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Show Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Five Generations Robert F. Larson meets his first great-great grandchild, granddaughter Brooklyn Janae Beutler. From left: Grandfa- ther, Jon Robert Beutler; great-grandmother, Janice Larson Carpenter; and father, Brandon Jon Beutler. LDS Missionaries Elder Moreno from Salt Lake City and Elder Urbina from Miami, Florida are the full time missionaries currently serving in the Gunnison area. They can be reached at 435-531-0233 • A 6 lb. 5 oz. baby boy was born to Thomas and Megan Chappell of Centerfield on February 14, 2015. • A 6 lb. 10 oz. baby boy was born to Benjamin and Alyssa Boore of Centerfield on February 13, 2015. Sponsored by: gunnison family pharmacy fl Complete Prescriptions Service famll pharmacy ~ rai* See Us For All Your Floral Needs 3. unison Pharmacy: 528-3455 • Floral: 528-7787 The Gunnison Valley Gazette CENTERFIELD Continued from Page 1 with police and fire services, and other services like snow removal or beautification (such as flowers on Main street). Businesses that received more services than others will have to pay higher license fees, or "disproportionate" fees. "Either the businesses pay for the services or the residents do," said Harris. She studied 2 years of Centerfield's police data, researching how many calls each business made. The cost of the police department is divided by the total number of calls. According to Utah State law, businesses can be grouped together which have a similar number of calls. Pawn shop owner, Dan Dalley, whose business license fee increased from $40 last year to $200 this year, questioned the data collected and asked why the number of hours spent at each call wasn't included. Harris replied that trying to include the hours spent on each call makes the study too costly. Dalley asked how much the study cost the city and was told $5,000. Dalley asked if a lot of cities in rural Utah have paid for this study. Harris replied that the smallest city she's studied is Heber. Centerfield City hasn't raised fees in a long time, and said Harris, "You're on the low end compared to a lot of other cities." She commented that cities anxious to attract business that brings a lot of tax revenue will lower costs--but added that Walmart doesn't blink at a $20,000 business license. Dalley commented, "Millers (Walker's) is a big tax payer and we're not treating them like that." He spoke of rifts the new license fees and Good Landlord Program have made in Centerfield between the businesses, police force and the council. "We're painting Miller's as an outlaw haven, and my cost went up 500%," he said, "but I don't get a discount for motion detectors, bars, or cameras that I've installed." He went on to describe times that he assisted the police in apprehending criminals, because of the fingerprinting he requires. Dalley reported that the largest business license fee charged in the two counties surrounding Centerfield was $150, including Walmart in Richfield. He said, "Cities should encourage good businesses. Miller's is a good business. Lazy D Pawn is a good business. To beat people over the head with higher business license costs doesn't seem right." Also at the meeting, Dalley gave the council a petition with over 200 names. Petitioners asked that the council pass a law requiring members of the city's police force to live within the city limits. Dalley said the petition merits consideration since a good percentage of the Centerfield population signed it, and that the council might be surprised by some of the names on it. Council member Travis Leatherwood and others promised Dalley they'd look through the names and investigate. Council member Jaden Sorenson said he's on call 24/7 at his work, and if the police chief wants to get away, "I'm okay with him doing that." Sorensen added that Barney Trucking doesn't require him to live in Salina. Council member Becky Edwards told Dalley, "We're dancing around the issue. The crux of the problem is not where he (Chief McCall) lives, it's the good landlord program and the business licenses, and I agree that we need to re-look at those." She has no problem with Police Chief Brett McCall living in Manti, and added that because of the grants he finds, "He brings in more money than we spend on him." Dalley admitted that the hike in his license fee got him involved originally, but as he talked with other citizens, "I started hearing stuff," he said, "I had no idea how many people felt strongly about this." Dalley has filled REDHOOK EffsiFfspliTTERED Page 3 Centerfield Business License Fee Schedule Business licenses in Centerfield, which cost $25-$40 for many years, increased as of January 1. Businesses are charged based on what category they are in. The new fee schedule is: Assisted Living/Nursing Facility Convenience store General Business Home Occupation Home Occupation/Day Care Pawn Shop Thrift Store Trucking out a GRAMA (Government Records Access and Management Act), requesting information about Chief McCall's wages and use of a city vehicle. Dalley was also upset that the police chief was also appointed city manager, "You've changed his job description and now all of a sudden he's got a different role in our community." Dalley felt McCall is spending most day hours at city hall, rather than patrolling, as a police officer should. Mayor Tom Sorensen said, "He's the Chief of Police first and foremost. That job involves an incredible amount of paperwork." Daytime hours, when drug deals are less likely to be happening, is the best time to do that paperwork. Sorensen said he appointed McCall as administrational city manager to help, for instance, when someone from Utah Leagues of Cities comes through town while Sorensen's gone to work. "I'm not paying him extra to do it," said Sorensen. He wondered out loud if he should "take the manager job back." Leatherwood commented that McCall puts in his 8 hours, and for the first 4 years he worked here, he lost more vacation time than he used, due to the city's use it or lose it policy. "He worked for free on paid vacation days," said Leatherwood, "That speaks volumes to me of integrity." Petition signers remember McCall promising to move to Centerfield from Manti when he got the job, and were upset that McCall denied ever making the promise. Nancy Jensen was named as a former council member who remembers giving McCall 6 months to move, since he was unable to sell his house at the time he was hired. Council member Travis Leatherwood said when he was new on the city council, the subject came up. "We felt it was an issue, and we voted on FrO11 $250 $200 $ 80 $ 50 $ 50 $200 $ 80 $125 it so we could refer back to a time when we laid it to rest in one way or another." The vote was in favor of allowing McCall to live in Manti. Mayor Sorensen remembered one of the first things he did after being elected was to research the minutes, looking for any mention of an agreement to move to Centerfield. He found none. He believes that a police officer "needs to be a vested employee of the city, but, "my opinion of the chief has changed a lot." If it comes to McCall moving here or being fired, I wouldn't vote for it," said Sorensen. "I just don't see the issue here," said Keith Garff, who remembers working as a new council member to get a policeman for the city. Garff commended McCall's frugal use of funds, the number of DUI arrests he makes each month, and that "people who work for him love him " If Centerfield forces the issue, "We'd be getting rid of one of the best police chiefs in the state of Utah," he said. Dalley said, "It seems like the citizens of Centerfield are getting ignored." He feels that a policeman who lives within the city limits has more interest in improving the city, and one who lives outside city limits "feels no consequences." Dalley asked for the copies of the petition back from the council members saying, "In your minds, it's a closed deal." In other matters, former Mayor Dell Draper attended the meeting to voice his support of McCall as police chief. The council voted to donate $350 to the Sanpete County 4-H group, which does 4 horse shows a year. The youth involved in the group, aged 8-14 will do a service project for the city as thanks. The council voted to hold this year's elections by mail, which will save the city money, compared to a poll booth election. Credit Report No Money Down Financing Options • VA Loans • FHA Conventional & • Rural Loans Construction Loans • Utah Housing • Reverse Mortgages HONOR BEGINS AT HOME COURAGEOUS Join us for an 8 week BIBLE STUDY at the home of Carl and Sherry Wimmer 1649 South State, Salina 435-529-2048 Springer Turner Eunerar Ifome Mondays 6:30-8pm; beginning March 9 50 S 300 E; Centerfield This study, based on the movie COURAGEOUS, will take individuals deeper into biblical truths for a Godly family, exploring topics such as redeeming your history, walking with integrity, winning and blessing the hearts of your children, and more. 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