Show j i I I I II I I j I I j I I I I j i I I I I I i i i I I I 1 I Council Holds Last Meeting For This Year Matters of personnel and arid organIzational organizational organ organ- changes occupied much of the agenda Tuesday night Inthe in inthe inthe the last regular meeting of the city council In 1956 Two Moab Imen men were appointed and confirmed confirmed con con- con 1 Firmed as members of the police force and the office of City Recorder Recorder Re- Re Re 1 corder changed hands Ray Scovil and Eldon Eidon Borreson were approved by the council to fill vacancies in the police force City Cily Recorder and Administrator I tor tot Ellis Hills Foote swore Donna Nelson In as the new City Recorder Recorder Re- Re corder and was in turn sworn in as City Administrator by Mrs Nelson The rather unique change was made possible earlier in the meeting when the council heard and approved an ordinance creating creating cre cre- the formal office of City Administrator and defining the d duties ties attached Mr Foote was confirmed for the position by formal formal formal for- for forI mal action also The new position retains many of the duties formerly formerly form- form erly performed by the recorder but eliminates some of the tedious clerical effort thus providing time for administrative and financial problems The council heard a brief report re- re re 1 port on police work from Chief Adamson supplemented by City Attorney Robert Gibson Approval al was given to the conversion of the building formerly used as asa asa asa a dressing room at the old swimming swimming swimming swim swim- ming pool into a police head head- quarters City labor will be used principally with a minimal cost expected The council also approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved a request for equipment needed In the public safety de de- de- de In an attempt to alleviate a dangerous traffic situation the council authorized the posting of Shafer Lane with no parking signs The extreme narrowness of the street was given as the reason for the action Proper notIfication notIfication notification not not- of all residents will be made previous to the posting I Parking on the narrow lane has caused a definite hazard to traffic traffic traffic fic and an even greater hazard if an emergency arises Word was received from the state that any action by the state in assisting the city In the creation creation creation crea crea- tion of a white way lighting system system sy sy- sy- sy for the of ICO stem sten part highway I constituting Main street will have to wait for the next state budget i session The state evidenced an Interest In the project I Council members heard also I Ithe the annual report of the city administrator administrator administrator ad ad- for the year past In IndivIdual Individual Individual In- In members of the council commented on the fact that Moab I can be proud of its accomplishments accomplish accomplish- I ments especially in the li light ht of municipal difficulties encountered encounter encounter- ed by some of the cities of this area |