Show COUNTY BOARD I BUDGET MEET SEEN TUESDAY Conference Expected To Be Closed To All Except Press Salt Lake county commissioners will meet Tuesday morning in m a session expected to be at least partially executive to consider the 1941 budget It was believed the commissioners commission commission- ers would allow newspaper reporters report report- ers ens to attend the session but would exclude other persons State statutes forbid executive meetings of city and county commissions commissions com corn I missions and some other governing governing governing govern govern- ing bodies Commissioner J. J R. R Rawlins said the county commission has not held a star chamber session session ses ses- ses- ses sion Lion for many months other than recent budget hearings which re reporters reporters reporters re- re porters have been allowed to at at- at tend Closed Sessions Ses ions Hit lilt Meanwhile it was not indicated when city commissioners would meet again to consider the city's budget Such meetings have been executive in the past but City Commissioner Oscar W. W McConkie McConkle acting chairman of the commission commission commis commission commis- commis sion during absence of Mayor Ab Jenkins Monday expressed opposition opposition opposition to executive sessions for handling public business Mayor Jenkins in Chicago on vacation and to attend the national auto parts show also has expressed opposition to the executive sessions sessions sessions ses ses- ses- ses as a matter of commission policy Such sessions however have been numerous during the past year in dealing with public problems and Commissioner McConkie McConkie Mc Mc- I Conkie earlier said he felt the commis commission ion legally could meet behind behind behind be be- hind closed doors Plan Called Unnecessary I see no reason for executive sessions in handling public business business business busi busi- ness ness Commissioner McConkie said Monday I think the directors directors tors tons of a corporation of this size should on occa on confer about their business affairs but not secretly or anything b bordering bordering bor bor- r- r I dering on it it With the 1941 city budget still in the the tentative stage Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- McConkie indicated there was no likelihood of the budget beIng beIng being be be- ing settled before the return of Mayor Jenkins who is scheduled t to leave Chicago December December 15 He said no budget meetings s of the commissioners are scheduled In its current sta status us the budget provides for possibly or I more for the public safety department than it received last year although most of this possible possible possible pos pos- sible increase is committed such as for additional fire fighting equipment and additional personnel personnel personnel person person- nel for the department |