 voters 1in other form. The 1989f,;.l_1st-f"?¥"' " | nity to modernlze our coun- Weber. County have been drstrlct # from Ogden'} ing from NACO shows that Tty form of ° government. forced into turning to the from the Ogden City side of that drstrlct ‘Ogden City - of the 493 counties usrng f After some other form there are : | years w1tness1ng ‘many of Utah Attorney?f{: of poor management “General for help. It appears: approx1mately 230 countles - and questionable decisions, »_‘_';i‘i'we w1ll be forced 1nto; ~voters ‘will determine who" ~which may be usmg a form;_'g_ many. _[people] joined expensive htlgatlon to j ; W1ll represent . - Ogden similar to the seven ‘mem- - forces. to work on thrs pro- bring an injunction. agamst;.,, Valley ‘Under the overall . ber councfl W1th electedzg"gfi.;posal and expended muchr‘_ the ballot to force county: . : ‘seven - district proposal i executlve %f,'tlme money and talents 1n.,. officrals to comply w1th There are sound | this effort - Ogden ; City , voters: will S ;Utah law | deude by populatron four | | methods be1ng developed at. : ;;'When The Weber Intra?i : | a proposal/lmtlatlve LG seven’ county counc11"_’; ‘_,.our state legislative leve - 1s placed on the ballot the fCounty Committee (WICC)?V-‘:.,‘:i'i!;. seats 5 at other optronal ?".-i.‘,,;}f,}look : The proposed form x forms for county govern~-} | county " attorney, clerk/ = ‘needs the help of all citizens interested in changrng;gj audltor and commrssmners places too much authonty ‘ment, and I _believe we' have definrte responsrbrh--l;. this archaic and non-repre- - | in the elected executive. '='-_.;'Sh0uld However the pro- 1 ' ties prescrlbed under Utah ~ sentative form of county The executrve would have ~ posed form 1s notaa'good_;_» “Code. One is a ballot title f government Donatlons;]f{ R | (how,_ the question will - can be sent to WICC, ¢/o = gt - full . veto power over: ‘the 'optron counc1l and as the budget PERN | appear-on the ballot) and Deyonne Walker, 7145 E officer has llne item veto 'Glen H Burton Weberef - the otheris a voter mforma- l power overthe budget as ‘Commrssmn Chalr L | We thank the Advertlzers who have made lt tron pamphlet outhnmg the ll | "pro" and "con" ' arguments. 900 S., Huntsvrlle Utah 84317, or call 7312526 01 56013 | The petition sponsors are to - Deyonne R Walker of the Co OUH ty possible to print and mail this paper. We | 'i"':be given the first ch01ce to Weber Intra acknowtedge ‘with grattetude the contmumg provrde the pro argu- Commlttee help of Mr. Howard Stahley and his staffin § ' gettmg us going:: Our.goal-is to bring the : "’ Q)ene]auestfie " Q)Lsp[yfilrttst tfieMontfiat ;Ogden Valley. Community together as we | tfie Ogd’en ‘Va[[ey Lzfimly e b | endeavor to serveyou. e BB s |
