Show Explorers Mold Day In City County The highlight ol of the er County City Government Day was held Monday December 27 In the City of Vernal and Uin tah County with Explorers spending a day of duty with key and county officials THIS EVENT started with a special Cabinet meeting of all Explorers In tIle the Uintah District and holding elections ol of many of the key government positions In the city and county govern meat ment Elected at this meeting for the City of Vernal were Jim Bowden mayor and Keith Mil Mil- Miller ter ler Garvin Horrocks Leon Ra Raberts Ro berts Craig Collett and Ken neth Mott as city councilmen Bruce White was elected as city manager Serving with the police department were Darwin Erickson Phillip Washburn Mike and Lynn Elected to county positions were Jerry Goodrich Steven Bush and Randy Carter to serve as county commissioners Lloyd Lemon was elected county sheriff Bob Barnett county sur veyer ROdney Storey Civil Do Dc tense director Dennis Clines Glines as county road superintendent and Garth McConkie as deputy sher Iff MONDAY December 27 the Explorer Explorer elect elect county commis met with County Corn Com Commissioners missioners S Harold McKee Rulon S Hacking and D Blayne Morrill to observe the closing of county business for the year 1965 Bob Barnett Darnett with Lawrence Kay of the county surveyors surveyor's office met with the commission commissioners ers to discuss the county flood control project While the commIssioners were in session Explorers Lloyd Lemon Le- Le mon mOil and Garth McConkie met with Sheriff Norman Fletcher on law enforcement problems Dennis Glines met with Arden Hacking to study the county road Improvement program Rodney Storey met with Civil Defense Director Burnell Haws to prepare the special medical self help training program that thatis thatis is recommended for everyone to participate in during the year Explorer Bruce White met with Duell Buell Bennett Vernal City manager and made a study of city government The council council- elect will meet meet with the city council at its next meeting A JOINT dinner meeting of county commissioners and city councilmen was held to dis cuss the joint programs of city and county government Coun Coun- Councilman oilman cilman Glade M Id pre pre- presented the recreation program and Councilman Gene Ray Hall hail presented the fire prevention program ed the wat water r program m Both councilmen and commis stoners pointed out the benefits received by the residents in low er lire fire insurance costs a better recreation program and a good goodwater goodwater water system for the Ashley Valley area and the saving in taxes with this combined pro gram PROBLEMS with the teenS teen agers agel'S were discussed Including the use of a solve the problem of teenagers on the streets during early morning hours It was pointed out that these problems involve only a avery avery very small percentage of the teenage group but the actions reflect on many Suggestions were expressed including bring ing together a group of the teenS teen teenagers agers to discuss these problems Following the joint meeting Explorers and commissioners returned to the problems of county government Explorers expressed d thanks to the city and county for lor the opportunity to observe city and county govern govern- government government ment in operation and said that they never realized the work n necessary t to conduct the busi ness of the local government Jay Larsen District er Cabinet has work ed cd closely with explorers to tomake tomake make this program a success District Chairman Morris R Book Dook and District Scout Executive tive Bert Dannenberg both ex- ex expressed expressed pressed appreciation to every one who took part art in this first Explorer County City Govern ment Day and hoped that plans can be made by more ers to take part next year |