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Show I DECEMBER 22, 1982 Davis County Names Public Defenders - FARMINGTON Public Defenders for Davis County were chosen during last week's regular County Com- mission meeting. Oda. Holt, and Jones were selected by the commission office after interviews were conducted with them and three other firms that submitted bids for ihe public defenders job. A REQUEST by the Davis Countys Sheriff department on a grant for enforcement against drunk drivers and an easement request by a Layton canal company were also discussed by the Commission. Stephen Oda, Tom Jones and Scott Holt were selected by the commission office as public defenders for 1983. ALTHOUGH their bid was not the lowest, the commission decided to hire Oda, Jones, and Holt for various reasons. The major reason for hiring them w as because the commission felt that at least three law vers w ere needed to handle the public defenders office, said Com. Glen Saunders. ODA. JONES, and Holt delivered the second lowest bid. Their bid was $48,000 for 1983. and $$2,000 for the 1984 year. Their firm has handled the public detenders office for the past two years and their experience was one of the considerations in allowing them to carry over public defender duties. The commission approved a request by Davis County Sheriff Brant Johnson for application of a grant for study and enforcement against drunk drivers. Ihe federal grant would allow the sheriffs de partment to hue oik or two men to work speeiiii.allv on drunken drivers, indicated Com. Saunders THE GRANT the sheriffs department is applvine toi is $22.63?. Albert Cole, assistant planning director, outlined the con struction ot a pipeline which would be in the Wesi Point Syracuse. L.ivton area Because countv proper! is in volved. right ot wavs must he granted along two coun'v roads for construction of the pipe line. Vice Piesident ot the v Lav ton Irrigation Company. Charles Black, is requesting the right of way be granted by the county ACRE of land near the Yerda area was presented to the county by county property manager Ralph Wilcox ftom the Bettilyon Joint Venilcox was asked by ture. Mr ihe commission to draft a letter of appreciation to be sent to Bett'lvon Joint Venture. he land could be used as a counts park site or other use directed tor the public benefit AN A al V 1 cW Mayors To Review Block Grants This vear, By TOM BUSSELBERG - FARMINGTON Itll be time for city officials from each of the countys 15 municipalities to put their best foot forward, Feb. 16, when they have to vy for community development funds that could go for that new water or sewer system. will convene DHS HONOR SOCIETY INSTALLED Davis Master Plan In Fashion Awaits Hearing Some early daytime spring suits shown are and fitted. Navy with white and black with white are still favorites. One new trend in suits is the collarless jackets which goes nicely with the popular ruffled blouse. Skirt lengths for day come just to the d On December 28 - After several years in the making, FARMINGTON the countys master plan, including a plan for Val Verda, will be up for review and possible action by the county commission Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. THE PLAN has seen input to the planning department from planning commission members and received a thorough review, with suggested revisions that were in many cases implemented, from the Val Verda Advisory Council. If approved, it would update a master plan that was never formally approved but has been in use for more than a decade. The original master plan was drafted more than 20 years ago. PUBLIC input will be sought in the public hearing to be held in the county commission chambers in the courthouse in Farmington. The plan outlines zoning and other development plans for the future, tb -- Davis County Revenue Sharing mid-Ma- LAST YEAR, Centerville received some funds for water well improvements while Clinton and the surrounding area obtained help in its water lines, with Kaysville obtaining w'ater line support as well. The Davis County Housing Authority obtained about $72,000 for needs. kneecap. FARMINGTON - The tentative operating budget for proposed Revenue Sharing expenditures was approved during a public meeting last week. THE TENTATIVE budget n approved by the County - calls for over -- Com-missio- -- $500,000 to be divided by the various departments within the county, according to Com. Glen Saunders. There was little discussion by the Commission and almost no input from several county residents present at the meeting as the Commission unanimously approved the $509,262 budget. THE EXPENDITURES budgeted for equipment purchase is $444,262 and $65,000 for operations costs. The Davis County Sheriffs the department received with largest amount of money, an allotment of $85,000 for equipment purchases. The money is expected to go towards vehicle and other law enforcement equipment purchases. THE COUNTY Road Department was allotted $67,150 for purchasing equipment to upgrade various roads within the county. Almost $70,000 is allotted use by for the county. $50,000 is allotted for equipment purchases and another $20,000 was set aside for operations costs. AN ALLOTMENT of $45,000 was set aside for operations of the public defenders office. The public defenders contract is bid out for two year periods, and a $45,000 bid was turned in by Stephen Oda, Scott Holt and Tom Jones for grants will be least on the courty level. The ball will then bounce to the Wasatch Front Regional Council that oversees such action in