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Show JiA'i r:.?::3 . asoj. iri j. Mill Council trims bu Mtollfy Having trimmed be left with small amounts to meet any emergency that might develop during the fiscal year. Mayor Dawson referred to three major breaks in water lines last New Years Day that taxed the City and its personnel to their limits, as an example. In trimming the requested budget, the Council dropped three new firemen, a planner for the inspection department, several vehicles that had been proposed and a number of small appliances and materials. No new personnel were added for the fiscal year, though the Mayor pointed out that probably next year it would become necessary, citing this as one more example of the repercussions of growth. Among other items, the Roy Recreational Complex memberships will increase between 20 and 30 per cent, and the new budget includes a seven per cent cost of living increase for city employees and three per cent for merit increases where that would be applicable. nearly every requested budget presented to them by various department heads, and still faced with a $249,000 deficit in the 1979-8- 0 budget for the city, Roy City Council voted Tuesday to levy a 4 per cent utility franchise tax, increase the city water rate to $3.95 for the first 9,000 gallons of water used, raise the cost of sewer service to $3.95 and garbage to $3.50. With a handful of citizens present protesting the increases, the Council attempted to explain how they arrived at conclusions ta in earlier open workshop sessions. You must remember, said Roy Mayor Joseph Dawson, that growth is a good thing, but it doesnt mean pure revenue for the city. Often it increases the demand for services like sewers or police and fire protection, or recreation areas. The Council could have dipped into retained earnings or surplus monies to meet the deficit, but decided unanimously that Roy City should not Twenty thousand dollars went into the administration budget to expand and upgrade the computer system This will be matched by city-wid- Federal funds. Federal Revenue Sharing Funds were distributed to pay for capital purchases within several departments, some of whose budgets had been cut already. The property tax mill levy will remain at 12 mills, with 2.57 mills transferred from Weber Basin Water, so the effect on the taxpayer in that area will remain unchanged. In reviewing and explaining its decision to implement the utility franchise tax as opposed to raising the property tax mill levy, the Council members all felt that the amount of control a citizen had over the amount of gas, light or phone use was far greater than the control (if any) over assessed property values. Several citizens stated that they would prefer an increase in property tax, but the Council felt strongly that the factor of control superceded. Vol. 25 No. 28 (USPS 526.420) Koy, Newgate expansion planned Developers of the Newgate Complex and the director of the Weber Industrial Development Bureau appeared before the Riverdale City Council to present a plan to expand the Newgate Shopping Center, cost of the development to be 50 million dollars. The group also heard a complaint that a registered letter addressed to the council had been withheld from them and that the citizen sending the letter had not received a response. In another action the council moved ahead with plans to hire a City Manager after the City Attorney concluded that the Mayor could not block such an appointment. A public hearing was set for July 18 at 6:45 p.m. to hear a proposal to rezone the Bud Snitchler Trailer Park to enable Snitchler to expand his park. NEWGATE COMPLEX Charles Kelly, director of the Weber Industrial Development Bureau presented the plan for development of the Newgate Shopping Complex on Wall Avenue. He was accompanied by Simon and Wally Christiansen who are two of eight partners in Newgate Associates, new owners of the complex. We apologize to you for not inning in sooner with our plan. We just purchased the final piece of property on June 12. We had planned to come in and see you before everything was released to the press but our recent meeting with Ogden was reported in the news so our plan is no surprise to you, said Simon Christiansen. Kelly noted that although he was recommending that the affected land be annexed to Ogden City, It will be of great benefit to your city, also, he said. Among his reasons for the annexation decision, Kelly said, We did not want split jurisdiction of that land. The Ogden Police and Fire Departments are much better equipped to handle services to the center. Councilman Joe Christopher took exception to Kellys conclusion on the problem of police services. We have a good force and are adding to it every year. We could provide adequate police protection there, he said. Councilman Howard Coleman ex- pressed disappointment that the annexation would go to Ogden. We have expended a lot of money improving that area especially along Pacific Avenue. I sat in on many meetings over the years where the ultimate expectations was that Riverdale would probably annex that land. Now we are being told that it is going to someone else. I can see the reasons for your recommendation, though, he said. Christiansen then proposed a compromise where southern portions of the land might be properly annexed to Riverdale. He agreed to look into