Show i 0 t f For the past several years the Uintah County budget hearing has turned out to be a time for airing complaints concerning county operations As far as we could tell from the information at hand the County Commission presented a balanced budget at the hearing bearing Monday That is to say the anticipated income for next year will cover caver the anticipated expenses without any further increase in the property tax mill levy The property tax income for forthe forthe forthe the county only accounts for about one-fourth one of the county's income The county only gets 1180 mills of the over 65 mills collected each year from every taxpayer Our schools get over 45 mills of our property tax payments but oot when a school budget hearing is held no one shows up The school teachers have a avery avery avery very successful salary negotiation program They organize and meet with the school board every year and look out for their interests This year a teacher with a Bachelors Bachelor's Degree r received a 1116 salary increase including in In- eluding increment in Uintah District County employees are not this fortunate Every time a salary increase is mentioned within county circles a loud cry is heard from Uintah County taxpayers about how tough things are and that tha t if the County employees are re not not willing to work for their present salaries they should should let let someone else who is t take k their jobs 0 Instead of taking the bull by bythe bythe the horns the County Commission Commission Com Corn mission has declared it will let the new Commission decide on the salary problem when the two new members take office next year The present commissioners missed a real opportunity to develop a wage and salary program within the county that would help the morale and efficiency of their employees Instead of submitting a a definite salary program the commissioners commissioners com com- missioners set up upa a contingency fund in every department that could be used in case the new commission decided a wage and salary increase should be granted county employees We hope the new commission can come up with a reasonable salary and wage increase for its officers and employees that will give them the necessary incentive incentive incentive in in- to perform at their best bestin bestin bestin in our county government We feel these wage and salary negotiations should be made public so everyone can know where his public funds are being spent Congratulations this week go goto goto goto to the girls' girls volleyball teams of the basin State championships were taken by three schools The A 3 championship was won by Uintah High the 2 A 2 A by Union High and the 1 A 1 A by Altamont Ugh High This is a record for far the thea area area that will take a long longtime longtime longtime time to repeat Volleyball Is a relatively new sport especially in school competition and among girls' girls teams It is gratifying to have our girls represent the area inthis in inthis inthis this sport and come out in first place in state competition Now if the boys' boys teams could do as well Do you realize there are only 13 more shopping days until Christmas With all aU the mild weather it seems that t the Christmas season has come cane without realizing it Have you won a turkey yet at atthe atthe atthe the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce big give away If U rot not you have two more chances to be eating a Vernal turkey for forthe forthe forthe the holidays Just remember that if you win one you are obligated to do all aU your Christmas shopping with the local merchants who are footing tooting the bill for the turkey promotion p |