Show Joint City County City County Inspector Appointed by City Council Appointment of Vernon McGowan Me- Me 0 Gowan Moab as combined city city- 0 county building inspector and sanitarian was announced Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- y by the Moab city coun coun- cil cn The appointment was made at the Tuesday evening regular council meeting Mr McGowan owner of or the Westerner Grill will take over his new duties right away It was stated The job consists of building inspection and sanitation sanita sanita- s sanitation tion control work In Moab City and Grand county and by agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment reached the past week includes Includes Includes In In- the administration of the Moab mosquito abatement pro pro- gram Salary for the position was set at per year with a 50 per month car allowance In addition The Moab Mosquito Abatement District will contribute contribute contribute contri contri- bute 1000 annually to the Job Grand county will be responsible ble for an annual payment of 1500 and the City of Moab will pay the balance of the salary salary salary sal sal- ary and allowance In return the city will receive all aU fees from the issuance of building permits and will take care of insurance and miscellaneous expenses expenses ex ex- ex involved in the position It has been vacant since the council accepted the resignation of Charles Cunningham a month ago Mayor K E. E McDougald and administrative assistant Darrell Reardon met with the county commission Monday to go ov over r terms of a memorandum agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment on costs to be sh shared red bythe b by bythe the two governmental units Around fifteen trailer court owners and representatives met with wl the council Tuesday to discuss discuss dis dis- dis cuss the new zoning ordinance now being reviewed and drawn up by the city The council ex- ex w portions of the proposed ordinance as they pertain to trailer trall r courts and trailers on private private private vate l lots ts A discussion of water and sewer rates also took place Administrative assistant Rear Rear- Reardon Reardon don stated Wednesday that bicycle bi bicycle bicycle bi- bi cycle licenses were on sale again The fifty cent licenses are arc sold primarily to check bi bicycle thefts and keep a closer control on on the wheelers two-wheelers It v was was s an an- No action was taken on a recommendation recommendation recommendation re re- re- re commendation that the police polica force be enlarged by one man to aid during the night hours At present there are three patrolmen patrolmen pa pa- and the chief on th the police force in Moab The city is looking for a pound-keeper pound to take over the job of impounding trespassing livestock it was stated Applications Applications Applications for the time part-time fee- fee type Job will be taken at the city offices Mr Reardon stated that he would leave for Salt Lake City in the near future to meet with the State Tax Commission on questions arising from collection collection collection tion and refund of the tM one half per cent sales tax during the fourth quarter of 1959 Mr Reardon stated that in Moab City collections dropped from In the third quarter to in the final final final fin fin- fini i al quarter Since the average for forthe forthe forthe the state In collections of the thi tax in other areas Increased by approximately 25 per cent durIng during during dur dur- ing the same period of time clarification on what caused a drop in Moab city Is going to besought besought be besought sought he stated During the same period of time collections in Grand county county county coun coun- ty under provisions of the same law were ere increased by some four times |