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Show r ) I UTUt STAIR P3S53 A3 3.'.. EAST 300 SO. K7 ..'SALT LAK2 UTAH CITY, GSUl- 'N . rung , v i NJ ymty Mrs. Gibbons says. Part of that drop resulted from discontinuation of the two mill levy for courthouse construction. By TOM BUSSELBERG - L '' 1 gfolfrwitti ..&-- . FARMINGTON County residents will have a chance to speak their piece concerning a record $19.6 million budget Friday. r" A P v-- PUBLIC hearing will be held in the County Commis- sion Chambers at the Courthouse in Farmington at 2 p.m. Friday. At that time, v THE LARGEST increase, 1.49 mills, went for salary increases due to a change to the new salary schedule, Mrs. Gibbons explained. In addition, jail construction will remain at two mills along But the library mill went up from 1.9 to, 2.0 mills, and a special library construction fund totalling .3 mill will be added totalling $92,000. It will be used for payment of architectural and other fees for the . kr4 .yn y-c- planned Layton headquarters library. with an equal amount for flood control. The greater spending is al so aided by an increase in the county's assessed valuation. It has risen from $311 million in 1978 to $326 million this year and an anticipated $353 million for 1980. ANYONE WISHING to look over the budget prior to the hearing may pick up a free copy of the auditors office on the main level of the courthouse between 8:30 a.m. and 5p.m. commissioners and other county officials will be available to answer questions and take comments on the proposed 1980 budget. The budget compares to $16.6 million for last year but will require no increase in taxes, said County Auditor Ludeen Gibbons. In fact, they will go down slightly, adding up to a number of dollars for the average taxpayer, depending on the valuation of property. Commission Will No Longer ponsor CAP MOST OF the increase is due to inclusion of B and C road funds accumulated surplus, mandated by federal , authorities, Mrs. Gibbons . ' j dition, salary increases have added to the totaL somewhat, ;she said." ' A ., - FARMINGTON The federally funded Davis County Community Action "Program'tCAP)wirFffo longer be sponsored by the Davis County Commission. big portion of that will go to the Sheriffs Office - $244,121 -a- dded THIS STRONG to effect the PROTECT YULE GIFTS Theres probably nothing prettier at SUNSET Christmastime than a score colorful packages stacked under the tree. wed like the chance to check it out. of NOT ONLY do they appeal to the family involved, but thief also to who often helps himself to some of the goodies, says Lt. Archie Searle of the Sunset many-a-Yuleti- Police Department. Every year we have a lot of them ripped off. Be sure the house, js locked and if youre gone for any amount of time notify the neighbors. If theres anything suspicious television sets and CBs. WHEN items AND THEFTS OF Christmas gifts run into the thousands of dollars annually in Sunset, alone, the lieutenant says. It just takes a very few seconds to steal the presents with many of the burglaries committed during the day. The neighbors if they see anyone around theyre not used to they should check it out. Wed (police) rather have a thousand calls resulting in nothing than one loss of items, he says. And those items can include stereos, are stolen shortly before or after Christmas the serial numbers usually havent been recorded, adding to the problem, Lt. Searle continues. They should write the serial number down someplace separate. Identifying marks with name or other information can be inscribed on each item with engravers available from most departments, including Sunsets, he says. SOMETIMES gifts can be Tuesday afternoon when they announced that they (as county commissioners) no longer want any part of the THE BUDGET is broken down into several parts, AND WHILE most theft cases are cleared it can take six to 12 months, Lt. Searle adds, tb employees, and a near equal amount for special funds, of about $9.6 million. County employees will receive a seven percent across the board increase while some will also receive a step, ipcrease, dependent upon results of interviews to be held with department supervisors, says Nancy Rice, County Commission secretary. That could bring some employees a 10.5 percent ter paycheck. fat- THE COUNTYS mill levy will drop from 1695 last year to 16.84 for the coming year, (1) JOB classification of the CAP director; (2) personnel policies of the county commission; (3) the criteria for selecting a CAP director; (4) the ranking order of all applicants who applied for the CAP director position; (5) Davis CAP. Weve been as honest and fair as we possibly could in including $9,998,000 for the general fund, including salaries for the 400 county stolen before they even get home and under the tree, he adds. Dont just place the gifts in the back