Weber, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele and Davis counties for their review and submittal for further review. Projects will be awarded in applying have sought and possibly didnt ing support last year, such as Clearfield, in seeking help on two major slorm sewer projects that were bypassed last yeai Layton, for another, is seeking assistance for a downtown facelift. income housing AS must be in the hands of the county planning office for review, as the mayors decided, by Feb. 7. NINE CRITERIA are included for consideration in making grant approvals, all part of the localization effort enacted by the Reagan administration. giving grant powers officials. Those include atku low and model ate income, with half or more oi the population in an area assisted hv ihe project, prevention oi elimination of slums and blight where a specific target area must he identified. An urgent health and suietv need also nughi he applicable because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate mayors in their last Wednesday's meeting, the grant funding package will go with a $75,000 base for next year for each county followed by a certain per capita level, followed by $50,000 the following year, alternating each year. That gives Davis County the edge, with more than half the population in the Morgan-Webe- r area included in the grants, and helps Morgan and smaller counties other years. Public hearings have been conducted-- or w ill be, as in the case of Davis County Dec. 28 at 2 43 p.m. -- to receive public input on project proposals, as specified by law. Requests LAYTON Despite reports School stand al virtually 100 Leopardi emphasized, adding that the suspected case is not Rubella, or German measles, as had been previously A LIST compiled AND A lone girl with sus- pected measles or Rubeola, was not in school, Monday morning, according to a school spokesperson and would have the Christmas break for the sickness hopefully to run its course. Health Director Enrico Leopardi stressed that except for one child having a medical exclusion for immuni- zation, all of the schools other 1,096 students have shown proof of innoculations. "Im very pleased that the immunization levels are what they are at that high, school--fantasticall- y Dr. re- ported in other media. By TOM BUSSELBERG DOES much to see in a what you hear There isnt town-b- ut makes up for it. Inquirer, Cincinnati. -- North County Editor - FARMINGTON When current County Planner Harold Tippetts takes on duties of an elected county commissioner, next month, his position may remain unfilled for several months. THERES also a chance the employee planning department could be combined with another department, says Com Harry Gerlach Sr., who currently oversees planning matters and sits on the planning commission. No effort has been made, or will he made until hes a commissioner" to take action on a replacement for Mr. Tippetts. Mr. Gerlach said in a telephone interview. With the present state of the economy , we still frown on bringing additional people in. even though its a replacement. -- THE COUNTY led the state passage of such a requirement in November, 1981, with that action later dittoed by the Legislature for the state. in earlier of students listing insufficient immunizations was narrowed down to the current virtual 100 percent level, he added, with 29 proper evidence presented. It would lead us to conclude there is nothing else to look into. He added that some had to have the immunizations" from that original group, indicating the usual immunization comes in a shot referred to as MMR"-Measl- es, Mumps and Rubella, normally administered before entrance to school as required by county ordinance and state law. All CRITERIA dont have to be met but only those applic- able. Speaking of the county as a whole Dr. Leopardi called the immunization levels "very high. Our nurses have been working at boosting immunization levels for quite some time-ev- en before the regulation. AN IMMUNIZATION sur- vey had been completed early mis year. That school is very well protected, he added. If this case turns out to be (red or seven-da- y measles), I would ee this case is very well controlled. tb it continues. Replacement MAY be looking he continued, adding there is a possibility of totally reorganizing the planning and engineering phase-we- re looking into that. We will look at what will be most economical for the VVE that may have hinted otherwise, immunization levels at Central Davis Junior High g Davis Planner IT REALLY small " with prool shown that financial resources ai en t av ailabe to meet those needs, the state's block grant application says. It must be a condition and certification made by a third party thi eat to the community APPROVED by the Central Davis Jr. Immunization Is At 100 Percent percent. Funds Receive Tentative Okay for the monthly council of governments session. Itll have an added twist, though, as the fate of nearly $800,000 in community development looks as though back to the state vs. federal THATS the date mayors and county commissioners New officers of Davis High Schools honor society include: back. Brad Dobson, president and Becky Hansen; front, Mike Call, treasurer, and LeAnne Johnson, Vice presidents secretary. Annalisa Felt and Douglas Hopper were absent. it manv of the same cities will be county. He added that it wouldn't be done right after the first of the year. 1 doubt if a decision will be made before March, if we move in that direction. MR. TIPPETTS was appointed as planning director about one and one-hayears ago, returning to a position he held in the In