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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-DAV- IS NEWS JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 1 1977 , By ROSELYN KIRK By ROSELYN KIRK best contraceptive method for the Davis County will purchase two modular ambulances, pa- tient. Family planning is one phase of family health services provided to any Davis County resident who requests the service, which is administered by the Davis County Board of Health. DOLLEEN Jewett, director of Nursing, and Lois Neilsen, administrator of the program, said that although family planning services focus on families who cant afford to consult a private physician, the program is not based on income. The family planning service in Davis County is provided by a physician who works on a consulting basis for the Davis Board of Health. The funds are provided through federal assistance and grant-in-aiprograms from the federal government, Mrs. Jewett said. d funded through matching federal and local money. County commissioners signed a contract last week with the Utah State Division of Health, agreeing to the purchase. They wiil decide whether the ambulances will be leased to local ambulance companies when the vehicles arrive. Its an ongoing thing. If the method prescribed by the physician is not working, the patient will call or come back. Mrs. Jewett said that family planning care provides for a yearly review of the patients conditions, including a pap smear. The service can include a complete range of care through the child bearing period, including menopause, she said. THE UTAH State Division of Health RONALD C. MANDLER II supports and administers family planning based on an action by the Thirty-sixt- h Legislative Session of the Utah State Senate, which passed a resolution in support of the concept. The resolution states, An adequate health or welfare program should include family planning, education Completes Recruit Training and service. KELLII SINE, head family planning consultant for state Family Health Services, a facet of the Utah Division of Health, said, family planning consultants work with the families using natural family planning methods to help them to choose when to have children and how many children to have. She said the service also assists couples who want children and have been unable to have them. Dr. Sine said family planning services do not advocate population control or the limiting of the family. The service does not disseminate methods of birth control which are not acceptable or encourage interruption of pregnancy as a contraceptive method. THE NURSING staff, which oversees the program in Davis County, takes a history on each patient, does the lab work and makes the appointments for the clients to see the physician. Although nurses who provide the service prefer and appointments, they will take drop-in- s will squeeze in patients when the services are needed, Mrs. Neilsen said. Many are referred for family planning through the Division of Family Services or have already been clients through the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children. This program is also administered by Mrs. Neilsen. MRS. NEILSEN said when patients are under 18, they are required to bring their mothers with them. The counseling and e basis with the care is on a physician. Together they determine the one-to-on- By ROSELYN KIRK Despite complaints that more help is needed to set up guidelines for a proposed By order of Governor Scott Matheson, the Utah Advisory Council on Family Planning Services was set up as an ad- Navy Airman Ronald C. Mandler II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Mandler of 136 Ross Drive, Clearfield, has complete recruit training at the Naval Training Center, visory body to the Utah State Division of Health. IN DAVIS County, those seeking family planning aid can make an appointment each Wednesday between p.m. The Family Planning Clinic is only one of the services in Davis County that is provided through the Board of Health and under the direction of Mrs. Jewett who administers the public health nursing program. Fifteen nurses work under her direction to provide the school health programs, home health and health assis- San Diego, Calif. 3-- DURING the eight-wee- k training cycle, he studied general military subjects designed to prepare him for further academic and training in one of the Navys 85 basic occupational fields. Included in his studies were tance to the Council on Aging. seamanship, close-orde- r drill, Naval history and first aid. EACH OF the registered nurses, employed by the Board of Health in Davis County, oversees the health of children in four or five schools, providing health care to each school in Davis School District f day a week. A 1977 graduate of Clearfield High School, he joined the Navy in May 1977. THE contract calls for the county to pay between J23.000 and $26,000 for the vehicles, while the state will pick up $20,000 through a grant provided under the Emergency Medical Services Systems Act. said that a three month bidding process during which the State Division of Health will advertise for 11 to 17 ambulances for several counties could bring the price as low as $23,000 for