the matter and come back to the council with a possible solution. Construction of the new complex is expected to begin in March of 1980. Letter in question A Riverdale citizen identified only as Harry complained to the council, I sent you a registered letter about a problem and so far have not been given the courtesy of an answer. Why havent you answered me? County hospital holds meeting National Association honors two county administrators Harold Morrill, director of the Weber County Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and Joe Prantil, Youth Program Administrator of the Weber County Mental Health Center, have been honored by the National Association of Counties for their programs in the Juvenile Drug School the and Prevention Renaissance Project, respectively The quarterly joint meeting of the Weber County Advisory Board and Medical-HospitStaff took place Tuesday at Weber County Hospital. The group discussed a new extractor for the hospital laundry, which has been allowed for in the budget, and for which five bids have been submitted, approval of courtesy staff privileges for Drs. James W. Adams, Billy E. Allison, Jack W. Crosland, III and William P. Francyk, a five per cent rate increase and a presentation of the National Recall Alert Membership the hospital has taken. Mrs. Marge Eschenbacher, the hospitals new director of dietary Youth Program Administrator for Weber County Mental Health Center, has been honoredJOE PRANTIL, - represent 14,-1- Councilmen Coleman, Christopher and Manning voted for the measure. The Council set July 11 at 5:30 p.m. for a closed executive session to consider applications. Warner was instructed to prepare an ordinance similar to the Roy City ordinance authorizing a city manager and delineating duties and responsibilities of that position. MISS SANDRA Roy DEE in PORTER Miss to Utah Roy in the Miss Utah Pageant this week is Miss Sandra Dee Porter, daughter of Mr and Mrs. James Bowman, 3116 S. 2850 W., Kanesville. that achievement award case studies are distributed by NACo to other counties to serve as examples of innovative programs. The National Association of Counties is the spokesman for county government in the United States. The nations counties process. Porter heads for contest special sensitivity to citizen needs and their efforts to strengthen county government. A 1978 Roy High School graduate, Miss Porter is majoring in fashion merchandising at Weber State College. She is vice president of the DECA Club and has won state honors in food marketing and master employee competitions. ap- proximately 98 percent of the United States population. County achievement awards will be presented at NACos 1979 annual conference in Jackson County (Kansas City), Mo., July 8 Coun-cilme- quasi-manageri- Pageant. In making the announcement, Williams congratulated the 1979 achievement award counties for their explained Poulsen could not block the hiring or appointment of a manager. Poulsen had vowed to block the hiring of a manager and instead favored placing a department head in n a position. Dee Burton and Jerry DeGroot, who have supported the mayors position, voted no on the motion to go ahead with the hiring represent Achievement awards are presented to counties who have developed new programs which enhance or expand county services to citizens. Williams that Mayor concluded Warner Mr. David Van Moorelehem, hospital administrator, reported to the group on the findings of the hospital accreditation committee: 10 of the 11 departments within the hospital had no deficiencies at all upon inspection. He complimented both the committee and the staff members. Williams. Charlotte Mayor Leon Poulsen responded that he had seen the letter but that the council was not given the letter because I had taken care of the problem. I called you and told you that Farr would take care of the fence, Poulsen told Harry. Neither Poulsen nor the citizen would discuss the content of the letter but pieces of the discussion indicated that the construction project of Farr Construction Company had resulted in a fence belonging to Harry being torn down by Poulsen who was subcontracting work for Farr and that the fence had not been repaired or replaced. The council then instructed City Recorder Elaine Vanderwood to in the future be sure that all to the council is correspondence copied and placed in our boxes so that we will be informed. They further noted that immediate action by Poulsen on the letter from Harry was not precluded but we want to be advised about it. City Manager The council moved ahead with plans to advertise for and accept applications for the position of City Manager after City Attorney Frank services was introduced to the group. Approval was given of an emergency order for dictation equipment in medical records, and a discussion took place on the subject of fireproof files in personnel, business and administration offices. Weber County was named a 1979 achievement award winner by NACo President June 23, 1979 Utah HAROLD MORRILL, Director of the Weber County Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse has also been honored for his work with voung people. For the talent portion of the contest she will present a piano solo, having won the talent award twice in Miss Miss Porter Roy competitions. teaches piano lessons and is an office administrative assistant at Defense Depot Ogden. |