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Show Times New; Page A10 Thursday, January 23, 2003 CITY RECORDER Continued from front page should look under 'Public Information,' and then 'City Code.' Copies can be obtained there, as well." Donna Weaver is the 15th person to serve as Orem City clerkrecorder. Prior to her appointment as Orem City recorder, Donna Weaver served with Melody Downey as deputy recorder for nearly four years. "Previous to that, I worked for the LDS Church for 11 years," she said. "In Sacramento, I worked for six years at the Bishop's Storehouse, as the secretarybookkeeper. secre-tarybookkeeper. Then, we moved to Orem, where I spent the next four and one-(half) one-(half) years, commuting to Salt Lake City," she said. "I worked nearly two years in the Physical Facilities Department of the Church, and, finally, I had the opportunity to spend two and one-half years working in the office of the Twelve. I have also been a bookkeeper for Terminex Pest Control." Weaver said she began her career by serving a tour in the United States Army from 1975 to 1977. "I was stationed in Nurnberg, Germany, she said. I married another G.I. in Germany, and my first son was born while I was on active duty." Proud of her family, Weaver said, "My husband, Ed, is a licensed massage therapist with a home occupation. occu-pation. We have six children chil-dren (four sons and two daughters). The three oldest are grown. Two are married and living in Utah, and the third is living in California." She said the three younger boys are still living at home, although the oldest will graduate this year. Weaver attended Brigham Young University, where she received her AA degree, and she has continued contin-ued her education in every community in which she has resided, since then. "Once my family is raised," she said, "I hope to be able to focus on getting my bachelor's degree. I may be one of those senior citizens, citi-zens, walking with all the young people." Weaver said she thoroughly thor-oughly enjoys working for the City of Orem, and she is anxious to accommodate handicapped persons, who desire to participate in city council meetings. Council chambers are wheelchair accessible, she said. Sign language interpreters inter-preters are available, as well as interpretors for those who do not speak English. She asks for three days notice. Weaver expressed much respect for Orem City officials. offi-cials. "My original major at BYU was in political science, sci-ence, and I have found it to be fascinating to watch the political process from the 50-yard line. Orem is very fortunate to have both dedicated dedi-cated employees and City Council members." In conclusion, Weaver said, "I have so much respect for the citizen representatives, repre-sentatives, who take so much time to serve this community. It is not an easy job, and it is impossible to please everyone. Because of that, they take a lot of criticism. criti-cism. I would find it a very difficult job to do." Weaver said she "could not function" without Deputy Recorder Gina Peterson. A member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, Weaver said she espouses its Code of Ethics, which speaks, in part: "I will strive constantly constant-ly to improve the administration adminis-tration of the affairs of my office consistent with applicable appli-cable laws and through sound management practices prac-tices to produce continued progress and so fulfill my responsibilities to my community com-munity and others." v - ; 1 1 i v. Photo by Clyde E.WS Donna R. Weaver, Orem City recorder loves to read, $ hike, do crafts and learn. Some day, she hopes to travj COMMUNITY COUNCILS Continued from front page important, if for no other reason, to give parents a say. "I think it's important for everyone to have a voice in what goes on in education," educa-tion," she said. Porter's council has five parents and four staff members. mem-bers. Porter said the council has proved effective. "This is a very positive, active group," she said. "They want to solve problems, prob-lems, not just talk about problems." Porter starts meetings by giving the council a report of what is happening at the school. Members talk about issues like how to use grant money given to the school. School boundaries were divided into neighborhoods, according to Laurie Clegg, Westmore council president. Each neighborhood has a parent representative. The council will meet at least three times a year, as required by the state, plus any other time members feel is necessary. Clegg said it is good for parents to see how things work at their children's schools and to look at the other sides of educational issues. "I'm certainly learning learn-ing a lot about my school." She explained that just having an avenue for parents par-ents to talk to staff members mem-bers can bring issues to the forefront. "I've had concerns in past years that have not been addressed." However, Clegg said she hopes that as the word spreads, more parents will talk to council members about their concerns. After school community councils meet, six representatives represen-tatives from Orem attend the district community council meetings, usually on the fourth Thursday of each month. Mortensen said community commu-nity councils have helped the district learn about parental concerns that wouldn't have come up otherwise. oth-erwise. "It's a way for us to know what issues among our patrons (are concerns)." NEW BOARD MEMBERS Continued from front page School District schools right now. She said she feels that her teaching and counseling careers, as well as her experience expe-rience as a parent help her see both sides of issues. Barnes also said she would like to increase accountability on the district's dis-trict's end. She will represent repre-sent Lehi, Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs. Swain, also a former educator, edu-cator, is excited about bringing bring-ing his views to the board. "I have some really passionate, passion-ate, idealistic ideas about education," he said. Swain, who will represent repre-sent American Fork and serve as vice president of the board, said he feels educating edu-cating youth is one of the most important things the state can do. Besides teaching in northern north-ern California and working as a school counselor, his experience includes real estate development. Swain feels his experience experi-ence with business management manage-ment will come in handy since the board makes so many financial decisions. He said he would like to use principles used by success ful business peop ensure that money is wisely. He said he is prouci Alpine spends the amount of money pe; dent in the state, but hi ognizes that some need smaller studea teacher ratios. Besides HanneaH Barnes and Swain! board has four other i bers. Andrea Forsyth,! Sundberg and Jim represent Orem, anil Fugal represents PlJ Grove and Lindon. President Sundberg! sworn in for a second j :--. . . , . .. . . few-ii--",: j ; , xarnott j ' 1 Photo by Clyde E. Weeks, Jr. Interim UVSC President Lucille Stoddard speaks to members of the Elder Quest Institute about her assessment of what the college is accomplishing. UVSC interim president addresses Elder Quest CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent Halfway into her one-year one-year term as interim president presi-dent of Utah Valley State College, Lucille Stoddard addressed the Public Affairs Luncheon of the Elder Quest Institute for Learning in Retirement at the Provo Marriott Hotel last Wednesday and outlined out-lined her vision of the college col-lege and its students, who now number nearly 25,000. A veteran educator and vice president for academic affairs at UVSC for many years, Stoddard painted an optimistic picture of the school, which is projected to continue to grow to arr estimated esti-mated student enrollment of about 45,000 by 2011. "When you hear our name, what do you think of?" she asked her audience. "A beacon of hope? An oasis of enlightenment? Yes! But how do we let the community communi-ty and state know just how well we are doing?" Stoddard recounted a number of ways in which UVSC is giving its students "a superior education." "We are attracting notable scholars from all over the world to our faculty," facul-ty," she said. "In 2002, we hired 54 new faculty members, mem-bers, and 50 each year for the previous two years." Eighty-five percent of students take LDS institute classes, making UVSC's institute the largest in the world, she said. 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