seat (of the car). Lock them in the trunk. He says the thief doesnt discriminate. Sometimes friends will even steal at Christmastime. "Our one single biggest time for thefts was five years ago from Dec. 47 15. There were house burglaries. action was taken by the commission change of those employees to the countys merit system and salary schedule, she said. Make sure you don't display the Christmas presents too at tractively or they may be opened by the wrong person on Christmas morning. from the CSA office, Arnold Chavez, Region VII human rights director, severely criticized the commission for their action in selecting Ver-Non Griffeth last August-as- of the new Davis County CAP director. The request from the Denver office asked the commission to explain in detail the following: By GARY R. BLODGETT says. In previdtis years, that has Hot been required. In ad- - all our dealing with the CAP, including the appointment of a new CAP director a few ' reasons for not selecting another applicant; (6) the CAPS (which are months ago, and all we have received is criticism and said Commisharrassment, sion Chairman Glen W. Flint. by-la- presently being revised and updated); and (7) copies of applications of Mr. Griffeth and other finalists for the CAP job. Mr. Chavez informed the commission, by letter, that he would be in Utah the week of Dec. 17 and asked to visit with the commission and to review commission records. WEVE BEEN repeatedly charged with discrimination and other allegations that ' simply are not true and as far as Im concerned we (commission) should simply pull out and let th CAP go their own way. Comm. Ernest Eberhard made the motion, after further discussion, and the motion was seconded by Comm. Morris F. Swapp. The was motion THE effective date that the commission would withdraw support from the CAP was set for Dec. 31. "We have done nothing wrong and have no objections to Mr. Chavez inspecting our records and procedures, but we do object to their method of going about their allegasaid Comm. Flint. tions, e We have met passed unanimously. Party Monday Will Honor Bernell Wrigley FARMINGTON Superintendent Schools - Bernell sonal reasons, will take effect Jan. 1. The board of educa- - tion is currently interviewing for a successor and hopes to have one named by end. years True Enough Reporter: And" what would you say has been the chief source of your strength and health? Vittles. Centenarian: Wrigley will be honored with a retirement party Monday from p.m. in the district administration building auditorium in Farmington. THE PUBLIC is invited with light refreshments to be served. Mr. Wrigley has been involved in education for 46 years, 20 of them as chief of the Davis School District. His retirement,1 for per. Candidates Narrowed To 1 2 3-- 6 :vf During the regular city council meeting on Tuesday evening, David Stayner appeared before the council for final approval of the Stayner subdivision plat on' north Main Street in Kaysville. It was noted that the necessary ' signatures had been obtained, including Davis Farm Coops, to allow for completion of the extension of 500 North Street to Main Street. That the planning: board now approved the final plan of this three lot subdivision per their minutes of Nov, 8 1979. After further discussion, Councilman David Sanders moved that the final plat be approved subject to the affixing of the necessary signatures of city staff and the payment of the FARMINGTON of candidates - The list being considered for the new Davis schools chief has been narrowed to 12. DISTRICT Information Officer Bonnie Durrance says necessary fees and bonding requirements being met. Passed unanimously by the council. TANA ACRES Electric...It was reported that the office had been notified that effective Dec. 31, 1979, tha. owner of Tana Acres Complex would discontinue payment of the electrical bills on their 120 units, and would require each tenant to make arrangements with the city on an individual basis. The city recorder pointed out this would necessitate collecting the $50 deposit required on all elec- tric units and recommended because of the high bills these units generate, they bill these monthly instead of every two the board has narrowed its consideration from about 50 applications. Queries have come from all over, even from overseas, she says. About 300 information packets announcing the job months. Especially in view of the turnover they reportedly have. Even though this will create considerable more work for the electrical department and office force, there was some discussion as to whether or not the city had to make this change since the original agreement was that the owner paid all utilities for their tenants, and it was the citys understanding that this was part of the funding arrangements on government subsidized units. COUNCILMAN Sanders moved that in