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Show County Attorney Rules Deputies Must Choose Job - r ,1 GROVER A. GILES Salt Lake County Attorney Grover A. Giles this week ruled that three deputy sheriffs who also hold other government positions posi-tions would have to give up one job or the other. Mr. Giles' opinion replied to a question on the status of Salt Lake County Commissioner C. W. Brady, his administrative assistant, J. Gordon Browning; and State Rep. James Brusatto (D., Salt Lake), all currently listed as deputy sheriffs. Mr. Giles, in his opinion, recommended rec-ommended to Salt Lake County Merit System Commission the men should be given a "reasonable "reason-able time" to choose which post they will retain. He suggested seven days. Mr. Brady disagreed. The law permits a deputy sheriff to take a leave of absence during the period of candidacy for public office, explained the county attorney, but he pointed out, the "period of candidacy" ends witn nis withdrawal, deieat or election. Said Mr. Brady: "When I filed as a candidate for thefour-year tern as Salt Lake County Commissioner, Com-missioner, it automatically put me on leave of absence as a deputy as long as I am a candidate. candi-date. The day I filed I was on leave. "If I am defeated, or elected, then my leave is over and I can go back to the sheriffs staff." He said Mr. Browning and Rep. Brusatto apparently would have seven days after the merit board requests their decision in which to decide which job to keep. |