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Show Emery County Progress Castle Dale Utah 6 Tuesday October 6, 1998 jpmmidDM Letters to the editor Election 998 1 Progress Bruce Funk hat' uppi vt uted si'mng ns atit oi Emtr County both .is ount Cloi k and now Clei k in the combined o(f in1 Auditoi teel hae woiked hai d and i Ik u it K ha spoke n up lot mi a tapa eis of I don t like thi- - git at ount I the ( 1 I I f ( ( to t w i'-t- ful i spending m mu - w lien taxes on oui homes ha e win ked in im i ,i- -i ua diligi M K doll ii- - hi mu tax imiic ' and to do so In In about 1' It i lion a .it ua xpei lento and in it nt wm king knowledge of hi tint - and tin d h it( lei k Auditor indidate who ini tin onh h in ini in all aspects of d offices of Clei k n tin and uditm w Ini i'-- -- nt pi im' w him inui I i i j ! I f espim-abilitle- s i i c t i t In Commis- 'Hints ( sion in, idi tin di cision to com-hin- i tin dlfn e of County Clerk and County Auditor into one office it became my responsibility to make it happen This included a smooth, efficient and timely transition of the courts Iiom county responsibility to the State Court system. With the actual combining of the two offices came the merging of files and the training of staff in new and added responsibilities This has been done with little or no increase in the number of employees compared to the Auditors office alone m past years and has resulted in an extremely and committed staff that could stand up to the largest of counties While all this has happened our office has increased our efforts to better serve the public Except for some inhumation classified as pm ate all t he records and mfoi mation m our office is public and avail well-qualifie- mEGOOD d Election Camping in Huntington Canyon Karen Truman County ClerkAuditor County ClerkAuditor able to you and we have made every effort to furnish that in a timely manner When given the opportunity to negotiate the purchase of some items I have been able to save thousands of dollars. In 1996 I recommended that Emery County go to an optically scanned elect ion ballot that requires the voter to fill in the oval next to the candidate or party of their choice The ballots are then fed through a counter which records the votes and makes a tabulation in a matter of minutes By going to an optically scanned ballot we could eliminate the hiring of 33 judges used to count ballots at each major election and eliminate the fatigue and stress that comes ith counting paper ballot s We would obtain more accurate and faster results. Most othei counties had gone with a punch card ballot and the State of Utah was offei ing$l,500 00 to the counties to upgrade. Thiough mv vv oi king relationship with the people at the vv Mate thev 20,000 00 to make provided the opti-call- v scanned ballots possible ,iou might ii'call this was the veai that nianv counties, including Salt Lake County and I tali Countv had problems vv it h the punch cat d ballot and then election tesults were challenged New technology and equipment Ini' also been implemented in the auditor portion of the office in order to keep costs, including staff size, to a minimum As laws change each year bringing new responsibilities and challenges it makes little sense to me why one would consider someone else who has experience with yesterdays equipment and You surely technology. wouldnt do that in running your farm or business. I have not sought after lofty have remained in but positions the county where I can best e the local citizens. I have served on committees that afI have always fect you vv orked hard for your interests as a taxpayer. There is much y et to be accomplished! again express my appreciation and ask for your continued .support as ClerkAuditor for Emeiy County. serv 1 NEWS- - K0RMNEINRUHK ISBMXINOPKMION N: Preview sues involving the election process. The attributes of auditing are accuracy and precision which are also necessary requirements for the administration of elections. Because of my extensive financial training and experience in government finance and ad- Dear Editor, There have been quite a few letters and articles in the Progress the last while about the road closures on Gentry and closed camping in Huntington canyon. take my grandchildren camping unless I want to be away from the river, away from the fishing and away from the solitude. Am I now being punished because I am environmentally conscientious? This is ridiculous! There is no way that a trailer is going to kill more vegetation than a tent. (If you question this, put a tent up on your lawn for a couple of days and see what happens.) Why am I being discriminated against because I have a trailer. Would you like to camp in the area that were being told to use with 30 to 40 other trailers, four wheelers and dogs? I think not? No, it seems that we are only catering to tourism and all of the city folk who like to camp with hundreds of other people. Its time to speak up as citizens of Emery County and be heard! How much bureaucratic hog wash and b c are 'we going to stand for anyway? We cannot just ignore everything that is taking place in our county until its too late If we do, all of our roads and all of our camping opportunities will be lost forever Please get involved and attend the meeting being held to review the Forest Service Resource Management Plan at the Courthouse on Oct. 13 at 11 a m If you dont want to heard, please at least come and be counted. It seems to me that the Untied States Forest Service, ie. Charlie Jankiewicz, is doing a lot of he said - she said passing the buck on what is taking place. I for one feel that there are a ministration I will bring these lot of lies and half truths being attributes to the office. told to the citizens of Emery My goals as ClerkAuditor County by so called representaare to: tives of the USFS and DWR. Assure funds and assets I seem to recall that when the entrusted to