| Show TAX CHIEF SA SAYS YS ASSEMBLY CAN SHIFT CITY RULE Statute Given as Alternative to Amendment by H. H M. M Dinwoodey I If It the people of the the state desire a change in their municipal governments governments govern govern- ments meats they can bring it about by legislative enactment and nd not by passing pass ing a constitutional amendment Henry Hen ry M. M Dinwoodey Salt Lake City chairman of oC the Utah Taxpayers Taxpayers' association as said Saturday All our rights right in the operation of at local government come from the application of constitutional provision provision provi provi- sion zion translated into statutes by the state legislature That is how ou our cities obtained the right to set up the city commission form of government govern govern- ment The legislature did it at our request Mr Dinwoodey Dirl declared That same legislative body can a awill at atwill atwill will vote the city commission form of government out of existence Whenever Whenever When When- ever ver the people who wh are opposed to o this form of government wish to dIscard discard discard dis dIs- dis- dis card it they may bring together their forces unite on some substitute form present their claims clams and depend upon the he judgment of the legislative body to o act in accordance with the facts acts e n t Nt I CHANCE FOR FOE CHANGE That is h how w we can get rid of our present form of government any anytime time vc we wish If It then as time proceeds the he new setup proves a disappoint disappoint- ment nent we can repeat the procedure In n each case it will merely require legislative action and no ional amendment Mr Dinwoodey declared that if LI people believe belie cities should have new governments they have two lives tives Pass the amendment set up a charter harter and see h how W it operates II It it t proves to be bemore more in the interest ot of f public officials than it is in the interest of the people then we must musto go o through the long process of having the he legislature annul the amendment and nd resubmit the whole question to all 11 the people of the state l If we are arc dissatisfied with our pres pres- ent nt form of government we can go direct to the legislature and ask for fora a change Its authorization of at another another anther an an- other ther form of government upon which we ve decide is all th that t w will ll be re- re There will vill be no constitutional ional amendment and no vote of the people cople throughout the state RAISES QUESTIONS Mr Dinwoodey raised the following follow follow- ing ng questions and urged voters tobe to tobe toe be e sure sure- of their own answers s before balloting ng Have we read the amendment Do we understand what powers we weare weare were are re asking the state to relinquish if this lis amendment passes Do we understand what sweeping authority we are placing in the hands of f local public officials Will this increase in authority to public officials bring about a corresponding corresponding corres corro- decrease in the rights of the people eople SEES EES TAX BURDENS Can we picture the extent and varity vari van ety ty of tax burdens that may be imposed imposed im- im posed upon us with all legislative restrictions removed Will the bonding power be taken away way from the people and placed In Inic inthe inthe the ic hands of public officials If It the experiment proves a failure can an we hope to convert the legislature and nd the people generally throughout the le state to the idea that these former Cormer rights and md state supervision should be restored Is our difficulty after alter all in our form Corm orm of government go or with the men elected t to operate it |
