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Show BC officials respond to criticism Two members of the Brigham City council, acting in the wake of public criticism of travel on the part of city officials last week, have issued statements. Each was too lengthy to carry as letters to the editor, although each was addressed as such. As an alternative, are being th'ey reproduced in this news story as a rebuttal to ths criticism. The first is written by Councilman Douglas Wight who attended a seminar in San Francisco on federal funding. The second is a statement of Councilman Byron Armstrong who, with three other council members, attended the annual convention of the National League of Cities in Houston, Texas. From Councilman Wight: Whenever an elected official attends a seminar at the expense of the citizens, he has an obligation in three areas: (1) that a benefit greater than the expense can potentially acrue, (2) that those expenses are minimal, and (3) that the public be informed of the benefits received. To that end I would like to submit the following report to the citizens of Brigham City concerning the government information seminar in San Francisco. However, before doing so, the following corrections information published to regarding that trip are necessary. 1. The seminar attendance was approved for the mayor at a regular council meeting on Oct. 24, 1974 as follows: Information seminar Upon motion by councilman Cazier, with a second by Councilman Knudson, Mayor Felt was authorized to attend a Government Information Services Seminar in San Francisco on December I attended the seminar for the mayor because of other commitments which made it difficult for him to attend. 2. Expense for the trip was estimated on the basis of the councilmans expense and no other provisions were included or considered. 3. I did not take my family. My wife did travel with me, at no expense to the city. In view of my contributing four days of my company vacation in order to attend this seminar, her company does not seem unreasonable. 4th-6t- Substance of Seminar Three days of detailed presentations were attended concerning existing and planned legislation for providing grants to local communities, counties, and states, for community and economic development. Speakers were representatives of the departments of Housing and Urban Development, Health Education and Welfare, Department of Labor, En- vironmental Protection Agency, Department of Transporation, U.S. Civil Service Commission, U.S. Treasury Department, and other persons experienced and successful in grant applications. Thirty-thre- e persons attended the meeting representing 13 Western States and 28 communities. Potential Benefit to Community Peekskill, N.Y., a community of 20,000 is a graphic illustration of the benefits which can acrue to a city through proper organization and a working knowledge of federal grant procedures. Peekskill, in six year, has received over $30,000,000 in public grants for urban renewal, remodeling their entire downtown area, a new police station, senior citizens center, community center, and a long list of others. During this same period Brigham City has recieved a meager few dollars. the fallacy of proving Although federal grants according to distributing the skill dynamics of the grant applicant rather than needs, it still points out the fact that a city such as Brigham must have a working knowledge of grant procedure, and more importantly, that such grants exist its fair share of federal funds are to be received. The new Community Development Act of 1974 issued federal regulation guidelines for block grants for discretionary funds (cities under 50,000 population! on Nov. 27, ' - Order your 1974. This seminar provided a condensed course in grant review and application procedures. are due between Jan. 1 and March 1 of 1975 for 1975 funds, hence the early December seminar. Much has to be done to get Brigham City in a position to receive federal grants, not the least of which is expanded citizen participation in the identification and priority establishment of those needs. Summary Whether the cost of the trip proves to be a good investment will depend upon our success in grant application. Since we are competing with other communities in the state with less than 50,000 population for an available $845,000 in funds, the quality of our application and how well we state our needs will be important. These, of ceurse, are only HUD grants, and many others are available from other agencies. Hopefully, the knowledge gained at the San Francisco seminar will enable us to recover the investment many times over. You may judge that for yourselves in the near future. Expenses Statement As regards personal1 expense, I offer the following without benefit of distortion: Travel Advance: $380.00; expenses: travel - Cost of one round trip airfare to San Francisco, taken in cash to cover driving expense, $160; lodging - motel, single rate, four nights (receipted), meals, miscellaneous expense, (five days), $75; total expense, $341.76; returned to city, $38.24; total, $380.00 Motel rates were lower than anticipated. I plan to be at city hall on Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. for the purpose of discussing actions necessary to begin preparation of grant applications, or any other aspect ot this trip with any interested citizen. Councilman Armstrongs statement: In the seven years I have served on the city council, I have never written a letter to the editor. I believe the proper place for discussion of city issues is in city council meeting; however, there are some facts that you should have concerning Brigham Citys participation in the National League of Cities and I offer the following for your consideration. The National League