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Show 5 it 'Sr5' I) ? By ROSELYN KIRK An argument on pay inequities between Sheriff William Dub Lawrence and Davis County Commissioners had led to the commission denying sheriffs deputies a 3.6 increase in pay, which Sheriff Lawrence says is only half of what other county employees received. THE ARGUMENT stems from the fact that sheriffs deputies elected to split from the county pay plan and inaugurate their own pay schedule in January 1976. County Commissioners, County Clerk Rod Walker and Personnel Director Earl King all say the 16 increase for 1976 was built into the sheriffs pay plan at that time. Sheriff Lawrence denies this and says his men have also been cheated out of a subsequent 3.6 increase awarded this year, leaving them 7.2 percent behind what other county employees have received over the last year and a half. He says that since sheriff's deputies have maintained the same longevity steps, their salaries are one step lower than other employees in county government. SHERIFF Lawrence says his office will not be willing to revert back to the county pay plan which he called a conglomeration and a mess. He said the sheriffs system is a better pay system, similar to the one the county planned to adopt in July 1976 but did not. Mr. King admitted there were problems with the present county pay plan. The steps are not always as they should be. He said the county needs six months to adjust the schedule. COMMISSIONER C.E. Moss said the county would like to get all county employees back on the same pay plan. He said the county is hoping to resolve the salary schedule by January 1. This apparently would be the same date the county is shooting for as the official adoption date of the county merit plan. County commissioners met with all department heads two weeks ago and endorsed the concept of adopting a county merit plan although the commission did not take official action. Mr. King will again meet with department heads on August 29 to discuss a firm date for the adoption of the county merit system. DURING THE heated discussion between Sheriff Lawrence and the county commissioners, County Clerk Rod Walker said that other county employees were of Health and the Davis County Comprehensive Mental Health Board passed a joint motion based on poor conditions in the present jail. DR. RICHARD Johns, director of the Davis Health Board, said the Jail Health Policies and Procedures Manual, passed by the two boards last week, cannot be carried out if the present overcrowding conditions continue to exist in the jail. Dr. Johns said that conditions for examining patients and the storage and dispens- DAVIS MEWS JOURNAL 197 B'' North Main 9t, Layton PHONE 376-- 9 1 33 PubHahad Wookhr by CUPPER PUtUSWNG CO. Johw StaWa. Jr, PaMrtar Socond Ctaaa PoaiaQa Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION per year $4.50 Out aI Sta trinr-T"- 1 fcautpdaa SSJ itinl (Payabta In Advanoa) r" f O P II O I) C) in SHERIFF Lawrence said, since that time, the sheriff's office passed one raise to stay on what he calls a better system. He said they now find themselves one step lower than other county employees. He pointed out, for example, that a person classified as a grade 9 would start on the county payroll at $600, while an employee in the sheriffs office would begin at a salary of $586. Sheriff Lawrence said that each of his deputies, no matter what his previous experience and training, must begin on the bottom rung of the pay scale at $794. Raises are based on seniority. Sheriff Lawrence said, in protesting the current salary system, he is looking after my o f, 'KJf f? u (I 7, O people. M? HE ARGUED that, when the sheriffs department decided to go with their current pay system in January 1976, it was understood that the county would adopt a similar system in July. Instead the county adopted a system of anniversary raises which Sheriff Lawrence charged was not consistent with the proposed plan. The anniversary system, currently being used by county officials, calls for employees to receive an increase in pay every 12 months for the first seven years. During the eighth, ninth and tenth years they are employed, they receive an increase only every 18 months. After they have been employed for over ten years, the increase comes only every 24 months. IN JANUARY of this year, all employees in the county, including those in the sheriffs office received a five per- cent cost of living increase. Sheriff Lawrence said that this raise did not reflect the 7.6 actual cost of living increase. He argued that his employees, discounting the cost of living raise, were still in the same position on the salary schedule they were last year. He said they are losing ground in the battle to keep up with other county employees. SENTIIJALS By ROSELYN KIRK When Ogden Aitorney L. Kent Bachman is sworn in Monday as judge of the First District Juvenile Court, with offices in Farmington, he will replace Judge Charles E. Bradford, Bountiful, who was to the not reappointed judgeship by Gov. Scott Matheson. ing of medication are a severe problem in carrying out the jail health procedures. At present Dr. Johns examines jail patients weekly in a four by seven maximum security cell. THE JAIL health policy has been under consideration for several months prior to its passage. It requires that all inmates be subjected to a preliminary medical screening procedure. Until this procedure is completed, no inmate is eligible to attend sick calls scheduled for each Wednesday morning from 9 to 10 a.m. The policy also requires that inmates requiring im- mediate medical evaluation should be treated in the emergency room of the Lakeview or Davis North Medical Center. THE POLICY also provided for screening for tuberculosis by the public health nurses on a regular basis. VD screening will be provided based on patient symptoms as determined by the staff. Dental service will be available basis. on a According to the policy, public health nurses will also review the food being served in the jail to determine that inmates are receiving nutritional food. Recommendations will be made for nutri tional improvement if necessary, Dr. Johns said. THE MENTAL health of the inmate will also be considered, based on the jail health policy. If Dr. juvenile court judge in the First Juvenile Court District seven includes Bountiful Attorney Del Rowe said he sees this as an inequity. "I am upset about losing a judgeship in the county." He said that when Judge Bradford was appointed by Gov. Calvin Rampton six years ago that it cost $50,000 to train him as a juvenile court judge He sees retraining another judge as a waste of money. Johns as sees health director, manifestations of neurotic, psychotic or emotional disturbances, he will request a consultation with the Department of Community Mental Health within three days. The jail health manual also sets up requirements for environmental health