Emery County subject of camping in the canare safeguarded and properly yon was being discussed last year accounted for that the mam problem was huAssure the election pro- man feces and waste being found cess runs efficiently, and ef- in and near the river. fectively. Well, I dont know about you, Maintain an OPEN but it doesnt make much sense DOOR policy which will to me to then make everyone guarantee you, the public, whos go clear to timely access to information the Millers Flat area and everyand knowledge regarding the one with tents (most not carryuse of your dollars Id be willing ing Maintain a good relation- to bet) can still camp next to the ship with the public river Administer the office of And as far as I know most of ClerkAuditor with honesty the land in and round the and integrity Millers Flat area is private propMaintain a good relation- erty anyway And Id bet that at 3 00 in the ship with the office staff and make certain they are kept morning and natures calls you well informed regarding their are going to leave your tent, your duties and responsibilities children and your possessions, Maintain a good relation- jump in your car and drive to the ship with all elected officials, nearest outhouse1 1 think not1 I raised my kids on this river appointed officials and employees of Emery Countv and in this canyon always There is one last thing packing in and packing out alJoyce R Howard would ask you to think about ways I cant even Huntington before you place your mark on the ballot. That is to imagine yourself owning a multimilThe Ballad of Old Digger lion dollar business (which is what the county is). You need Old Digger was a the til hed dug a someone to administer an with muscles runninmighty hoss, paw orground, two. trench true, area of your financial departHed carry me all day and Til the boss said he would ment. Two people come for an and still the next day too. dock my pay, til that old dignight, interview. One person has all He loved to work the cattle, ger colt was mine, the qualifications and relevant then out run all other steeds. But I had to lead him with me experience necessary for the He was my pal, I miss him so, til he got old enough to ride. p isition. The other is not as I think of his So, from that day, for ten long many deeds. qualified but tells you he will Old Digger and me, was like a years we were together all the hire someone to do all the fiteam, each not complete alone, time, nancial requirements and he Id just bet, hes up there And we enjoyed each other, no will just administer. Which in some tall grass Heavhill we wouldnt climb. waitin, one would you hire? I will be home. Until one day in early May, a able to do aR that is required enly I remember how he got that day I cant forget, to both administer and be We took off sifter a loco steer, name, and how come he was personally involved. So re- mine, just to win a bet. member.. .for someone who And how I like to brush him, Old Digger he was winnin, has the right kind of experitil his coat would gleam and that steer would soon give in, ence THE BUCK STOPS shine. Cause, he couldnt get away HERE. I was there the day that he from us, no matter how hed VOTE KAREN TRUMAN born, and helped his Momma spin. CLERK AUDITOR through, Then, Old Digger jumped a Thank you Karen Truman I breathed my air into his pile of brush, he didnt see that nose, to help him get some too. hole, I stood him up and rubbed him It broke his leg as we went down, talked him into life, tumblin, Damn, a prairiedog We stared out as buddies, and, hole. it lasted all his life. I had to shoot the bestest He didnt like no other man friend, a cowboy ever had. to mess with him at all, I also shot that loco steer, And even as ayearlin he could cause I was ravin mad. stand so straight and tall. But, if hosses have a Heaven, The other cowboys always Ill bet Old Digger is there, A pawin up a trench or two, said, theyd never seen the like, Of how hed follow me around til I find him, there, someand leave his mothers side. where. But, when Id leave on another hoss, my daily work to do, H.L. Mr. Perk Allred Hed stand in the corral and Ferron self-contain- Financial experience-no- just Government t experi- ence is what Emery County deserves in the office of Clerk Auditor There are two major roles of the ClerkAuditor, The daily accountingauditing elecrole, and the tion process I served Emery Countv as County Auditor for 12 years (1983 to 1995) during which time I performed andor supervised all accounting responsibilities I supervised and performed audits on all county offices and special districts I loved serving you as your County Auditoi and my focus was alw'avs WHAT IS BEST FOR EMERY COUNTY I was able to save the County thousands of dollars in health insurance costs by initiating a partially self-funde- d insurance progiam. Through careful and precise documentation, I was able to save the county thousands more in a personnel action lawsuit. I worked with other county officials to save money in equipment purchases. April 1995 to April 1997 I worked for the Association of Local Governments in accounting and cash management. There I gained extensive experience in government grant accounting. I am currently employed with Genwal Resources where I manage AR, inventory and transportation accounting. As Emery County Auditor, served a year as president of the Utah Association of Counties where I had the opportunity to serve on and chair the UAC Audit CommitI tee. I was also able to work with committees on government finance issues and is port-a-potti- 1 , V Vtf Emery County i A ?& ,v Progress X VOICE OF EMERY COUNTY Administration Kevin Ashby Linda Thayn Editorial Publisher . Office Manager Casandra Asay Circulation Advertising Jenni Fasselin Dana Behling Cole Clarke SINCE 1891 Display Classified Dons Quinn Editor Cole Clarke . Assistant Editor Betty Bailey ... 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