of Cities is an organization of state municipal leagues and member cities. Its purpose is to collect and distribute information, to provide meetings for the exchange of ideas and information, to provide seminars and instruction, and to develop a written national policy. This policy is used as the basis for legislation recommended to the Congress and the President for the benefit of the citizens living in cities and towns. The league does not like to be called a lobby but in fact they are the only nation lobby in Washington that represents the local taxpaying public. This representation is through the mayors and other elected city officials who serve as policy committee members, as delegates to the convention, and as voting delegates and through the officers of the league. t $106.76; ' Has Votes Brigham City is a direct member city of the National League of Cities and is entitled to one vote. Because Brigham City has energetically supported the Utah League of Cities and Towns (former Mayor Zundel was a director and Mayor Felt is currently a director, and our conducted BOX JOURNAL ELDER A weekly newspaper 1908, published every established in Thursday by the 8ox Elder 55 South First West. Briqham City, Utah, 84302 Second Class postaqe paid at the 16 South post office. First West Briqham City, Utah. 84302. Business Sessions Thursday was devoted to the business sessions where delegates voted and-o- r modifed the national policy statement, resolutions and nominated and elected the new olticers fui the following year. In summary, I served as a voting member of the environmental committee, attended all the computer training meetings; Councilman Knudson was a voting delegate, voting member of the transportation committee, and attended aH the training sessions of the community development section; Councilman Baron was a otmg delegate, voting member of the human resources committee and attended training sessions in the small cities resources and human category categories; Councilman Cazier was a voting delegate, attended the public safety and energy committee meetings and attended those portions of the remaining training sessions not covered by the other councilmen wherever the subject matter appeared to be of benefit to a city of our Charles W. Clavbauqh Publisher Emeritus TuffM Ciaybauqh Charles Publisher General Manaqer Bruce T. Keyes, Managing Editor Mike Perry. Sports Editor Sarah Yates, Society Editor Nancy Goss, Advertising Manaqer Shirley Richardson. Classifieds Ciaybauqh. Circulation Betty Arland Tinqey, Newspaper Supr. Van Ciaybauqh, Photo-Pres- s Supr. H. E. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr. rate $9.00 per year payin advance in connection with the Box Elder News (published Sundays) $4 SO for 6 months: in Box Elder County. rate $11.00 per year paySubscription Subscription able able in the days) Box advance in Elder connection with News (published Sunfor 6 months: outside Box Eider Couunty. $5 SO Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Utah State Press Association, National Association Newspaper and United Press International. RepreAdvertising sentativeUtah State Press Association. Salt Lake City. Utah. size. What Are Benefits? What are the benefits to Brigham City? It was the National League of Cities policy and officers working with Congress and the grass-roo- t support of mayors and councilmen that brought revenue sharing into reality. Since October of 1972 Brigham City has received $21 7 751 of revenue sharing funds. (If you remember, former Mayor Zundel was the state chairman of the movement to get revenue sharing legislation passed.) The revenue sharing law is nearing expiration and if we are to continue to receive these funds, considerable effort will again be required. I cannot predict the other federal grants Brigham will receive but the council intends to pursue those vigorously wherever a developed. purpose justifiable is As to the financing of the trip, Brigham City has no travel policy. The practice over the years was to advance funds to cover one first class air fare, money for lodgings and meals, etc., at the convention and the councilman could finance the balance if he chose to take his wife and children. The National League of Cities has always arranged a full slate of activates for wives and children if they attend the convention. I have used eight days of my vacation time this year for city council business, five days of this for the meeting in Houston. My expense report is on file in the city hall for your inspection along with a copy of the receipt for unexpended city funds returned to the city. Each councilman received $730 advance to attend the Houston convention, those continuing on to Mexico as part of a tour are paying these additional expenses out of their own pockets. They will return Thursday evening and will make their own statement. There is not space to detail all the things that should be discussed here; therefore, if there are any who have unanswered questions I will be at the city council room in city hall at 7 p.m. tonight and will try to answer your questions about the new police station, appropriations, etc. assigned to Brigham City. Furthermore, three councilmen were voting members of the national policy committees. Brigham City, with a population of 14,000 therefore, had more political clout than Salt Lake City and more than several of the larger cities around the country. In addition to the policy committee meetings on Monday, there were nine seminars Thursday, December 12, 1974 com muni ty development-experienced- , community development-inexperienced- , ritioc nrnhlfDC training - data management. councilmen have served on various committees) two more votes were different BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham Cify, Utah V the local area contributed SI 25 to the Brigham City Fire department this past week to pay for new splints (demonstrated by Rod Romer). Left to right are Kyle Rigby, project chairman; Edger Richardson, Brigham City club president; Romer, Fire Chief Ward Secrist, LeRoy Dowdle, president of the Willard club, and Farriel D. Hill, president of the Corinne club. LIONS CLUBS OF Yule gifts County (Continued From Page One) meeting could have been called, as I previously proposed, to work out some of the unanswered questions that disturb the mayor and council, he declared. Not Too Late telecommunications coordinator for the Utah Department of Public Safety, suggested that it was not too late for such a involving city and county representatives. He further suggested that at present there might not be sufficient traffic to justify county service, asking why not start with less and let it grow as the needs grow? Art Redding, sheriff-elect- , defended the county concept by saying the facilities (in the new law enforcement building) and program will create a more efficient dispatching system than presently exits Craig M. Jorgenson, full-tim- e Buv U. S. S.iv ina- - BnmU con- I NNJk SUSTAINING I MEMBER - 1972 (Continued From Page One) jump from $13,000 to $14,000 annually, elected officials will not receive an increase. At least r.o such provision is included in the proposed budget. It's planned also in the county attorneys office to employ a deputy county attorney. At present two attorneys serve in that capacity. part-tim- e (Continued From Page One) tires from Als Conoco; Dewey Abel, $20 merchandise from Shoe Center; Nora Westley, transistor radio from Gambles. Tina Bergstrom, $12.50 merchandise from Classic Shoe; Les Hutchison, one case Dr. Pepper from Beehive Bottling, lube job from Larry Hills Chevron, candle from First Federal Savings, Brigham City branch; Steve Kotter, two tickets to Roxy and $5 merchandise from Mickeys Music; Stephanie Seager, $15 merchandise from M.H. King company. Lois Greenlee, electric road race set from Hobbies North; Aleda Mitchell, $5 merchandise from the Youth Shop; Van Reese, two tickets to Roxy and $5 certificate from the Red Baron restaurant; Mary Burt, one lube job from Larry Hill's Chevron, one candle from First Federal Savings, Brigham City branch and one pizza from the Pizza Pie. full-tim- e Sheriff Up substantial departmental increase is proposed for the sheriff where administration is expected to total $171,847 this year and $230,827 is proposed in the new budget. Increased staff and equipment, higher salaries and generally higher operating costs are cited as factors in the higher budget. Communications is pegged at $53,880 as opposed to $12,700 this year and is a reflection of the countys move to establish its own communications system. Included n is a dispatching staff (for which the county will be reimbursed with federal funds) and an initial equipment lease payment of $8,355. There are substantial increases in both revenue and anticipated cost for nursing home operation in Brigham City. The county road maintenance budget is proposed at $54,920, up from $35,775, with the county also expecting to receive Class B road funds (from license plates sales) amounting to about $260,000 and collector road funds (from gasoline tax) of about A five-ma- Should Hold Meeting Commission Chairman Don Chase said there is no reason why such a meeting as proposed by Mayor Felt cant be held and be urged that a date for a session be set. Radio communications service for other communities in the county for fire and ambulance service plus emergency service and search and rescue were discussed. Also brought up by Commissioner Holmgren was the new data processing teleprinter recently installed in the Brigham City Police department. He asked about the extent of county responsibility for this kind of equipment and suggested it should be available to all law enforcement agencies. Police Chief Steve Studdert replied that it is available to all agencies. other thing was Commisioner Holmgrens invitation to the highway patrol to occupy space in the countys new jail and law enforcement building at no cost to the patrol. This is contrary to a previous suggestion that rent might be charged. The new facility is expected to be ready for occupancy by the first of the year. . stock inAmei'ica. Press Hey Budget with the city. One Take Free $156,000. The county will end the year with a in collector road funds, carry-ove- r $156,882 and anticipates receiving $160,000 in revenue sharing funds during the year. .77 Choir to present Christmas program The Box Elder Symphonic choir will present its annual Christmas program of music on Christmas eve, Dec. 24, at the Brigham City tabernacle. The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is free to the public. J. Earl Johnston is director of the choir will sing excerpts from the "Messiah plus other familiar Christmas songs and again there will be a visit from Santa Claus. which Accompanist currently on Tuesday and Wednesday: Urban growth management, human resources, labor management relations, science and technology, policy leadership, Naone Godfrey. is m arv GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS 'I x 2 Bo'&l He w5 YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN . and ipbdze 2 The gift that gives 104 times a year - 2 - 10 - 2 X I in Box Elder County and Only $9.00 for subscriptions $11.00 for out of County. Delivered twice each week, 104 issues per year. 20 We have attractive Christmas Gift Certificates which we will mail just before Christmas - Drop into our office or mail a check. 723-347- 1 radios - satordav 3.oo m $2,000.00 IN PRIZES TO BE GIVEN BEFORE CHRISTMAS ! 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