services which require the Division of Environmental Health make regular inspections to determine whether food service standards, plumbing and sanitation codes are being observed. DR. JOHNS said the inadequate plumbing was another area in which the jail would not conform to the code. WHILE THE juvenile court judge has jurisdiction in any juvenile court in the state, his specific area of jurisdiction is assigned in one district Mr Bachman, after being sworn in, will handle cases in Davis, Morgan and Summit Judge L. Roland Anderson, Ogden, the other juvenile judge in the First Juvenile Court District, is assigned to handle juvenile court matters in Weber, Cache, Box Elder and Rich Counties MR. ROWE said that, since Davis County is now the third largest county in the state. Building For Sale Building 340, a surplus structure at Hill Air Force Base, will be sold to the highest bidder. INVITATION for bid forms and inspection of the building can be accomplished by con- tacting the Real Estate There are many things in life that 6eem taller than we are, that seem to hover high above us. And some of them appear just as prickly as these thistles. But just as here, they often have a great deal of beauty for us to enjoy, if we just take the trouble and time to really look. that he feels the judgeship should remain in the county. He said if the appointment of Mr. Bachman is a political appointment, it slaps at the integrity of the judicial Jeffrey Butler, clerk of the Supreme Court, said that state statute requires that a list of three names selected by a nominating committee be submitted to the governor. The appointment of the juvenile judge is made by the governor from this list. Mr. Butler said this procedure was followed by Governor Matheson in the appointment of Mr. Bachman. THE nominating committee Superintendent of Schools; Lyman Olsen, director of the State Board of State named two Ogden men and the incumbent Judge Bradford as possible candidates for the judgeship. Mr. Butler said that Mr. Bachman and Robert V. Phillips, another Ogden attorney were named by the committee. The members of the Health; and James MR. BUTLER said that while preference is given to appointing as judge someone who lives in the area, that this committee nominating included Justice Gordon R is not Hall, Dr. Walter Talbot, Utah essential." Management Section of the Civil Engineering Division at Hill AFB, or Bid forms must be completed and in at the office of the District Engineer, Sacramento, California by 10 2 a.m., Tuesday, August 1977. 23, fctaleta) IRlesips By GARY R. BLODGETT Clearfield Police Chief A.O. (Pete) Archuleta resigned under public pressures" T uesday night who are trying to office." disc redit me and have me removed from HE TOLD how he had been threatened with his life, but he didn't want to quit. have lived with this and other allegations and threats for 18 years. It's been part of my job, but no one knows how much harrassment my family has been through and I won't allow them to be exposed to this any longer. hereby resign, effective immediately, he said in an emotional statement. The city council met for an hour in closed session to dis-- ( uss ac tion to be taken, if any, had ( hief Archuleta not resigned I BUT IN an emotional prepared statement to the city council and before a packed chamber of more than 75 citizens, Chief Archuleta denied all allegations of wrongdoing he had been accused of in recent weeks. am resigning tonight after 18 years of honorable service to Clearfield City. I am putting my character on the line and promise you that I am resigning not because of any wrongdoings but because of unbearable pressures put on myself and my family. 1 tried to run a professional police department We have been understaffed, overworked and underpaid, all of which have contributed to the low morale of the department which you have heard so much about recently. But I have tried diligently to do a good job Sure I have been a tough cop. expected, and demanded a lot from my men but no more than was willing to give Because of this, I was considered by some as harrassing my officers, I HAVE 1 1 he said LT. DAREN Green, who has served as acting chief in the absence of Mr. Archuleta, and who has been second in command of the department, was unanimously voted by the council to serve as acting chief until a permanent department head is hired. In defense of allegations against him (which have appeared in local newspapers recently ). the chief said he had appeared before the city council on seven previous occasions to defend certain allegations or to make it known to the council actions he was taking I HAVE nothing to hide, he said Most of the allegations you read and hear about today were cleared some three years ago and were just brought to light again last week. "I'm not resigning because of fear of allegations I just don't want to expose my family to any kind of further harrassment, not from the general public, but from those 1 THE MAYOR and uiunc P. Wheeler, director of Family Services. MR. BACHMAN will be the second Ogden man to serve as northern Utah counties A move to support the need for a new jail was made when both the Davis County Board mmrf dissatisfied because they feel sheriffs deputies were receiving additional benefits and pay not being realized in other areas. He said uniform allowances, retirement benefits, and a salary variance which was built into the system when it was adopted in January 1976 gave sheriffs deputies the advantage over other county employees. Mr. King said, "When you went into the system, it reflected an anniversary for each year of service." which By ROSELYN KIRK II members refused comment taken. Chief Archuleta said he felt he had accomplished much during his tenure in office and related conditions when he started compared to conditions today il on what action might have been HE SAID that when he was named chief in July 1971, the officers and two city police department had eight dilapidated vehicles, each with more than 100,000 miles; many times the men patroled on foot during the winter because the cars wouldnt start, officers bought and used their own weapons, the c itv had one of the highest crime rates in the area, and the department had a seven percent crime solution rate. Today, he noted, the department has 17 officers, all new equipment, a 73 percent crime effectiveness (solution) rate, a reduction in home burglaries from 12.7 per month to the present rate of 8 per month, a reduction of auto thefts by 60 percent, federal grants totaling $250,000, and the only computerized crime data center in the state which is being put into use soon. full-tim- e 1 CHIEF Archuleta asked for an immediate audit of all his records. The council unanimously accepted the chief's resignation with a vote of thanks for his services to the city. THEY SAID the job of polite chief will be advertised and applications will be taken soon to fill the position. |