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Show y-- y 2B 1"v '-g DESERET NEWS, WEDNESDAY. v "ri'yNn-vll',ikg'Vw- MAY 9, 1973 County unit eyes options Continued from Page B-- l members came from all over the county there was a very representative group," which developed the major Interests of the residents and "resulted in the optional plans that we are looking at now Consideration was given to every field," Harlow stated. "For a'l practical purposes there have not been any changes in the last four years," excepting one tremendous, significant change," Harlow informed the commissioners. He referred to the November ratification of the county government article amendment to the constitution and said, "the people, I think, had . some idea that there was a possibility that changes were in the wind" for county gov emments under-goin- g multiple problems such as in Salt Lake County be chosen according to voting by population areas. The only other county officers to be elected under Dunn's proposal would be an auditor responsible to the council or legislative body and a county prosecutor (addianother tionally attorney should be appointed to provide legal advice for the county government), Dunn proposed. He said his recommended government form would need new state legislation to authorize it Dunn characterized the present county government containing 11 elected officials, including the three commisd sioners, as a monster." Asked if four commissioners would improve the government, Dunn compared it to the Salt Lake City Commission with five members as a becoming monster " He defied the chief evil of the commission government as a concentration of too much power in the commission both legislative and administrative powers in the present form The powers should be seperated and the chief executive, elected by the people, at the same time a council would be elected, should have a veto power over council enactments to maintain a check and balance system in the government, he explained. The present commission government is "chaotic but only the records of honest commissions up to nojv have kept the government out of more major troubles. He criticized budgeting by the commissioners, recommending that an executive branch of three-heade- five-head- The Legislature wisely provided veters samples in the 12 options of what the changes might be, Harlow said. They wanted the people to see what some of the possibilities were in case they approved the amendment let the people know what the amendment actually meant." Earlier in the meeting, two Salt Lake County commissioners called for changes or Improvements in Salt Lake However the two advanced widely differing recommendations. Former Commission Chairman William E. Dunn, now the minority member of the three-ma- n cated a commission, advocomplete change to an member government council, plus an elected chief executive to administer the county government He said three members of the procounty government should forposed council should be elect- mulate annual budgets, then ed at large, while the should submit them to the legislative policy mak- 11-1- 3 M jjqfr ing counciL Omega Company's service truck helps us speed your plumbing, beating and air conditioning repairs. Water heaters a d Residential specialty commercial. PHONE 487-387- Economical 6 OMEGA COMPANY 25 and prices. j 1 W Louise Ave., Salt Lake City Complaining of decisions a week 150 major commis- sioners have to make at regular meetings and a complete shift in administration nearly every two years, Dunn said commission the three-ma-n tends to become a buckpassing operation. He said ment. "I have no qualm3 whatsoever about the sheriffs tha study commission should "do away with the commission which mcns government "doing away with my job and and police departments remaining separate because they are closely coordinated now, he explained. McClure also complained of "not enough department heads being appointed by elected commissioners." He said a merit system to protect governmental careers is necessary but commissioners need to be able to select their own department heads. Also he justified his own appointment of two administrative assistants because of "extra work loads as chairman of the commis- the ether commissinoners I'm not here to try to protect future." my political Commission Chairman Ralph Y McClure suggested modifying the present county government to include five elected commissioners and an elected sheriff and appointment of the other seven presently elected officials, auditor, surveyor, clerk, recorder, assesor, treasurer and attorney. He said he does not disagree with the commissioners being able to exercise the two governmental functions, legislative or policy making, and executive or administrative. nece-ssarli- ly As long as thr county sion. In recommending appointment of many of the present elected officials, he called the present 11 elected officials intolertype of government able. He described the commission as comparable to "the presidency of a corporation, and complained of by the other elected officers occasionally in providing the county services. The others tend to become auton- gov- ernment remains rather small, responsive and close to the people, the two governmental functions can remain under the power of the comMcClure reason missioners, ed. He acknowledged that his recommended changes for the present govern ment would require additional state legislation also. The chairman inter-feran- omous without having to receive advice and come before in their the commission departmental affairs. condemned metropolitan and manager-typgovernment, indicating these would be too independant of the people. Although he advocated a single planning agency for all local governments within the county and consolidation of most other services for municipalities and he areas, unincorporated excluded any combining of the Sheriffs Department with the Salt Lake City Police Depart e "Maybe the county should furnish municipal services to communthe incorporated ities, McClure suggested. He said he is not opposed to Salt Lake City becoming part of the county to merge services, but communities desiring their independance should have the right to remain independent of the county government while still cooperating with it. start new bike patrol S.L. police ture out of homes, walking into apartment houses and things like that, noted a reserve officer. Mounts for the operation come from bikes impounded by the city and from lost and unclaimed bikes. Cut one problem with the impounded b'kes is that they have no lights, so for the time being, officers are forced to ride only during daylight hours to avoid violating Salt Lake Continued from Page B-- l Traveling in pairs and never more than a street apart, policemen will carry walkie-talkie- s to communicate with area squad cars, with police dispatcher and with each other. They will act as antiburglary counseling squads, giving free advice to poorly s. secured businesses and home-owner- They may, like their counterparts in other lands, carry two pairs of handcuffs one for the potential criminal and one for locking their bike to a post or pole. June20 July 18 -- 9999 The fascinating world of English and French design unfolds on a four-wee- k discovery adventure created especially for students of interior design and adults seeking new cultural vistas. 