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Show WEEKLY ' REFLEX-DA- VIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, FEBRUARY 18, 1982 After every LAYTON snowstorm, people start wondering when their street will be cleaned and why Layton city crews work on some roads and leave others untouched for I jor ones are taken care of. The city has six trucks that are used on the 120 miles of road within the city. The pushing of snow is done first on major roads and then on the roads in subdividi-son- s. many days. LAYTON CITY public works employees feet frustrated when they are hampered in their snow removal chores by cars parked on the street. This is a major problem in some of the subdivisions because of narrow roads. School children and parents have been very concerned this year about the number of unshoveled sidewalks in the city. Many mornings children are seen walking on slippery roads because the sidewalks are impassable. TO FIND out more about snow removal and what citizens can do to help the city employees, Terry Coburn, Layton public works director was asked several questions. When does Layton workers start removing snow? Storms usually come at night or early in the morning when the city employees are not at work. The police dispatcher radios the public works department when the police officers patrolling the city determine the roads are slick and need to be sanded or plowed. HOW CAN people help the city crews? "By keeping their cars off the streets so crews can push the snow back. Layton city has an ordinance that says cars should not be parked on the street between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. during snowy weather. Most people are very good about keeping their cars off the street. It is difficult for a snow plow to work around even one or two cars that are parked. It is annoying to people to have the city crews push snow into their driveway but there is no way a truck driver can maneuver around the driveways on a street. Has the amount of snow that has fallen this year affected your public works budget? This is supposed to be the worse winter in 30 years. We have spent more money on salt and sand this year than for the same period of time last year. Part of this additional expense Based on the King County study, if there are 1 16 cardiac arrest situations, 20 of those people will survive to go to the hospital. Without the paramedics. only eight would survive. DURING THE three-yea- r study, Mr. Warburton said there were 388 cardiac arrest situations in King County, whose population now tops the 300,000 mark. Thanks to the paramedics 34 percent of the pa- -' tients were admitted to the hospital alive. Without the paramedics only 19 percent would have survived. The rate of discharge for cardiac patients treated by paramedics was 17 percent, as compared to seven percent without the paramedics. IF A storm occurs during walk snow removal was answered by Ladd Scoffield, city building instpector. Does Layton have a clean sidewalk law? No, the philosophy of the city is that residents should take pride in their property and their neighborhood. Most Layton residents are con- - Cardio-Pulmona- It was a battle of cars vs. snowplows, a week or north Davis County was deluged by snow. Many impassable to pedestrians, especially youngsters thanks to residents who dont bother to clear their CARS VS. SR0WPL01YS cemed about the safety of children and the appearance of the city. We appeal to everyone to show pride by cleaning their bad conditions that exist in wintertime as safe as possible. The public works employees want to thank residents for sidewalks. IT TAKES the cooperation and support of city employees and every citizen to make the so ago, when Layton and sidewalks were seemingly having to attend school, walks, dmg . their help and to ask for con- tinued support. They pledge to do the best job of snow removal possible for the citizens. Paramedics : By TOM BUSSELBERG - LAYTON There used to be two factions when it came to the business community in i Layton-t- he long- - : j: i established downtown area merchants and the new kids on the block from the mall. THAT WAS when the : ; Layton Chamber of Com-- : merce counted only about 40 members, as well. Today, that's topped the 100 mark with hopes 150 members will r, be signed by emphasizes Executive Director Ron Morgan, who took that position last July. ; The two factions have dwindled to almost nothing, apparently, as Mr. Morgan notes that all but one major mall tenant have joined the chamber, meetings have been held mid-yea- ; d with the mall association bringing the comment, "Im very pleased with the help and cooperation. WHEN THE mall opened nearly two years ago a lot of downtown merchants were afraid theyd "lose their shirts but the opposite has happened, largely. It brings and keeps additional people in the area. It helps everybody. Libimiii Mr. Morgan says he was able 99 percent of his Christmas gifts in Layton, this year, for instance. to buy i . The chambers not onlyj. grown in membership but has! acquired its own home, as A metal cabinet (now in well. the corner of the chamber office) not long ago was all we had. It was at the city hall and was it. we had a city desk-th- at Weve come a long way. . JUST HOW far can readily be seen by visiting the chamber offices at 1095 N. Main, in the Wardley building. Two e staff members assist Mr. Morgan, who also is part-time. Hersh Ipaktchian is chamber president. part-tim- A full slate of activities fills the calendar for coming months including an Easter promotion, July 4th parade, golf tournament, a large pic- By MARK D. MICKELSEN FARMINGTON Unless revenues fail to come in as expected, the Davis County Library System should be free of further financial problems during fiscal 1982. THATS ACCORDING to County Auditor Ludeen Gibbons who said Wednesday the library program will continue as planned, despite major budget cutbacks resulting from Layton city's withdrawal from the county library system. A revised library operating budget of $813,020 will be presented to the county commission Thursday morning. The $35,981 decrease represents cutbacks in some salaries and employee benefits and library materials. THE ORIGINAL library budget of has been revamped to compensate for revenue losses caused by the In the area of revenues, over $114,000 has had to be cut from the original budget to compensate for changes in the Layton contract. Property taxes used for the operation of the countys libraries drop from $746,700 to $68 ,600 under the revised budget. In the original budget, revenues for 1982 were estimated at $867,637. Under the proposed budget revision, the total is $753,420. 