Show be Dear r Sam Lets Let's assume that the Mayor tanager form fonn of government government go go- becomes a reality In tn this city of ours On the Tuesday next following following fol fol- fol lowing the first Monday In November 1969 there willbe will wll be held In the City of Moab an election to fill WI the elective elective elec elec- tive office of Mayor to be vacated by this City at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday of January follow follow- ing At that time will the candIdates candidates candidates can can- for lor the Mayors Mayor's Job Jobbe jobbe jobbe be seeking the office because because because be be- cause It pays per month I would suggest that each person in Moab read and reread reread re reread re- re read Mr James Hamiltons Hamilton's letter to the editor In the Januar January Issue of The Times We need needa i ia a city manager who serves at the pleasure of the Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil who may be removed by bythe bythe the he Council without cause at any time by a majority vote thereof Heres Here's one successful city Dallas Texas with a 1960 population of ot that pays jays their Mayor and Council Coun Coun- cil cn members only 20 per Council meeting not over I 1040 per year They serve like ike the board of directors of ofa i a corporation the Mayor acts as chairman of the board They have their regular regular regular reg reg- ular meetings to review activities activities ac- ac and establish policy but ut leave the management of the he City in fn the hands of a qualified professional whose term tenn Is indefinite to run the city ity s LARRY DARRY L. L NORMAN Box Moab Dear Sam It seems to me that even th though hough ugh a small majority of voters oters voted for Mr Bunce and for his platform that this did constitute a MAJOR MAJOR- ITY In For at least three former Mayors to be out protesting sort of leaves a bad taste in ones one's mouth I have heard that the past administration came out with witha a deficit this past year If that Is so I firmly believe that our City Council must look the situation over carefully and think for themselves Instead of letting letting lett lett- ing pressure groups bug them into unclear thinking If It we had a deficit denci t and continue to operate with a deficit there Is but one answer and that will be to raise our taxes again It appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears that all of us want lesser taxation Do you think that any anyone one of those protesting so hard or or any of the Councilmen would be willing to work full time on any job for I wonder No organization be it governmental governmental gov gov- tal or otherwise can work to its best advantage with continual opposition within its group It seems that our Councilmen are forgetting forgetting forgetting for for- getting that they must pull together FOIL FOtt MOAB It If the present City employees employ employ- ees do not want to work together together to to- gether with the present Mayor Mayor Ma- Ma and for Moab then they should resign their p positions Sincerely yours s 8 HANNAH sHANNAH PITTMAN |