view of the foregoing recommendation, the Tana Acre Apartment were mailed. The board has been very impressed by almost all of the applications, she says, with interviews scheduled to continue throughout the week. The board has said it would like to name a successor by years end. units be billed monthly to the individual tenants after the January 1 billing and they be required to pay the $50 Kaysvilles to serve another four year term on deposit. The motion was then amended to be subject to clarification from the owners financing institution confir- mation that this does not violate their requirements. Passed by the council. was Walt Meacham unanimously appointed to act as Kaysville Citys voting representative at the annual IPA meeting to be held Dec. 26 1979 in Salt Lake City on motion by Councilman David Sanders. GERALD PURDY was reappointed to the Davis County Mosquito Abatement Superintendent Bernell Wrigley, who has served as district head for 20 years, has announced his resignation effective Dec. 31. He is 66. tv Board, as representative, motion by Councilman Clair Snow. Passed by the council. Pat Bates and Gary New- man met with the council for approval on their final plat of Hess Farms No. 1 and presented a letter of guarantee on escrow funds on deposit with State Savings, Salt Lake City, together with his check for cash fees to be paid for inspection and underground power, together with his letter stating that he understands that refunds in accordance with the citys old line extension policy are subject to THE MOTION included in- structing County Attorney Rodney Page to address a letter to the Region VII Office of U.S. Community Services Administration in Denver advising regional officials of the commissioners' action. Action to withdraw support from the CAP came after the commission received another letter from the regional CSA Office alleging discrimination by the commission in the appointment of a CAP direc-to- r. IN THE most recent letter change upon completion of a new policy. AFTER FURTHER discussion, it was moved by Councilman Bonnemort that Hess Farm No. 1 be given final approval and seconded by Councilwoman Page and approved by the council. Mr. Bates asked that the plat not be recorded until after Jan. 1, 1980. He was informed of Farmington Citys face-to-fac- . with Mr. Chavez and he knows our feelings as well as our procedure for selecting a new CAP director." telling us every little thing to do. It doesnt make any sense." Comm. Flint noted that this was the third official letter complaint from the CSA in Denver, all referring to allegations connected with the hiring of Mr. Griffeth as CAP director. HE ADDED that the comreceived mission has complaints from several others regarding the appointment and that four of the six finalists filed complaints with the CSA. Its just a bottomless foundation of complaints, thats all it is," said Comm. Eberhard. "And were getting tired of it." COMM. FLINT explained that there is probably nc other county in the state -and very few counties in the that still support country - or direct the operations of the CAP. Were not doing anything new by withdrawing, he said. It's something we should have done a long time ago. DAVIS COUNTY supports the local CAP by about $21,000. CSA grants $83,000 and other federal grants ups the annual budget of the Davis CAP to nearly $500,000. Complaints first came to the commission after commissioners rejected the first three names (applicants) COMM. SWAPP added, They (CSA officials) claim that they dont want to interfere or infringe on our rights or operation of the but they insist on submitted by the CAP board of directors. Mr. Griffeths name was on the second list of names which compiled the six finalists from a total of 29 applicants that applied for CAP, explained. foresee no problems. The council recommended that Councilman Bonnemort at- would have up to four years to complete the access frontage road as previously agreed, np tend this meeting on behalf of Kaysville City. the job, Comm. Flint THE KAYSVILLE SUPERVISOR Max Major reminded them that although the Hess Farm No. 1 would have a two year completion schedule, the frontage road access had been given a four year completion date. annexation policy meeting on Dec. 20 at 8 p.m., which may have some bearing on his Hess Farm subdivision and Mr. Bates advised that this had all been taken into con- The dedication plat for the frontage road to Hess Farm subdivision was then presented by Mr. Bates. After further discussion it was passed by the council that the dedication sideration when the subdivision was planned, so could plat be accepted with the stipulation that the developer REFLEX 197 B" North Main St., Layton PHONE 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by orarczsca, John Stahle. 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