1 AS A RESULT of the cutbacks, Mrs. Gibbons said the county is anticipating a 2.126 mill levy to cover library operating costs. The original budget would have required only 1.9 mills, she said. Mrs. Gibbons said this is the first time the county has had to reopen its budget for major changes in any department. Library officials in December presented a budget based on what they thought Layton would do, but the tables changed. nic, Turkey Day promotion in November and a health fair to be by the Layton Hills Mall Assoc. Layton withdrawal. In reopening the fiscal 1982 budget, Mrs. Gibbons said the county commission will have to determine whether or not the revised library operating fund has been changed enough to allow them to adjust expenditures and to balance the budget. As a result of the budget opening, Mrs. Gibbons said there will have to be a mill levy increase for the library operating fund, but said library expenditures will be going down. LIBRARY OFFICIALS have cut four major areas within the existing budget. Expenditures for employee salaries have been cut $5,457 from $439,894 to $434,437. Mrs. Gibbons explained that a majority of the cuts will effect those employees in the north end of the county. Some part-tim- e e posiemployees may be placed in tions to compensate for workers who quit or are terminated, she said. The new budget also includes a $2,434 cutback in employee benefits, altering the existing budget from $107,340 to $104,906. full-tim- THE MOST substantial decrease in in the library materials section v here library officials have cut $29,490. T its a major cutback from the system's ot nal budget figure of $131,000 since the includes only $101,510 for f nds comes r A decision on that would have to be made by the county library board and approved by the county commission according to Mrs. Gibbons. Any application from Layton for into the program would have to be approved prior to the setting of the countywide mill levy, which this year will take place in June. ALTHOUGH THE library fund is tight this year, Mrs. Gibbons pointed out that the county has transferred the remaining balance of the library construction fund back into the overall library operating budget in an effort to offset the systems deficit. If Layton officials decide they want back into the program prior to June, a subsequent library budget would have to be set up within the county to cover additional operating expenses until the end of the year. IT IS feasible, says Mrs. Gibbons, for Layton to return to the county library system in 1983. In that case, money for additional operating expenses could be included in the fiscal 1983 budget in December. Thursday's budget session will be held in the Davis County Commission chambers in Farmington. ry AT THE current rate, Davis County paramedics are providing adequate service within the guide-line- s, Mr. Warburton said. The average response time for paramedics is between five and seven mi- nutes. There is some question, however, as to whether or not bystanders are administering CPR within the time limit, he noted. MR. WARBURTON gave little hope for a study on . paramedics in Davis County, saying the fete would cost upwards of $100,000 and would probably produce the same results as the King County study In addition, he said King County research sents the best comprehensive study on paramedic . impact in the nation. DAVIS COUNTY voters will go to the polls March 2 to determine whether or not the county should set up a separate mill levy system to fund the paramedic program, j; JV , te . ; , i ; Industrial Revenue ulii. illlbgO venue bonds does not affect the indebtedness of the community. The city has no responsibility in the repayment of the bonds. ; CLEARFIELD -- Clearfield officials Tuesday agreed to sign over $2.8 million u. industrial revenue bonds to Utility Trailers, Inc., for an addition onto their Freeport Center headquarters. ALTHOUGH the city is , CLEARFIELD City Council members approved the bond resolution after learning that a financial organization had agreed to purchase the bonds on behalf of Utility Trailers. in- -' volved in the transaction, Clearfield acts only as a vehicle through which local com- to the panies gain access ' ' bonds. The city council earlier this year agreed to grant the bonds and reaffirmed their decision , Bondsmen from the organization are accepting a security agreement" from Utility Trailers as collateral. City council members were again reminded Tuesday that the issuance of industrial re- - 'with a resolution Tuesday night. VOTING among council ' members was unanimous. : ' mdm . and former Chamber Pres. HE SAYS the mayor and new city council have been "extremely cooperative with regular meetings set between chamber executives and the council. Promotion is moving forward for the citys industrial a well-kesecret. He says there's a "great deal that facility and the city can offer. The area is ly zoned for heavy industrial and also for light manufacturing. Obviously the type we'd like to attract would bring additional jobs and add on to our tax base. $851,001 WHAT IF Layton officials decide they want to get back into the county library system this year,? , : Set A special referendum election on Paramedic service for Davis County will be discussed Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. at Lakeview Hospital, and Feb. 25 in the old east Layton city hall at 7:30 p.m. A DAVIS County commissioner, doctors associ- ated with the program and paramedics will discuss the proposal which will go before the voters March 2. The public is invited. 