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Show 7 I Volume 71 k Wednesday, October 21, 1992 Number 42 Price 50 Cents Murder trial set for Oct. 29 The murder trial of Brett Allen Olsen which had been set for October 8, 1992, has been rescheduled for October 29 and 30 Defense attorneys for Olsen have filed a motion for a change of venue, m an attempt to have the trial moved out of Sevier County. Attorney Sylvia Colton said she feels the motion is valid, however such procedures are difficult to win. If the trial is moved to somewhere close by , such as Sanpete County, then we could still go forward on the 29th, she added. Don Brown, county prosecutor says he expects the trial to proceed as scheduled. Brett Allen Olsen, 24, of Salma, is charged with first degree murder for the stabbing death of William Paul Jensen m a Salma parking lot in 1991. 4 jXf X 4 40$ 4i m 1 4 4 n r$ II t f S i X" Students vote; wait for final election results it 4 Mrs. Christensen's and Mrs. Tidlund's 4th and 5th grade Social Studies classes at Salma Elementary School have been studying about the United States Government. Wednesday, October 14, an election for state and students national officials was held. Only were allowed to vote. 160 students were involved. Following are the election results: Open House set for remodeled Redmond Town Hal! be held today, Wednesday, October 21 , from 4 to 8 p m. at the new'y remodeled Redmond Old Town Hall. The building was built in 1 881 and served the community of Redmond as a meeting house for church services, as well as school for many years. Everyone is invited to come to Redmond and tour the building An Open House will Candidates and proposals discussed for upcoming November 3 election Utahs voters will be going to the polls on November The students are anxiously awaiung the November 3, General Elections to compare them votes to the winning candidates. Deadlines Deadlines for the Salma Sun are as follows: Friday: all general news stones; Monday Noon: All classified Ads, photos, weddings, birthdays. Call us if you have any stones you would like to have in the Sun. Don't forget our fax number: 529-772- 'V '& y 7. to elect a new President, new Governor for the state, and fill various other offices m local and state government. Also appeanng on the ballot will be three Propositions, and one Initiative. Following is a short synopsis of the Propositions and Initiative: Proposition 1. Shall the Utah Consutution be amended to: (1) clanfy that legislative terms of office begin Janu- ary 1; (2) change the beginning date of the annual general session of the Legislature from the second to thud Monday of January; time limit on when the Legislature (3) place a y may consider any items vetoed by the governor, and (4) extend the time to consider judicial appointments by the Utah Senate from 30 days to 60 days? Proposition 2. Shall the Utah Consutuuon be amended 60-da- to: 7 (1) provide that the states policy be one in which a free market system governs made and commerce, and that conspiracies to restrain trade or commerce are prohibited, (2) prohibit monopolies, and attempts and conspiracies to monopolize, except as provided by statute; (3) clarify that all common earners shall provide services without discrimination, (4) clanfy the proh lbiuon against employment blacklisting; and (5) delete detailed provisions relating to the regulation of corporations? Proposition 3. Shall the Utah Constituuon be amended to- - (1) allow the Governor to appoint legal counsel to advise the Governor; (2) allow the Judicial Branch to appoint its own legal counsel to provide all legal services in the Judicial Branch; (3) provide that the candidates for State Auditor and State Treasurer be at least 25 years old at the time of election; (4) change the name of the Board of Pardons to the Board of Pardons and Parole, clarify the board's respon H eagle x '"tiff sibilities, and clanfy the functions of the Governor and Legislature relating to the Board, (5) delete the Board of Examiners, and (6) clanfy the compensation of and use of fees by public officials9 Initiative A Shall a law be enacted to (1) allow the voters of each county to authorize, by a simple majority vote, wagering on horse races in their county, (2) create a Utah Horse Racing Commission to promote and regulate all horse racing in Utah and all parimutuel wagering in counties where wagering has been authorized by the voters; (3) specify the distribution of monies wagered, and (4) prohibit persons under 21 years from placing a wager. Sevier County ballots will also contain the following candidates President and V ice President: George Bush, Dan Quayle, (R); Bill Clinton, A1 Goi i (D), Andre Marrou, Nancy Lord, (L); James Bo Gritz, Cy Minnett, Populist, Robert J. Smith, Dons Feimer, pari-mutu- el Continued on page 2 resigns from Council; meeting considered legal S 7 Lots of fun on Fall Vacation Holiday These Redmond boys were busy raking leaves last Monday, and then took time out to play some football. They are, from left: Eric Williams, Mike Mason, Mark Williams, Matthew Mason. X Did Aurora City Council violate law? asked the October 12 issue of the Daily Spectrum. The article referred to a meeting Aurora Mayor, Larry Cosby called for the city council to discuss a shortfall of funds for the Aurora Community Center project - without notifying the press. Utahs Open Meeting Law declares-".- . public bodies must post written notice at the principal office of the public body , or if no such office exists, at the building where the meeting is to be held, and provide notice to at least one newspaper of general circulation within the area "However emergency meetings can be held without complying with the notice requirements as long as the 'best notice practiceable is given ' No emergency meetings of a public body can be held unless an attempt has been made to notify all of the members of the public body and a majority of the public body votes in favor of holding the meeting." In the Spectrum story, media law expert Jeff Hunt, of Salt Lake City law firm Kimball, Parr, Waddoups, Brown and Gee said that the argument for emergency status of a meeting must be a strong one. He called the Aurora incident a classic example of a public body circumventing the meeting requirements. Mayor Cosby says he called an emergency meeting of the Council on October 5, after he received architects cost estimates for the Aurora Community Center. The estimates were well above what the Council had ex pected, and the date was already past for the finished paperwork to be in to Sheila Petersons Community Development Block Grant off ice m Salt Lake City He asked the Recorder to notify all of the council by phone. All members agreed to the emergency nature of the meeting and met at the Council Chambers that evening at 7 30 p m The purpose of the emergency meeting w as to discuss what must be cut from the project to bring the estimates in line with the available grant funds. Funding would include $40,000 from the CBDG, and a $6,000 allocauon from Aurora City Councilman Allen Mason was assigned to invesugate costs of items and prepare a construction cost breakdow n and realistic cost for the construction. He was to have this information ready to present to the Council for approval at their next regular meeting w hich would be October 1 2. This gave him only five days to complete his assignment. Mayor Cosby said this emergency action was necessary to avoid jeopardizing the entire Community Center Project. At the October 12 meeting Mason presented his findings and the new proposal was unanimously approved to be sent to the CDBG. If the media feels that the Aurora City Council has violated the open meeung guidelines and classifies this meeting a fabricated emergency, then they have the right of opinion and the right to publish, Mayor Cosby said The Spectrum story further stated that during the emer- Continued on page 2 |