Show 2C Standard-Examin- Thursday September er 1 1983 ‘Metro ‘Skunk fight’ still stinking uo Davis government Py WENDY OGATA Standard Earwet Davis Bjreau FARMINGTON — The “skunk fight” between Davis County Auditor Ruth Cennington and county commissioners Continues to stink up county govern- -' ment and commissioners say they’re thinking of axing the auditor’s post in a consolidation move An attorney general’s opinion re- quested by Kennington on the legal authority of the auditor’s office is the latest skirmish in the dispute The opinion held that current state law technically limits the auditor’s purview - xf fiscal matters to elected county offices I but not others such as that of animal -- -- ar sion Chairman Harold Tippetts this week said the commission has not want- ed to limit Kennington’s authority on fiscal matters to only the seven elected offices “When she came on board we advised her that internal audits were a priority and we gave her a list of departments to start with that included elected and ap Bonds “I don’t entirely understand it but the county attorney told me that this contract in question is From 1C some preliminary matter that 1 1 responded does not apply to the be considered part of the cannot bond interest he said jail construction Those are facts “I say the law was not broken I don’t know about” Finlayson I nor did the Attorney General’s said “All I did was answer the Office say the law was broken” question in the abstract because - Hess said that’s how it was posed to me l- - ' 4 Another issue raised by Ken-- v nington asked whether the county was wrong in not calling for bids : before awarding a construction 'management contract for the new Jail to Joe Rhoads “At this point we have to realize there’s a gap between the abstract question I was asked and answered and whether that applies to this situation or not” he said - - pointed offices" he said A year after Kennington took office Tippetts said commissioners had yet to receive any audits “She said she didn’t have the manpower and we told her if she would stay in her office and do her job she would get them done Instead she was telling everybody else how to do their job” he said Kennington this week said all she has ever tried to do is fulfill two major goals — complete internal audits of the county’s various departments and change the county’s accounting system from a cash basis to an accrual system control and mental health The opinion drafted by Assistant Attorney General Ralph Finlayson said also the commission could consolidate the auditor’s office with another one even in the middle of Kennington’s four-yeterm which started January 1987 In response to the opinion Commis- Road From 1C pump house that was flooded is examined and vaccinated to better maintain healthy herds Larsson said he would like to see the roundup become an annual event open to the public being restored to provide water to restrooms and showers at the beach The facilities are in good shape and could be opened any time he said tors to see them run through the chutes and'tested and inoculat- Larsson and other division workers are on the island daily Rocks on the island found in a recent geological study to be both the newest and oldest rocks in Utah are another attraction he said improving springs to provide pure water for buffalo deer and It will be “fantastic for the County Commission Chairman Last November for the first Harold Tippetts said news reports time buffalo were rounded up and by the Standard-ExaminDeseret News indicated the actual construction contract was made without the bidding process But that contract has yet to be awarded and will be bid out later this fall he said visi- ed” Larsson said other wildlife Christianson said once the road is open and facilities are put in a camping fee could be charged er al ‘the he said “I hate to get into this thing It’s a skunk fight" Tippetts said As for combining the auditor’s office with another elected office the commission chairman said it would be a logical step in tight financial times “It wasn’t long ago that the auditor’s office was separated from the clerk’s office by legislation passed by the state Legislature Under that same legislation we can recombine them” he said Because the clerk’s office will lose district court clerking duties next January “it would be logical to give consideration to a position That’s government” just good ments to prepare them for the change An accrual accounting sy stem would allow commissioners to receive monthly financial statements on county revenues and expenditures she said “I wanted to give them tools they never had before to help them make management decisions" Kennington said “Unfortunately I think they felt I was trying to usurp their authority Tippetts said Kennington “had everybody in the courthouse upset “It’s all right to make a recommendation but when you tell someone else how to run their office that’s upsetting” To make the accounting system - Again Finlayson said he anil £$wered an abstract question posed 7 to him by Allen on Kennington’s £ behalf But he has been told by county that the construction ju’the -management contract does not ? with actual construction of jail and therefore does not re-- “ Vquire the bidding process changeover Kennington said it was necessary for her to review all depart- clerk-audit- or Oregon man facing charges in death of former Ogdenite Standard Examiner staff Washington state may have been YACHATS Ore — Lincoln an acquaintance of Gehrlein County authorities have charged Hayse faces a preliminary hearing a Yachats man with murder in Friday the stabbing of former Ogden resThe state medical ’examiner’s ident Michael Elroy Gehrlein office determined the wounds Gehrlein 37 was found stabbed that proved fatal to Gehrlein in the chest and beaten the morn- were several stab wounds to the ing of Aug 28 in a park just chest Marquis said north of Yachats said Lincoln Gehrlein an Iowa native was County Deputy District Attorney the son of Joseph John and DonJosh Marquis That evening Ore- na Irene Case Gehrlein He gradgon State Police arrested Darren uated from Roy High School and Cleo Hayse 20 attended Weber State College He Marquis said Hayse who re- was a sergeant in the US Macently moved to Yachats from rines during the Vietnam War r Hess named animal control director FARMINGTON — DeAnne Hess has been made permanent director of Davis County’s ani-jncontrol operations effective next week County commissioners made the appointment Wednesday a little more than four months after Hess was made acting director when former director Glenn Taylor resigned at the request of commissioners al Hess had been assistant director when Taylor resigned in April after commissioners looked into employee complaints about the director Hess began working at the animal shelter as an aide in February 1985 and was appointed to a more permanent job as a shelter technician one month later In March 1986 she was made assistant director r A n' VIE CAN HELP! lilliW j COUNTRY TRESTLE TABLE This classic styled table includes 1 18” leaf Choose from our large selection of solid oak Ask about our Heritage Coat table top finish The ultimate protection for solid wood SOUD OAK ONLY ONLY ONLY O 54-Inc- (HAIRS ONLY 79 6995 QUALITY OAK DESKS PENTAX ICiooo MADE IN AMERICA BY ©oZfatDfiamJactmnfr AMERICA’S FINEST QUALITY ROLL TOPS h width 999 1099 CAMERA Total creatlvt control with through the lent metering Thit solid camera body is the best single lens reflex for students learning the creative art of photography Complete with Pentax USA I year limited warranty Choose from Alpine's wide selection of lenses for this most popular of the Pentax standard List Price 1172 List Price 965 ?n OAK BOOKCASES Fully assembled Made In Utah by Utah Craftsman T? u Large T size list Prit Legal size Fully assembled BEST PRICE IN TOWN! 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