the countys share of the two vehicles. COMMISSIONERS were reluctant to sign the contract until they were sure whether the civil action against Ace Ambulance, 3801 Riverdale Road in Ogden, was resolved. At present two ambulance companies, Ace Ambulance and North Davis Ambulance, are operating in the north end of Davis County. C.E. Moss all the problems would be worked out by the time the two am- Commissioner said he hoped Osijjletes Denial iciiflol Mies the nursing staff provides services to county residents through the d clinic, WIC, a supplemental food program of low income women, infants and children, and conducts a follow-uon communicable diseases. The 15 health nurses supply service to Davis County residents at a ratio of about one nurse for every 8,000 people, Mrs. Jewett well-chil- p Robert Wayne Winegar, a former Layton resident and graduate of Davis High School and Brigham Young University, graduated from the University of Oregon Dental School this past June. said. The American Medical Society recommends one public health nurse for every 5,000 to 8,000 people, making the service in Davis County within the minimum requirement, she added. Davis County merit system for county employees, county commissioners said the target date for the implementation of a county merit system New Home Owners you are buying or building a new home and are planning to If paint it yourself, we can save you money. We offer Pratt and Lambert Paint at contractors prices, based upon the quantity needed for an entire home. CALL US AND SAVE CLEARFIELD PAINT & GLASS 437 No. Main, Clearfield is still set for January 1, 1978. COMMISSIONERS also agreed that a firm plan for salary increases must be completed prior to October 1 when department heads must submit their budgets. County commissioners met with 22 department heads on Tuesday to discuss departmental problems, but most department heads appeared to be waiting for a report from Earl King who serves half time as personnel director. DEPARTMENT heads had met in a similar meeting last month and voted unanimously to adopt a merit system. At that time county commiss- ioners agreed that some type merit system was neces- of sary, but did not take official action on the matter. They instructed Mr. King to set the wheels in motion for implementing the system. Tuesday Mr. King said that progress had been slow in setting up a salary schedule, since not all department heads had responded to a request from the personnel office to obtain comparative salary information from other counties. WHEN THE information is obtained and correlated, he said it would serve as a measuring device for setting up a salary schedule for Davis County employees. Mr. King cited several areas of progress, but admitted that the main hangup in getting the necessary work accomplished to implement the merit system was the lack of manpower in the personnel 825-052- 2 Interest Paid Every Six Months office. Mr. King also serves as Resource Development director. He is aided in his position as County Personnel Director by Richard Nelson, who also is director of Social Services. DURING THE departmen- Original offering $23 million Ask for offering circular at any First Security Bonk OFUTAH, N.A. tal heads' meeting. Sheriff Dub Lawrence William suggested the implementation of a merit system be established as a priority item by the county commissionJVWhy cant we have a fort? he said. full-tim- e ef- He said the program had been stalled for over a year. This was seconded by County Attorney Milton Hess. Mr. Hess suggested that commissioners employ someone to help Mr. King on a temporary six month basis in order to put together the proposed merit plan. Commissioner Glen Flint suggested, The county commission could get in and but did not say help, whether the commission would take action on hiring temporary help to work through the proposed merit suggestion personnel department has been attempting to develop two page job descriptions and get them back to the departments. County department heads had previously turned in job descriptions for employees in their offices, but most said these had never been returned. Mr. King said the job descriptions, which in most cases were 14 pages long, were too cumbersome and he was hopeful they could be condensed to two pages. ROD WALKER, county clerk, urged that some firm action be taken before the budget rush is on. He said the decision on whether to give county employees a blanket raise, anniversary raise, a merit raise, or a raise related to a percentage figure must be decided prior to when department heads submit their budgets on October 1. This year the county will require that each department submit a separate list of employees and their benefits by department, Mr. Walker said. The law requires that the county system of listing employees on a basis be changed. This will require that employee's salaries be included within departmental budgets. Departmental budgets will be set after November 1, after county commissioners consult with each department. MR. KING said he will give direction to the department heads as to the percentage IF ACE Ambulance continues to operate. Commissioner Moss said the commission would have to con- sider how the ambulances