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Volunteers for the bike patrol may apply their hours in the saddle to tie mandatory police physical fitness pro-gram, according to Jones. So yir 4HT " far the cavalry hasnt given burglars much of a pain in the neck, with no arrests recorded, but Jones sees the program as a chance for poon lice to counter more view crime, where the officer actually sees a crime being committed. If we can sneak around, we can find people carrying furni- - o Police say, however, that highest burglary rates fall between 2 and 8 p.m. Reaction to the new cyclists was mixed. One woman, a recent burRight glary victim, said, now, the police sit on my corner all the time, but they never seem to be around when you need them. I think this new program is a good idea, she added. I dont know, said another Most of burglary victim. these burglaries take place at 2 or 3 a.m. And theyre pros so you dont have too much chance of catching them." A housewife in the lower avenues remarked, I think they need more patrolling in areas like this. There will be problems. I dont think itll take too long for people to catch on to who the officers are and what theyre doing, although the program may be a success at first, commented a doctor on CSt. But whatever their successs Salt in catching crooks, Lakes newest additions to the nations 75,000,000 pedal pushers will be very visible reminders that you never know who you can trust these days, particularly if youre a crook. yi rnyiyi 'Become like God'0 f har?d with breaking i graduates told promises Coatfcied from Page B--l the night skies to the air we breathe to the miracle of the human eye. This complex creation and system did net come about by accident, he declared. . Petersen Elder of evolution. Turning to the question said the integrity of the various species of life on the earth also is no accident In the beginning God decreed that every form of life should reproduce after its own kind and that was ages bethe jrttal elements in fore scientists learned about genes said. he keeping species true," The first evolutionists did not know about genes and as a result allowed their imaginations to lead them astray into false conclusions about mutations in the various forms of life," he stated. The genes keep all forms in their proper channels so that wheat is always wheat, corn is alwayj corn, cats are" said. always cats and elephants are always elephants, he uid are humans And more especially, always have antecedents and no been humans, with no monkey-lik- e missing links," Elder Petersen declared. Creation was no accident. It was the result of dpsip and purpose on the part of that infinite and personal Being whom we call God, he said. Elder Petersen urged the graduates to use the church as the vehicle" to travel toward the goal df becoming like God - of reaching toward perfection. The church provides opportunities for growth, it gives clean and wholesome companionship, it gives a proper understanding of the family, it shows true ideals for proper living and gives young people the chance to serve God in various capacities at home and abroad, he said. The church teaches the value of integrity and good character, the value of virtue and chastity and helps people to make the right choices and also teaches (hat even if we have fallen readjustments in life can come to all through repentance, he said. Water project haft asked . Continued from Page Bwater shortage in the area. The poup said present sources should suffice until the year 2020, with 800,000 acre feet of surplus annually. The policy center said it would like to see present contracts on the Bonneville Unit completed and further work halted. The poup suggested that r demand in the Salt Lake City area could be met by recycling sewage water and by establishing a separate supply for industrial water not requiring the purity of drinking water. j Of the Rio Blanco Project, conservation groups spoke of pave risks in exploding three 30 kiloton nuclear devices more than 6,000 feet down in the shale formations of northwestern Colorado. The explosions are designed to fracture the impervious rock and release nltural gas that cannot be recovered by conventional methods. The tes is part of the Nixon Admmstrations effort to help solve the current energy shortage. The Environmental Policy Center said in a press release that the explosions risk seismic damage, the release of radioactivi ty into the biosphere by flaring of gas, the possibility of venting radioactivity to the air, and the pave possibility that there will be contamination of mobile pound woter which will eventually travel to the Colorado River. -l City officials have broken promises concerning improvements in the Capitol Hill area variand have not ated ous development projects in the area, participants in a Tuesday evening meeting ef ' Capitol Hill Action Team were told. Speaking to the group at Horace Mann Jr. High, 233 W. 1st North, Mrs. Frank B. (Hermoine) Jex, a member of the groups executive board, said: Never has a poup of people planned more, comm- unicated more with city hall . . plead more with local and state authorities for a planned total growth. Mrs. Jex said despite these efforts, the area has suffered lack of coordination and broken promises in regards vement of streets, widening of roads and limitation of development of apartment complexes. Tuesdays meeting centered mainly around the proposed closure of a section of Center Street where it connects to Main Street She said the city has plans to close the area for the benefit of an apartment complex being constructed in the area. Traffic would be forced to make a left turr. farther north on Main Street to get to Center Street, she indicated. Mrs. Jex said this would create problems for traffic in the area. She also said promises by city commissioners to widen certain streets in the general oaiiDciiaDe UJEQ.H7ftY3D iSUrJ.MJE 3 SALT PALACE TICKETS MAY 15tfi Salt Palace and all ZCMI Stores JUIlirn PRICES $100-$3.- 50 -$- ell iett 4.50 -$- 5.00 referred 5 NIGHTS . WED. 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