7 , The South Davis meeting will be held in Room 1 on a the fifth floor; It is sponsored by the! League of Women Voters of south Davis County. The north chapter of the league will sponsor the north meeting ' at 1010 Emerald Drive, Layton. THE PROPOSAL on the ballot reads: Shall Davis County impose a separate mill levy of up to 1 .5 mills to fund Davis Countys paramedic program beginning Jan. 1, 1983? County officials have said the issue will designate the paramedic program as a separate tax entity, rather than as part of the general fund and is not intended as an increase in taxes. COM. HARRY Gerlach will discuss finances surrounding the issue at the Feb. 23 meeting. Dr. Gary Lower, a member of the state Emergency Services Council; Dr. Jan Feeman, formerly on the Davis County emergency council and among those who originally drafted the Davis County program, and Dr. Dennis Wyman, an emergency room physician at Lakeview Hospital, will participate in the meeting. ; after collapse. four-minu- Layton Chamber Bringing Unity To Business Community ' THERE ARE several factors important in the re- suscitationofa patient, according to Mr. Warburton. First, paramedics in the field can provide the same preliminary services that doctors provide once the patient is in the hospital, but paramedics are able to provide the service 20 minutes earlier. Secondly , it is important for someone to adminisResuscitation (CPR) within ter four minutes after the person collapses. Paramedic, services should begin no later than eight minutes is because east Laytons annexation added 20 percent more land area to the city. The cost has cut into our budget but so far it hasnt hurt us too much. A QUESTION about side- regular working hours, sanding and plowing start immediately. - How do Layton city crews clean the roads? The first step is to sand the major intersections, overpasses and trouble sports. Work begins on secondary streets after the ma FROM FRONT PAGE CONTINUED WE HAVENT talked to any one particular type, he says emphasizing there's plenty of water, sewer and rail headings. We feel we have plenty ofauto dealers. Welook at other types. Were looking at businesses we dont currently have that will complement-obvious- ly not a Geneva Steel that will pollute. Electronics or light manufacturing are what will be sought after, he says noting, We want to be selective in what we bring in. We want to grow in an organized, orderly fashion. SPEAKING OF the citys downtown - an area some might consider blighted or stagnant he says, The down-tow- n area has obviously changed a lot. Several buildings have been restored. We hope this trend will continue. Well do everything we can. That includes attending the Legislature during the last budget session to keep an eye on funding possibilities for the city. When monies become available, well try to get our share. HE NOTES councilwoman Ann Harris indication the city definitely has a plan of attack once money becomes available. In our tight economy I dont expect lots to happen soon. e But looking to the Mr. Morgan emphasizes, Our downtown will allong-rang- ways be viable. It wont collapse. The opening of two gymnastics schools is a good but for move for the short-terhe notes desire the long-terfor other businesses, such as a m large department store. uraneg THE CHAMBER has taken an active part in community affairs and areas affecting its residents, such as the rental fees charged by the school district. Concern over the impact fee changes could have brought the issue to a head with discussions between the chamber and district helping bring a change both sides have said they could live with. A position for or against the new recreational complex may be taken by the chamber, as well, although Mr. Morgan says no stand will be made until the city's studies are completed. The same will hold true for the library issue. ID SAY theres no doubt the Layton business community will support any worth- while city project in this (library) area. No doubt its an important part of this commun-ity-w- e wouldn't turn our back on it. I dont think we can start or go with a second rate library system. The one we had access to has been good but he sounded optimistic that residents wouldnt want a poor operation adding he feels one of the finest libraries in Davis County could probably be achieved in three-fiv- e years. By MARK D. MICKELSEN ' additional each year depending on the actual amount of coverage. - CLEARFIELD A local insurance company manager says Clearfield officials should consider increasing their liability coverage for protection against law enforcement and civil rights suits. FRED SCHROADER of Schroader Insurance said nationwide, residents are winning judgements in civil cases, forcing cities to consider increased insurance coverage. He said most cities carry a $1 million policy and are considering even more in some cases. UNDER THE proposed policy, the city would be covered for $1.5 million per occurrence. Therefore, if the city is sued by a resident, and loses, the insurance company will pay up to $1.5 million., : However, if the city is sued for an amount in excess of $1.5 million-a- nd the Clearfield would have to pay city loses any amount not included in the coverage, Mr. Schroader explained. - cy with Schroader. The insurance covers law suits stemming from police, fire or city council actions. COUNCILMAN Rulon Cummings said the city council is more concerned about suits filed against law enforcement officers than with action taken against the body. At the same time, Mr. Schroader pointed out that often times when the police depart-- is ment sued, the city council is also sued. MR. SCHROADER recommended increasing the citys coverage to $1 million under what insurance officials call an umbrella" policy. City employees, special executive boards and committees, police, fire and elected officials would be included in the policy. Costwise, Mr. Schroader said the city would be paying between $6,000-$7,00- 0 come up for d this summer. Schroader has covered the communitys leaders and workers for the past three years, according to City Manager Starks. The policy presented to city council members by Mr. Schroader represents about a 20 percent increase in liability coverage, officials said. According to City Manager Gayle Starks, Clearfield currently pays between 0 per year in liability insurance premiums for a $500,000 liability poli$30,000-$35,00- gov-emi- CLEARFIELDS insurance policies |