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Show Page 14A Lakeside Reiew, August 211. lOJtd Matheson, Roy Council Discuss Fire, Ambulance Service, Taxes A Roy resident who raised ROY some controversial questions at recent public hearings on the city budget was given a personal hearing before the City Council at a work meeting called to air his complaints and suggestions. J. Scott Matheson presented the council with proposed measures for cutting city expenditures in the areas of double taxation, ambulance service, county fire protection and the Roy Recreation Center. A written statement presented by Matheson said, Through a careful analysis of the city budget department by department, it is believed that the taxpayers could benefit by a $100,000 savings. Due to the argumentative nature of this kind of cost cutting, approach, it will not be di: cussed at this ' time. In the area where Matheson said could be saved, of double $20,000 taxation, Mayor Joseph Dawson told Matheson the city council has discussed several issues with the county commission. The county does levy taxes for service the city provides its residents, Dawson said. But there are trade-off- s in services, where the city benefits from county departments. There have been several studies regarding this issue by professional - people, and there has never been any real solution, he said. City Attorney Roger Dutson said Roy residents get library, landfill, storm sewer and other services from the county that the city could not provide on its own. In a way, its true that Roy residents th Claim Procedures Changed FARMINGTON People who want Davis County to help pay their medical bills will now file indigent medical claims with the United Way of Davis County Information and Referral Service instead of with the Davis County commissioners. The commissioners have just signed a $1,200 contract assigning the responsibility of processing and researching indigent claims to the information and referral service. The action was taken because the commissioners have been concerned that some people who were not actually needy were receiving county funds to help pay their medical bills. By setting up screening procedures and hiring a person to systematically do the checking on claims, the commissioners hope to prevent npnindigent people from receiving assistance. The contract with the information and referral service is just a stopgap measure, however, since the county has asked the state to take over the job of handling indigent medical claims. Should the state agree to perform that service, the county will give the state the revenue from mill to cover the cost of the medical payments. If medical payments to the needy in Davis County exceed the estimated $82,000 per year provided by the mill levy, the state will pay the remainder of the tab. The state has not yet said if it will assume the responsibility of handling Davis Countys claims. medical indigent While the county waits for a positive response, the job will be taken care of by Marilyn Kelsey, coordinator for Information and Referral of Davis one-quart- County. shouldnt have to pay the county for fire enough. He said the city originally asked the and police protection, Dutson said. agreements county not to approve new developBut we do have with the county for those services. And ments at all, but we were told to jump the county owns the property where in the lake, he said. Matheson also said the city could Roy parks are located, and the city leases it for a very nominal fee. Its save $1,000 on an agreement with the hard to put a dollar value on those county for cooperative fire protectioh. Were giving the county more than things." : Matheson said the city should take a were getting, he said. Dawson said, A few years ago the stand on a proposal by the county to absorb the citys fire districts in new county said Roy was getting the best county districts. He also said the city end of the deal. We dont know when should urge the county to put additional that might change again. We dont want the county to rely on assessments on county residents who live in special service districts to make Roy to fight their fires, but if Roy their taxes more equal to those paid by makes one or two more calls into the county that they make into Roy, Im not city residents. Councilman Jack Pierce also voiced too concerned about that, Dawson concern that the county might set up said. Matheson said he was more confire districts that would pull in Roy. Dutson said he doesnt think the cerned about the number of men and the amount of equipment being sent by county can do that. They are representing that kind of Roy. Richard Waters, Roy City fire chief, action, though, Dutson said. the city sends the citys oldest said said Kirkwood Richard City Manager the city has sent a letter to the county truck to fires outside the city. He said urging commissioners to apply ap- Roy has more men involved in answering fire calls than the county does, propriate service district fees. Dawson said the city has told the because the city operates a volunteer county it is unfair to give tax breaks to fire department and all volunteers are called on every fire. unincorporated area residents. Councilman Earl Morris said he Dutson said the county will likely assess the new developments for ser- believes as long as life or property is but probably not in danger, whats a couple of bucks as vices provided inter-loc- long as we have the capability of covering our city at the same time. We shouldnt quibble over two or three extra men." Matheson said the city could save $25,000 in ambulance service expenditures but offered the suggestion that the city charge more for runs, which would be added revenue not a cut in expenditures. Councilman Wayne Kimber said cutting $25,000 for ambulance expenses would eliminate the service entirely. We need to understand the philosophy that we all seem to want more services, not less, he said. Matheson said the department should He said ambulance be service cost to the city would hit $75,000, in a few years. These things are Dawson said, basically judgmental items. Its basically a matter of opinion which services should be retained, he This involves the saving of said. lives. But he indicated city residents should not subsidize runs. out-of-ci- g. out-of-ci- Waters said only 2 percent of the ambulance runs last year were outside the city limits. 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