Show Vernal City Policemen Ask Council for Pay Raise A delegation from the Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Police Department met with the Vernal City Council Wednesday evening of last week and presented their request request request re re- quest for a pay raise THE GROUP consisted of Jack Lent who was spokesman spokes spokes- man Lowell Gray Norman Powell Junior Hatch and Jack Boren all members of the city police department Mr Lent requested that tha t per month per man was the suggested amount of the raise false MAYOR ALVIN Kay explained explain explain- ed that the new city budget would be set up July 1 1 lie He further stated We know you are underpaid but we are arenow arenow arenow now scraping the bottom of the barrel and our surplus is gone tone she Mayor further stated that in order to get the money necessary for the raise the city would have to raise taxes or cut services MR LENT noted that the policemen were to get a cost of living increase in pay every year He also noted that the local pay scale is considerably lower than in other communIties communities communities this size size The Council voted in favor of a joint planning and zoning commission This will include Maeser Vernal City and Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah County FRANK WRIGHT is to notIfy notify notify not not- Vernal citizens breaking zoning ordinances He lie is also alsoto alsoto alsoto to inspect businesses known to be in violation on zoning ordinances and report to coun oun cil 11 Mr Wright proposed that his hours and pay be reduced so EO that he be may start on another another another an an- other job May 1 Council accepted accepted accepted ac ac- proposal on a trial basis Elmer and Erma Casada lessors of the Commercial Restaurant appeared before the Council requesting a beer license A Class B license was approved MAYOR KAY announced the appointment of Alice White as Vernal City c clean up chairman He lie proclaimed the week of April 28 as Clean up Week During this week only tree limbs old refrigerators and etc including leaves that are boxed can be picked up by Vernal City Elbert Baese requested a sewer extension to serve five or six different pieces of property pro pro- perty Isis His request was referred referred referred refer refer- red to the sewage committee OTHER ITEMS discussed were the analysis of the waste water plant report was favorable public safety retirement act and covering irrigation ditch on West Main A resolution was passed authorizing Mayor Kay to sign signa a request that Vernal City be included in the planning or feasibility study of the Trout Creek Reservoir of the Dry DryFork DryFork DryFork Fork project Lyman Merkley appeared at atthe atthe atthe the meeting to report the puncture puncture puncture ture of the city water line by workers preparing for the flood control |