Show UTAH OFFICIALS OFFICIALS' DRAFT PROGRAM AT LAST SESSION J Justice ustice Dep Department Lobby for Group Is Proposed ro o d J. J W. W y Gillman Utah Utah county commissioner was elected president l. l dent of the State A Association of County Officials Official Frida Friday after after- noon Silas Rowley Carbon county coun coun- ty assessor Jor was as elected vice vico president president dent and Ferrell H. H Adams Adam's Salt Lake county auditor secretary secretary- treasurer Formation of oC a a state department of f justice co county nty nty pla planning ng boards and anda a legislative lobby was recommended recommended mended at closing sessions Friday of ot tho the thirteenth annual convention of ot the State Association of County Officials Officials' at the Newhouse hotel One resolution proposed J. J R R. Jarvis Jarvis Jar Jar- arvis ar- ar vis Salt Lake county treasurer Paul Thatcher Weber county attorney attorney attorney at at- torney and Ferrell H. H Adams Salt Lake county auditor as chairman vi vice co chairman and secretary re respectively respectively respectively re- re of a permanent legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive committee The committee e would work with county officials in efforts to obtain legislation favored by them Held First Step TIle The proposal was regarded as the first step by county officials to combat possible exemptions from rom Ir property perty taxes of homesteads ads valued up to 2000 A proposed amendment to the state constitution permitting permUting the legislature to make such exemptions exemptions exemptions will be submitted to voters next fall Such exemption is viewed by countie counties coun coun- tie ties as dangerous in that it would remove a chief source of ot revenue Tho The convention has d discussed the proposed amendment but has taken no stand I The attorneys and sheriffs sec section section sec sec- tion recommended for study a plan sec sec-j to coordinate Utah law enforcement I officers into a state department of justice with a state state- leader Recommendations Other recommendations submitted submitted submit submit- ted but not acted upon were 1 Increasing terms of county attorneys from two to four fourS years 2 Giving judges power to sentence sentence sen sen- tence first offenders offenders' in felony cases to county jails 3 3 Replacing justices of ot the peace with one county judge j in each count county i 4 Allow a a. short form torm of pleading pleading pleading plead plead- ing in misdemeanor cases 5 5 Strengthening perjury laws The Tho recommendations were submitted sub sub- to the proposed permanent legislative committee because legislation legislation legis legis- lation action would be necessary to effect them The Tho proposed committee asked power to draft the assistance o of any county official 1 Another resolution yet et to be acted acted acted act act- ed upon asked that county officials officials officials serve as e ex officIo peace officers cers and report violations of traffic laws 11 Gives Address J. J W. W Gillman Giliman association vice president and chairman of the Utah county commission addressed the convention and urged county officials officials daIs to adhere to budgets and to keep in hi mind that while they are arc underpaid they are public ser ser- ser ser- The convention was to close Inthe in tho the afternoon with election of officers officers officers cers and action on resolutions In an address late Thursday F. F P P. P Champ chairman of the state board of ot public welfare said Utah may be bethe bethe bethe the first state slate to begin full operation operation operation opera opera- opera opera- tion of or social security since its machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery is set up and awaiting a congressional appropriation |