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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, May 22-25, 2010 The Park Record A-2 Continued from A-1 The Park Record. Serving Summit County since 1880 HOME DELIVERY # ; £ N O W AVAILABLE J interviewed ."'••'.'< The Park Record, Park City's No. 1 source for local news, opinions and advertising, is now available for home delivery in Summit, Wasalch, Salt Lake, Davis and Utah counties. Single copies are also available at 116 locations throughout Park City, Heber City, Summit County and at Murray Printing in Salt Lake City. The treasurer is the elected official in the County Courthouse who monitors receiving and accounting for all Summit County funds. The treasurer also assists in borrowing and investing money for the county. Glasheen, an investment adviser, said he is the best qualified applicant. "Not only am I the most qualified in the interim race, I'm the most qualified in the general election," said Glasheen in a telephone interview. "I'm an economist. I can go in there, look at the portfolio that we have constructed, meet with the investment adviser and make a determination if any changes need to be made." The treasurer has flexibility when making investment decisions for the county, Glasheen stressed. "We have various different types of investments," Glasheen said. "Some of that can get dicey." Meanwhile, Howard is the owner of an information technology consulting firm. He hopes to ramp up his service to the community by working as interim treasurer for the next six months. "I have been involved in serving my local community in Jeremy Ranch," Howard said. "I started thinking about possibly stepping that up a notch." Councilwoman Sally Elliott, a Democrat, said employees in the County Courthouse became a close-knit team under Thompson's watch. 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The Record's Web site also hosts interactive entertainment, restaurant and lodging listings, multimedia features and community blog forums. Mountain Regional after Summit Water offered to beat the county's price, attorneys for Summit Water claim. The county, a few years ago, lost an argument before the Utah Supreme Court, which ruled unanimously that a judge in a lower court had erred in dismissing the antitrust case. The lawsuit was sent back to 3rd District Court in Summit County where it remains active today. Meanwhile, Summit County Attorney David Brickey said the Utah Local Governments Trust agreed to cover the county's litigation costs in the dispute when the government purchased insurance from the private firm about a decade ago. The insurer is now trying to shirk that responsibility by suing the county in 2nd District Court in Farmington, Brickey said. "This is a version of your own teammate throwing an inside pitch at you," Brickey said in a telephone interview Friday. "This is a teammate who has decided to throw a pitch right at my head." His agreement with the Utah Local Governments Trust means Contents of The Park Record are copyright © 2004, Utah Media Inc. All rights reserved. No portion may be reproduced in any form without written consent of the managing editor or publisher. The Park Record (USPS 378-730) (ISSN 0745-9483) is published twice weekly by Utah Media Inc., 1670 Bonanza Drive, Park Gty, Utah, . 84060. Periodicals Postage Paid at Salt Lake Cily, Utah, 84199-9655 and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Park Record, P.O. Box 3688, Park Gty, Uiah, 84060. Entered as secondglass matter, May 25, 1977, at ihe Post Office in Park City, Utah, 84060 under the Act of March 3,1897. Subscription rates are: $42 within Summit County, $70 outside of 5ummit Counly, Ulah. Subscriptions are fransferable: $5 cancellation fee. Phone f (435)649-9014, : fax (435) 649-4942 or • - * emailcirculation@parkrecord.com. r l^ Published every Wednesday and i Saturday.. putting people at ease," Howard replied. Howard is the only interim treasurer applicant who is not seeking political office this year. "Where it's only a short-term appointment, my philosophy is to really continue for the next six months with the policies that Mr. Thompson has already established," Howard said. He was asked about his experience with accounting and managing cash flow. "I have a lot of experience in collecting from various different clients," Howard said. "Everything is a debit or a credit. So I feel like I could manage that." The third candidate. Motto, is an architect who owns his own firm. "I know about most of the vehicles of investing," Motto told councilpersons. However, he admitted to never investing someone else's money. It is unusual for an architect to pursue a treasurer post, Summit County Councilman Chris Robinson, a Democrat, said. "It seems as sort of a non sequitur to now want this financial job," Robinson told Motto. Motto said he has plenty of time to serve as interim treasurer because he owns his business. "The key is to be safe with the money and keep it secure until the next election," Motto said. Summit County Councilwoman Claudia McMullin, a Democrat, praised the local Republican Party for suggesting three viable candidates. "You could have easily proffered one viable candidate and two doorstops," McMullin said. "I know all three of these individuals quite well," Summit County Councilman David Ure added. "I like all three of them immensely." Ure is the only councilmember who is a Republican. " Continued from A-1 Tax hike criticized will need to be made without a tax increase, acknowledging that City Hall revenues will not continue grow as they did in the past decade. Williams, who does not hold a vote except in the rare instances when the City Council casts a tie vote, said it will be difficult for him to support a tax increase this year given the state of the economy. If City Hall waited another year before deciding to increase property taxes, Williams said, the economy may have improved. In an interview after