would be distributed. The county does not plan to be in the ambulance business themselves, he said, but leasing the two ambulances to private companies at a nominal fee so anti-tipat- Returning from a summer vacation in Alaska are Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Richardson and two grandsons, Donald Curtis and Mark Thacker. They all drove to Anchorage, Alaska where Mr. Richardson works as a painter and this year the two grandsons assisted him in his work. During the summer they spent a week at Fairbanks and also time at Homer, Alaska. They were surprised how much warmer this summer has been than the other years they have spent there. There was water rationing in some areas. They reported that one of the last winter days in Anchorage was warmer than it was in Florida the same day. So therefore they are experiencing drought conditions as well as other states. Mr. and Mrs. Richardsons daughter, Ora Lyn flew to Anchorage and visited some of her friends in that area and then returned home with her parents. They drove back returning Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robison and daughter Kristin were guests at the Promised Valley cast members and families party in Midway, Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Approximately ROBERT W. WINEGAR HE IS the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Winegar, now of Riverdale. He is a participant in the U.S. Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program and has been commissioned a captain in the Dental Corps. He and his wife, Mary Ann Prigmore Winegar, and children, Debbie, Benjamin and David, are now residing in Omaha, Nebraska where he is stationed at Offutt Air Force Base. Tit For Tat Pullman Porter - Beg your pardon, sir, but the dollar you gave me last night had a hole 150 guests attended the delightful dinner party. Mr. and Mrs. David Flint had as house guests last week, J.B. Flint and family, Sacramento, Calif.; Dr. and Mrs. Waynard Lowe, Fullerton, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Sid Folger, Maryland and their families. They all came to attend the Howells family reunion held Friday and Saturday at Thousand Peaks at head of Weber River. Mr. and Mrs. William Olsen and family of Kaysville were also among the descendants in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Cox of Orangeville, Utah were Monday overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rulon Killian. Mr. and Mrs. Reid Daniels and family visited in Orem with Mr. and Mrs. David Harris and in Provo with Mrs. Anna J. Harris last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Dean and her father, Kenneth White of American Fork took their niece Miss Tina White who is here from Keene, New Hampshire to Rexburg where she will be attending Ricks College. While there they visited the Teton Dam, Sugar City and the flood area which is being rapidly built back. Tina is the daughter of Professor Quentin White who teaches at the University in Hampshire and the in it. New Traveler - So did the blanket you gave me last brother of Mrs. Dean. Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Jones and their family attended the BYU Education Week at Provo which was an interesting and education experience for them all. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Maxfield entertained at a neighborhood get acquainted party at their home Sunday evening for 21 guests. They in welcomed the new families. Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Charles Jarman, Mr. and Mrs. Garr Elison and family. Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Christensen and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Christensen attended the funeral service ir. Salmon, Idaho of a brother-in-laRonald and night. hanging fire for over a year. The Intergovernmental Per- sonnel Agency (IPA) conducted a $5,000 study to set up the merit plan currently under consideration, but that plan has never been adopted. STATE law requires that when more than 130 people are employed in a county that a merit plan be adopted. Davis County presently has 136 employees who are not covered by either the state health or law enforcement merit system. that northern Davis County will have the same service as has been provided to the south end of the county. Commissioner Flint said he ambulances to the north end private ambulance companies in the south end of the county about $200 a month to provide ambulance service to the south in returning the Dr. Johns said. of the county. anticipated that the county would retain ownership of the vehicles. At present the county is subsidizing the The commission would have preferred to wait to make the decision, but Dr. Johns pointed out that the contract specified it be signed and returned by August 24. We are already one day late end of the county. THEY SAID that the purchase of two ambulances sioners failed to act, they would jeopardize their chances of getting money through the grant. The $20,000 has been earmarked to provide funding for target areas which are attempting to set up paramedic services. Commissioners and Dr. Johns had hoped that ten cities in northern Davis County would pick up the local share of the ambulance cost, but Commissioner