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Show B2 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Tuesday, January 30, 1996 CLOSE TO HOME Officials Select HOW 10 GOONA VACATION. Successors to Lead in Disaster By If the becca Walsh “Big One” ever hit, and all three Salt Lake ANUARY: You want County commissioners were isolated or incapacitat ed. there is a designated second string: Julie Peck Blaze Wharton and Sam Klemm to go to Tahiti. But they wouldstep in only in the direst of natural disasters or military conflicts. If one or two county commissioners were still around. they would remain You've been dying in commandofcounty government It's a big — and uncomfortable — responsibility for the alternates. given the government response to go to Tahiti. So required in such emergency circumstances. I'm not afraid of it,” says Peck, Community and Ategen Support Services director. “The likelihood that I you make reserva- would actually be the one in charge is very slim Tired of constantly searching for the TV remote, Sven opts for one of the new remote implants. The 1953 State Emergency Succession Act re quires each state andlocal official to name three tions and open a emergency replacements. The officials must give the names of their alternates to the state Comprehensive Emergency Management Division by July 1 every FOR THE RECORD Planned Savings year Commissioner Brent Overson on Monday named Peck as his first stand-in. Associate Community Ser SUIT REJECTED The Utah SupremeCourt has upheld a Salt Lake Countyjudgein dismissing a lawsuit filed by William Turner challenging a homeowners group for levying maintenance and other assessments on his lots. The court's unanimous decisionaffirmedanearlier rul ing by 3rd District Judge Leslie Lewis. vices Director David Marshall is No. 2. And Melinda Nielsen. Overson’s administrative assistant, is third Commissioner Randy Horiuchi has named Blaze Plus Account at Wharton. an administrativeassistant andstate sena First Security Bank. tor. as his first alternate. Lonnie Johnson, County Public Works director. is his second, and Tosh Kano. The high court concludedthat a written contract is binding on him as a memberof Hi-Country Homeowners Asso: ciation. Turner had wona small-claims court pu excusing himfrom a $50 assessment for repairing gate. He then expanded his attempt to get out of otherassessment fees by seeking arestraining order assistant Public Works director, third Commissioner Mary Callaghan is expected to name administrative assistant Klemm, HumanSer- FEBRUARY: Your vices Director Kerry Steadman and Human Services e Director Jim Walker mind wancei. 23, ral disaster, terrorism, riot or any technological faraway islands. The requirements are supposed to eliminate the kindof confusionthat followed John Hinckley’s at Meanwhile hazard,” PLEA ENTERED IN BEATING DEATH Maxine Rios, charged in October with first degree murderin the beating death of Michael Ear such as a planecrash or chemical spill tempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981 ly, 49. at an Ogden motel, pleaded guilty Monday toa lesser ¢ ge of obstruction ofjustice. Weber Coun. ty Deputy Prosecutor Rich Parmley told 2nd Distr Judge Stanton Taylor that Rios only watched while David Archuleta. 17, allegedly did the beating. How Federal succession follows fromthe president to the Planned Savings vice president. the speaker of the House, the presi dent pro tempore of the Senate and then through the cabinet. But Secretary of State Alexander Haig. un- Plus regularly clear on his place in line, charged into the White Housepress roomand declared himselfin charge ever. Rios. who fled to Colorado with Archuleta after the beating, failed to notify police. Rios will be sen- tenced Mar. 4. for the second-degree felony. punish- ableby up to 15 yearsin prison. Rios’ lawyer, Martin The state law roughly mirrors the Utah Constitution, which sets up aline of succession in case the Gravis. said part of the plea agreement states she will not be jailed for morethana year. Archuleta has governor dies. beencertified to stand trial dent Lane Beattie is third in line. followed by House Lt. Gov. moves vacation Olene Walker would fill in for Goy. Mike Leavitt in an emergency. SenatePresi- as an adult for capital homicide. His trial is scheduled to start March 11 money from your Speaker Mel Brown. Atty. Gen. Jan Graham would be next in line. followed by the state auditor and treasurer YOUTHFUL DRUG RING checking to your Peck says most county emergency decisions are made by a policy group. including the sheriff's office and county fire department officials. “I wouldn't be making decisions in a vacuum,” she said. Narcotics officers in Kane County wrapped up a 5month investigation Monday with the arrest of 42 people, including 12 children. The youngest was an eighth-grader at Kanab Middle School who allegedly savings Law enforcement officials have perhaps the most practice in following a line of succession during sold marijuanato her classmateson behalfof a man from Kanab and another manfrom Fredonia, Ariz MARCH: Your boss emergencies. Salt Lake County Sheriff Aaron Ken nard’s short-term replacement is Undersheriff Jim Bell, “There are times quite frequently when the POLICE TRACK EAGLE Working with nothing but a coupleof first names two Springville police detectives were able to tr ‘ack enact’ from a statue at the Springville Museum during a drunken prank. Justin Wilkinson and Shane Frost werearraigned on felony theft charges Monday. The in for mayors. And cities with managers and admin. istrators usually follow a chain of command through sheriff is out of town, dumps the Willis something happens and we the line of succession, said department spokesman Sgt. Jim Potter Most Utahcities name mayors pro tempore to fill down two men who allegedly pried a bronze eag account on your desk. You imagine department heads vandalism happenedsometime during the weekend In Salt Lake City, of Jan. 20. Springville Police Lt. Dave Caron said the however. Deputy Mayor Brian Hatch would lead in Mayor Corradini’s place, fol- statue was worth $12,000 before the vandals tore loose one of the eagles. him atop hot coals. lowed by Chief of Staff Kay Christensen Sandy Committee: Bury the Power Lines By Jon Ure LAKE TRIBUNE SANDY — The city should require 1 new developments to ry electric powerlines andthe ed costs should be be borne by all of Utah Power's customers. Sandy should also study the easibility of burying all existing ver lines and create an electric-power advisory boardto disribute the costs to do that These and other recommendations are in a report prepared by the eight-member Sandy Power Committee. The committee will present the report to the City Council tonight at its regular ses sion. Publie comment is invited The committee was formed 18 months ago after the city and many its balked at a Utah Power proposal to place 138,000. volt above nd transmission lines emane rom its proposed Dimple Dell substation near 2000 E. 10600 South Public outery brought the issue to a head nearly two years ago when residents near the proposed pal power systems. substation said the political subdivision that whole h ension lines cause forms of cancer and are just plain ugly sales electricity to its membercitsaid Doug Hunter, On average, everybody's below PacifiCorp rates,” Hunter costs to the residents. we ought tc sition to the substation proposal from the beginning. The utility lost a court battle to Salt Lake County. which with- Mayor Tom Dolan But I doubt at this point we've tify our own power company City Council Chairman George MeNeill added Both officials have been soak ing up information fromthe Utah Associated Municipal Power Sys tem (UAMPS), composed of 42 between your toes. UAMPS general manager said. PacifiCorp is the parent company of Utah Power done enough legwork to fully jus You dream of white sand UAMPS is a city to get into the electric power business, the committee’s recom mendations don't rule out that prospect If there is a potential to pro vide power service at decreased APRI Utah cities that operate munici- ies, While not directly advising the examine it.’ said Monday to nergency Interim Succession Act provides sion-making in caseof military attack, natu Planned Savings Plus sprinkles more tah Power drew heated oppo moneyinto your drew its permission for the sub: station to be located savings on an acreof unincorporated county landin the middle of Sandy Utah Power says it needs the May: Your bags are substation to serve customers be tween 700 East and the Wasatch Mountains and from 10600 South to 11000 South packed. (Andso are your savings.) BOUNTIFUL esPINDag 466. 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