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Show At council meet City employees seek shorter week, more peiy Lawrence Degn, representing the city employees association, requested the council give consideration con-sideration for a 40 hour week for the employees and suggested suggest-ed the wages for some of the men should be upgraded. The mayor assured him consideration considera-tion would be given to the suggestions sug-gestions and referred it to CI. Peay and his committee. A group of farmers who live west of fourth west and bor- der on the creek inquired what action had been taken by the State Engineers relative to the survey on cleaning the creek channel west of town. Glen Coff man stated it was the responsibility re-sponsibility of the County Commissioners Com-missioners to see that the work was carried out and that easements by property owners were arranged for in 1952, which were still in effect. Mayor May-or Packard noted that he would check with County Commissioners, Com-missioners, in a meeting held January 18. It was moved by CI. Memory and seconded by CI. Peay the city approve the refinishing of the floor in the Memorial Hall. The Senior Citizens were to furnish the labor and funds and were to be reimbursed for the funds. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor recommends Mayor Packard recommended recommend-ed consideration be given to appointing a new department head to be responsible for the parks, public buildings and recreation. rec-reation. Included in the inventory inven-tory of buildings and grounds are: Civic Center, Public Safety Safe-ty Building, Memorial Building, former library building, golf course, Kelly's Grove home and property, North Park, Memorial Mem-orial Park, Kolob Park, cemeteries, ceme-teries, all rest rooms and city pastures. A. I. Tippetts and the Coordinating Council has been asked to make a study of how other communities operate oper-ate this department and are to be al owed up to $100 for expenses. ex-penses. It has been reported that several sev-eral people who live along the creek use it to dump trash and garbage. With nominal charge for special pickups and 75c a month garbage service, people should take advantage of these services and have civic pride to keep the creek clean, it was announced at the meeting. CI. Peay reported on the Civil Defense meeting last week and the demonstration by the Jaycee's of setting up the portable port-able hospital. They are committed commit-ted to assist with the Civil Defense De-fense Program. The City's financial participation partici-pation in the U.V.I.D.A. project pro-ject is to be paid July 1, 1966 as an expenditure in the 1966-1967 1966-1967 budget, it was noted. City pasture bids are to be opened at the council meeting Monday, February 7, 1966, it was decided at the meeting. |