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Show Council To DecMe ifto Is Cowered By lersl System FARMINGTON Who is and who isn't to be considered under the Davis County Merit System will be determined by the Davis County Merit Council Coun-cil during the next six months. COUNTY Attorney Rodney S. Page said the status of all county department heads will be determined by the hearings. He noted that the review will be affected by a court ruling dealing with advisory and governing gov-erning boards. The county attorney stres- sed lhat there is no question but what elected officials and chief deputies are not covered by the merit system but beyond that, there is some question. "MERIT EXEMPTION is partially determined by whether or not departments are considered major or minor, but this is not the only stipulation stipula-tion for basing merit exemption." exemp-tion." Attorney Page emphasized. empha-sized. " The law provides very few legal protections in cases where persons are exempt." A legal case is already pending, pend-ing, he noted. This involves an appeal of the Jeanne Layton (county librarian) case in which the County Merit Board ruled lhat she was covered by the merit system because she reported her business activities activi-ties directly to the Library Board of Directors and not the County Commission. OTHER department heads, it was explained, are directly responsible to the commission. commis-sion. I'he county has appealed the case of Ms. Layton and has asked for a Second District Court hearing, gib |