fact, he was elected as a county surveyor and then assumed planning department duties when that agency w as separated from the surveyor's office, courtlf 10s. house sources recall. The county has been running a "tight ship for the past several years, indicated, in part, by not replacing former Economic Development Director Earl King after his resignation in the summer of 1981. That department was incorporated into the planning office and Mr. Tippetts has assumed those duties. BY NOT replacing Mr. Tippetts with a planning director under the current salary schedule, it could saxe the county at least $27,000 a year, based on the "entry level" salary, and up to $40,000 maximum, although Personnel Director Mel Miles indicated employees normally don't remain that long with Mr Tippetts earning somewhere near the entry-level. The county planning department's budget refects no changes in personnel, explained Asst Planning Director Albert Cole, with $181,212 of the 1983 budget of $258,569 earmarked for salaries, or about a six percent increase, following closely the county salary mandate. THE BIGGEST cut came in the equipment budget, dropping from $10,500 for the 1982 (current) year to $3,000. Mr. Cole explained the drop was primarily because the department had purchased a van with the additional money set aside for possible repairs. He added that word processing equipment had been requested from to replace two ty pewriters, eliminating need to retype many items. Mr. Cole indicated that step had been sought to make the office "more efficient" and eliminate need to add additional staff if the work-loaincreases sufficiently in the future. d THE DEPARTMENT has had to rely more on cooperation with the various cities after cuts in federal money s that had helped finance the foothill and HAFB impact study . for example. We could go more in depth" if those federal funds were available but the change has helped create a more unified relationship. Mr. Cole added. 1983. Almost $48,000 was allotted for equipment purchases by the Information Systems department. The department released county information to various sources. DAVIS COUNTY Golf Course was allotted $38,339 for the purchase of various equipment for green and fairway upkeep. The Valley View Golf Course located in Layton received $18,283 for equipment purchases. The Surveyors Office received $25,000 for equipment purchases, while the County Assessors office received almost $14,000. , THE DAVIS County Ambulance service received almost $20,000 for equipment purchases, while Health Nursing received almost $2,000. The Revenue Sharing funds were divided between the county and cities within the county. The total county wide revenue sharing fund is budgeted at $1,094,880. cw Emergency Mjmting Seeks JProgrmn Funding By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - Citing possibility for improved safety, better fire and insurance rating and potential for minimizing fire danger, the countys mayors have been asked to approve an emergency routing program. SPONSORED by three members of the Weber Stale College Geography department, the project would catalog fire department areas through mapping of individual lots, streets up to providing maps with the most direct and an alternate route from the fire department to any possible fire spot. Jim Kilburn, a fire inspector and former Riverdale, Weber County fireman, presented the project idea with Cartographer Robin Pesca and Jim McNane. INDICATING a similar system is in place at HAFB, has been tried in fcverdale with interest expressed by both South Weber and Morgan fire departments, Mr. Kilburn said the program would aid firemen in quickly being able to reach a fire, with up to date mapping that could even include fire hydrant placement and could see use by paramedics and police. Two packages were prevented, one for $123,900, that would include mapping by the Weber State department, or $81,000 without, relying instead on county or city maps. THIS IS one step to help cities improve capabilities, he explained. It could help decrease response time and improve professionalism for firemen, he added. An areas fire rating could be improved, as well, meaning insurance rates could be reduced, Ms. Pesca told the mayors, as well as giving assistance to cartography (map) students at Weber State who later might be seeking employment from area govern- ment agencies and could obtain needed experience. NOTING THE program should qualify for community development grant criteria (see related explanation Mr. Kilburn nefit, affect story for detailed of those criteria), said it "would beevery citizen. We are looking for the county to sponsor this program. One hundred percent of the countys population would be- nefit." The added efficiency potential would start at the dispatcher level with updated description cards available for their use, he added. THE PROPOSAL will be considered along with others to be submitted to the planning department with an initial re- view set for the January mayors meeting. Less than $800,000 will be available and a final decision isnt anticipated ihcbj 'rjesmn until May 15. In other action considered by the mayors. Sunset Mayor Norm Sant was elected to chair the group that meets monthly to consider various grant proposals as well as review county programs and provide input on a variety of areas from health to planning. HE REPLACES North Salt Lake Mayor Robert Palm-quis- t, who served during 1982. Mr. Sant has served on the Wasatch Front Regional Council in various positions as well as with other state mayoral organizations. |
