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Show tit's Your Ciiy Council ... oiv Well Do You Know Them? 3! r " ' ' ' I! i' J . , i I ' ! Y k 1 V -V"-- ' i r i ; i t ' . i1 : 1 1 ' Harold Jacobs, now retired, has long tenure on the City -s Council. Jake spends a good deal of time around City Hall, and with the City erews around town. His background as a parts company manager and mechanic is invaluable to the rV City's field operations. ri : jri y (Or r -v :A--.. jyj CJ RlGEK - - !:'- - - ' -'- " S( Dick Hammer, an appliance serviceman most of the time, heads the Parks Department for Moab City. He is also an active member of the Volunteer Fire Department. "ir - - N :. : ..... lc A- r ; 5' ce v i -i jf lv?j ' ' L , K - ; . f . H:? 1 Operator of an auto dealership, and a past president of the Moab Chamber of Commerce. Councilman Keith Peterson JU ,is in charge of community relations for the City Council. f k r-- ., Njf.;Tourism is an important part of Moab's economy. VCouncilman Jerry Bonser, owner-operator of a large Moab A, yi,njotel, represents this viewpoint in municipal government. I . . - wii ,h'-'' ?$ 'r'f Vl ' ms y'iN "SkiP" Nightingale, president of First Western li'fiti m"10"3' Bank' naturaly flnds himself working with FrfVi .uUtVc1pa' finances in his secondary role as a member ol he Moab City Council. By AK-t-nc Nlclson An auto dealer, a motel owner, n banker, an appliance repairman, a neologist and a retiree here in Moab have more in common than just being businessmen and an ex-businessman. These people, peo-ple, in case you don't know, are the members of your city council. If attendance at city council meetings and budget hearings are any indication, it would seem the only people who know of their office would be their families and each other. This is unfortunate because every resident of Moab is atlected some way to a greater or lesser degree every time they meet. Dealing with subjects ranging from garbage disposal to business licensing as necessary, they set city regulations that we all have to comply with under penalty of law. A Rig Age Span Ranging in age from early thirties to over sixty, with varying years of city council service from a year and a half to over fifteen years, they truly represent every sector of the community. As Harold Jacobs, who has been a councilman for nearly eight years said, "One of the hardest things to do is decide an issue when you hear only one side of the story." He added, "We know there's bound to be differences of opinion on any given issue but what are we supposed to do when people don't let us know what they want?" So if it seems that some ordinance has been enacted unfairly, we better ask ourselves, "Did I let them know how 1 felt about it?" Because citien input does have a direct bearing on how decisions are made, it only makes sense for all of us to know who these decision makers are and that they meet every first and third Tuesday each month. Mayor's a Geologldt The consulting geologist is the mayor, William D. Mc Dougald. He's a council member but votes on issues only in case of a tie among the councilmen. As the city's chief executive, he acts as chairman of the council. With 14 years of experience as a councilman before being elected Mayor effective January 1974, he's well qualified to head up the group. The next most senior member mem-ber of the council is Harold Jacobs. A council member since 18, he's the retiree mentioned. The department in "Jake's" charge is Public Works which includes flood control, garbage disposal and the disposal plant. Others First Termers The other four councilmen are in their first term of office. They include: Auto dealer Keith Peterson w ho is in charge of community relations. Motel owner Jerry Bonser. He heads up the Public Safety, Drug and Alcohol Abuse department. Without the fancy title this would translate to Police Commissioner. Appliance repairman Dick Hammer, in charge of Parks and Recreation and I. D. (Skip) Nightingale, the banker in charge of Administration that includes Finance and Bookkeeping. Book-keeping. There they are. Get to know them. Go to city council meetings and let your voice be heard on issues that are important to you. It can and will make a difference on the decision making process. ' ,,Vv ;. ;- ;' - ' - - - t 1 r ' v - j ' ' - i : . J. Arrival . . . r ': I V - ' ' . " 'ij - " " y f - ' ... K - ; . I . I - .-' , . '. ., - - g , , . . '- .. . - Assembling . . . |