Moss said that apparently Layton and Clearfield had decided not to go along with the proposal. The final cost per capita for the for the north end would provide a comparable $200 advantage to the people in the north end by providing two McFrederick on Saturday. After they drove to Hamilton, Montana to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zimmerman and family. Mrs. Zimmerman is a sister of Mrs. Christensen. Mr. and Mrs. purchase LaMonte two am- Trailer Club rally at Sedro Woolley, Wash. They spent the remainder of the time sightseeing in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robison and daughter Kristin spent a week at their family cabin in Big Cottonwood Canyon near Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Larkins returned from spending a few days at Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. Mrs. Lois Rasmussen will undergo major back surgery September 6 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rush-fort- h attended the BYU graduation exercises where Franklin Hunt graduated with his B.S. degree in accounting. He is the husband of the former Sharia Rushforth of Kaysville. weeks. COUNTY Attorney Milton Hess said that a slight change in the wording of the contract was necessary and that Others attending were Franklins parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hunt and daughter Janell of Holbrook, Arizona and his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hunt of Tucson, Ariz. The graduation exercises were held Friday, August 19 change was made before commissioners signed the grant. in Provo. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Wil'iam Packer spent two and a half weeks vacationing in the northwest TV and Canada. They attended the ITTCA rally at Sedro Woolley, Washington and Repair All makes, reasonable rates, visited in Victoria British Columbia. They were met at Westport, Washington by Mr. FAST SERVICE Ptwn and Mrs. Waynard Bennett for salmon fishing. They returned home by way of the coast highway to San Fran- 376-819- 6 Bill Brimley cisco, Calif. ooooooooooooooooooo o O O Service Special Tire Alignment o o Wheel Balance o 10 off total o o purchase o with this coupon o o o o o o o o up, I low PaintaMartin-Senou- r wallflower and get $300 off per gallon gested that elected officials salaries also be raised so they receive salaries more comparable" with other counties. Mr. King said in the meetings that he had held with county employees, this suggestion OR 26. CAR INSTALLED SQ99 "' Vp.9 pnrr rnCJu Just ask us for your free Martin ON AJ r 11 colors. CAT C Now you get $3.00 off per gallon. OTUoLh choice of Bright Life Interior Latex or Great Life Exterior Latex Bold bright. beautiful. Inside and out. paint is easy to put on. tough to wear off. Martin-Senou- SilptttKniijM tMc Senour Wall flower grid design. You won't need a green thumb. Simply follow the easy instructions and paint it on in brilliant Martin-Senou- SILENT MUFFLERS had also been made. COMMISSIONER Moss pointed out that Davis County is presently levying only 12 mills, while most counties levy to the upper limit of 16 I TRUCK 9 Commissioner Flint said. Alice Johnson, director of the Council on Aging, sug- PRICED! r mills. Department heads will meet again on September 27 to again discuss the progress that is being made in implementing the adoption of the merit plan, which has been 5349 South 1900 Wttt In Roy Utah o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO increase, which may also include a cost of living raise. lf we are way behind other counties, we must get caught 31 Moss COMMISSIONER said, Cost isn't the reason they wont support it. If they would get behind the project, they could raise the money in a hurry. All of the other eight cities in northern Davis County had agreed to go along with the proposal to have the cities foot the bill for half the cost of the ambulance. Earlier, Mayor Glen Cundall, Kaysville, had indicated that all the cities would have to go along since the contribution by som6 cities and not by others would not be feasible. Commissioners also showed some skepticism about the specifications of the grant which call for the county to pay the total cost of the two vehicles and then be reimbursed by the federal government later after they supply invoices. County Attorney Rod Walker said the total time elapsed in getting federal money is about six y son-in-la- the of bulances would have been cents per capita. Nessen and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Nessen of Howell, Utah have returned from a vacation trip to the northwest. They attended the ITTCA rally, International their contract, HE SAID, if the commis- Kffljsvollle Lor-teschi- e. system. Well get together with, Earl and work it out, Commissioner Flint said. MR. KING asked department heads to be patient since it will take a certain amount of time. He said that during the last month the sioner Moss said apparently there is not enough business to support both ambulance companies in the north end of the county. Dr. Richard Johns, administrator of the Davis Public Health Department, one-hal- In addition, bulances arrive about the first of the year. Commis- FLOOR COVERINGS No. Main-I.ayt- on Your MARTIN |