the discussion, the mayor said there are many Parkites who have lost their jobs and "our businesses are hurting." He said he and the City Council are sympathetic to the suffering. "Just the idea of it is a real bitter pill, it seems like, for people in the community to swallow," Williams said. Bakaly's blueprint for a property-tax increase calls for 6 percent hikes every two years through 2025 starting in the 2011 fiscal year, which starts in June. The increase would only push up City Hall's portion of the property-tax bili, which amounts to 14 percent of the total bill. A City Council decision this year would apply to the 2011 fiscal year, and City Councils in the future would be required to consider the increases when they are in office. City Hall's calculations show that a 6 percent increase on a primary residence assessed at $800,000 would cost the owner an additional $33 per year while the owners of a vacation home would pay $52 more on a similarly assessed place. Owners of commercial property would pay another $54 on $800,000. Williams and members of the City Council asked for more options, including the possibility of instituting a wage freeze at City Hall. The salaries at City Hall will be further discussed later, but there seems to be dissension among the City Councilors. Cindy Matsumoto, a City Councilor and businesswoman, said she will have difficulty endorsing wage increases to the level that will be requested, saying she has cut workers' hours at her place. But Liza Simpson, who works on Main Street, said City Hall staffers perform well and are the municipal government's best asset. Simpson said she would prefer to cut the money spent on construction projects in order to ensure raises are funded. The elected officials heard 30 minutes of testimony on Thursday, with some speakers saying a tax increase would not be timed well and asking whether there are additional cuts that could be made to the City Hall budget beyond those that Bakaly has already proposed. Hans Fuegi, a businessman, challenged the budget proposal, asking whether enough has been cut. He urged the mayor and the City Councilors to "act like a for-profit business." "Have you really turned over every rock," he said, adding, "Have you really tried as hard as possible." • Continued from A-1 viously set aside money, but the elected officials want to review the financial situation before moving forward. City Manager Tom Bakaly said Thursday night the Racquet Club "the trust has an obligation to conrenovation does not depend on a tinue to defend the cases they start," separate decision the City Council Brickey said. will make about a proposed proper"They've represented us for sevty-tax increase. eral years now," he added. City Councilwoman Candy According to the lawsuit, the with the elected officials at the May Erickson noted the possibility of 27 meeting. insurance company agreed to pay to Another City Hall staffer costs increasing if the project is defend Summit County in cases involved in the Racquet Club talks, delayed and said the shape of the where public officials made "errors economic development manager Racquet Club is deteriorating. or omissions." "This building has been a mess," Jonathan Weidenhamer, cautioned Those do not include "malfea- that the bids for the work could she said. sance," the lawsuit states. Williams and the City Council increase up to 20 percent if the proj"The term 'malfeasance' is ect is delayed for a year. heard a smattering of testimony defined as 'illegal conduct or the perThe decision whether to press about the Racquet Club on formance of an act outside the offi- ahead with the renovation this year Thursday night, with opinions cial duties of the insured,'" according has long been seen as being among including that Park City kids want to the lawsuit. the crucial ones the City Council will the renovation and the project is By tying development approvals make during the budget talks. timed right. Under the renovation plans, most to the purchase of water from People who use the Racquet Club of the existing building would be Summit County, government offi- have cheered the idea, saying the cials violated state antitrust laws, Park Meadows facility is aging and torn down and a new one put up. The gymnasium would be the only which aim to prevent formations of needs equipment upgrades. section of the current Racquet Club monopolies, Summit Water claims. The City Council and the mayor that would be incorporated into the "The alleged intentional anticom- also support the work, and had pre- new building. petitive conduct of Summit County, Mountain Regional, Montgomery Watson and Jarvis ... constitutes support system. "People came out of 'malfeasance,'" the insurer claims in • Continued from A-1 the woodwork to support our family. its lawsuit. That truly is what gets you through." The insurance policy does not The first people to sign up for the cover malfeasance committed by 5K will receive a T-shirt designed by county employees, states the 14-page members of the PCHS AP Studio Art complaint filed May 11 by the Utah class. Participants will also have the Local Governments Trust. option to enter an opportunity drawAdditionally, a failed attempt by ing and the winners in each category the county about a decade ago to - men, women, under 19 men, under condemn Summit Water 19 women and teams - will receive Distribution Company further unexpectedly in April. plaques and gift baskets. Dogs are David Crook's family and friends excludes the insurance coverage, the allowed on leash. will run the race in observance of the lawsuit states. For more information about the Liability that arises "in connec- one-year anniversary of his death. He race, go to www.pchsmemorial.com. passed away in his sleep the day tion with the principles of eminent For details about the Park City 5 and domain" is excluded from coverage, before Memorial Day last year. 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