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Show Gomp Hews File ?ScX . 66S06 ,. Gmid Voters (&m ti ff&e Polls M FJly m FJlemeir Plmn i 'S I Voters of Moab - Grand ORGANIZATION OF , THE PROPOSED ' TT CITY & COUNTY 1 OF MOAB - GRAND I Office of County Manager llHj Personnel f Analysis & Budgets Inlormatlon Systems Intergovernmental relations TX' .. 1 Planning & Community . Office of Utilities Law Department Development Clerk - Recorder Department Department ' ' I Finance Department Public Safety Health & Cultural Public Works Dept. Department Development Dept. streets & H """! Flood Control Accounting Health & Hospitals . Sanitation Treasury Law Enforcement . V . i ' ci d . Libraries Engineering Purchasing Fire Protection Cultural, Vocational & Parks & Cemeteries Central ServicM Civil Defense Recreational Mosquito Abatement Social Services & Counseling Facilities Malnt. Vehicle Main! Airports On May 25, 1976, voters in Grand County will be asked to cast ballots for or against a proposal calling for significant change in the local governmental govern-mental structure of the county. The County Commission, in cooperation with City officials and citizens, carried on a study for over a year before formulating a plan which would merge into a single government Grand County and Moab City, and all special districts except the school district. Public hearings on consolidation of government will be held on Feb. 17 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Grand County Courthouse. Court-house. At that time the plan will be discussed in detail, and comments from all interested citizens will be heard. A copy of the complete 61-page document on establishment estab-lishment of a consolidated city and county government is available at the office of the Grand County Clerk for public inspection; and copies of the 8-page abstract of the consolidation consoli-dation plan are also available there to interested persons. The new governmental entity, en-tity, under the official name of Moab-Grand, would be governed gov-erned by a five member council, elected by the voters from the city and county at large. The Council would make policy, be responsible for governmental organization , determine rules and regulations regulat-ions by which the city-county should be governed, adopt the annual budget, and perform other functions necessary to govern the City and County of Moab-Grand. The Council would appoint a County Manager to carry out policy, law, ordinances, rules and regulations established by the Council. The Manager would be responsible for coordinating and supervising the functions and operations of the various offices, departments depart-ments and agencies of the Moab-Grand Government. The new government would be organized into eight major functions or departments. They are: Law; Planning and Community Development; the Office of the Clerk-Recorder; Utilities; Finance; Public Safety; Saf-ety; Health and Cultural Development; and Public Works. Establishment The new government of the City and County of Moab-Grand Moab-Grand would become effective Jan. 1, 1977, and after that date the formation of other local government units would be impossible except as provided in the plan. To provide for a smooth and orderly transition, the powers and functions of the merged governments will continue uninterrupted through transfer trans-fer to Moab-Grand. All per sons now holding elective positions in the merged governments will continue as officers and employees of the city and county. Their responsibilities, respon-sibilities, pay and benefits will be substantially equivalent to those of their present positions. posit-ions. The continuation of boards, commissions, authorities, advisory ad-visory committees and agencies agenc-ies of the merged governments is limited to twelve months unless terminated earlier by Council action. In addition, the Council may decide to retain any of these bodies or may otherwise allocate their functions. func-tions. Moab-Grand Council The Moab-Grand Council will be the law-making, budgeting and taxing authority author-ity of the government. It will be composed of five persons, with four being elected to four year terms, and one being elected to a two year term, so that each two years there will be three council members elected. The Council will choose its own president and vice-president each for a two year term. The Council has the power to adopt ordinances and resolutions pertinent to the operation of the government including administrative structure struc-ture and procedure, adoption of the budget, tax equalization measures and rules of procedure proced-ure for the Council. The adoption of ordinances will require public hearing and notice, and publication of the adopted ordinance. County Manager The County Manager will be appointed by the Council and will be the chief executive officer. Appointment will be solely on the basis of abilities, qualifications, integrity and prior experience. The Manager Manag-er will also be subject to removal by the Council. The Manager will appoint department hdads, subject to approval by the Council, and he will direct their activities. He may also serve as head of one or more departments. He will be responsible for preparing prepar-ing and submitting the annual budget and plans, programs and annual reports to the Council. He will not have the power to veto ordinances. Departments The consolidation plan outlines out-lines eight major departments. The Law Department will be headed by the Moab-Grand Attorney which the Constitution Constitu-tion of Utah requires to be an elected official. The Attorney is the government's legal advisor and defender and the public prosecutor. The Planning and Community Commun-ity Development Department focuses on current, emerging and future problems confronting confront-ing Moab-Grand both in relation to governmental programs pro-grams and services and to community growth and development. devel-opment. The Finance Department will include assessment, accounting, ac-counting, treasury, purchasing and central service functions, and will advise the Council on fiscal matters. The office of the Clerk-Recorder will be responsible respon-sible for the official management manage-ment of records and archives of Moab-Grand including legal documents and court related functions. The Health and Cultural Development Department will oversee services related to health and hospitals, libraries, cultural, recreational and vocational vo-cational programs, and social services. The Public Works Department Depart-ment will have responsibility for streets, highways, flood control, refuse and garbage collection and disposal, etc. The Utilities Department will manage the water supply and distribution systems, sew-, age disposal systems and other Moab-Grand owned or operated utility systems. Organizational Or-ganizational changes may be made in these departments by action of the Council, subject to ordinance. Personnel System The personnel system will be based on merit principles. The system defines classified and exempt positions and establishes a personnel board to which grievances may be appealed. Exempt positions will include in-clude elected officials, heads of major departments charged with the execution of policy, the County Manager, administrative adminis-trative assistants or confidential confidenti-al secretaries to elected officials, part-time professional profession-al or non-career employees, and members of the various volunteer boards, committees, etc. The personnel system guarantees employees the right to hold membership in political parties, to vote according to choice and privately express political views, and to maintain political politic-al neutrality. Planning A Planning Advisory Committee Com-mittee of five to seven members will be appointed by the Council to promote the public interest in planning activities, formulate and develop de-velop planning proposals, and counsel and advise on matters regarding economic, physical, environmental and other planning plan-ning functions. A Board of Appeals consisting consist-ing of five persons will also be appointed by the Council to hear and determine petitions for variances of the zoning plan and other matters. Amendments Amendments to the consolidation consoli-dation plan may be proposed by a majority vote of the Council or by a petition of voters of at least 15 per cent of all votes cast in the county at the most recent gubernatorial election. |