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Show 0 A? iJ j iJ THURSDAY, SEPT. 22. 1977- .VOLUME . TWENTY-ON- NUMBER FORTY-EIGH- T E (GaoMMate taim Trai Don North; Brad By ROSELYN KIRK The five Davis County communities which have elected to use a petition system to qualify candidates for municipal elections will hold primary elections on October 11. AFTER THE filing deadline on Mon- day, spokesmen for North Salt Lake, West Bountiful, Bountiful, Centerville and South Weber said that primary elections will be needed in at least one race to narrow the field of candidates. The other 11 cities in the county will follow a procedure whereby party conventions will pick the candidates to run in the general election. Filing dates in those cities are also October 11. The five cities, which will hold primaries, go with the process set up for larger cities. NO will be MAYORAL primary scheduled for either Centerville or South Weber since only two candidates filed for that position, but in both cases those cities will require a primary election in the council member race since seven candidates filed for those two positions in Centerville and five in South Weber. If more than four candidates file for the council position, a primary election is required. Mayoral elections will be required in North Salt Lake, Bountiful and West Bountiful. In West Bountiful four candidates filed for the position, while three candidates have filed for the mayor position in both Bountiful and North Salt Utah Power and Light Company "crewmen Jesse Felter and Lyle Wheelwright prepare final utility pole to be placed on causeway to Antelope Island. More than 10 miles of heavy insulated wiring was needed to get power from mainland to the island. Nine lights will aid motorists on causeway. POWER TO ISLAND high-powere- Lake. A PRIMARY will also be required in the council member race in Bountiful where 11 candidates filed for the two positions. Seven candidates will be eliminated in the primary. In West Bountiful six candidates filed for the council race. Two will be eliminated in the primary. No primary will be required in the council race in North Salt Lake since only four candidates filed for the four positions. OF THE 47 candidates who filed for the mayoral and council member positions, only one, Phyllis Southwick, an incumbent council member from Bountiful is a d fl By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County Sheriff William Dub Lawrence said in a letter drafted to the Davis County Commissioners that the recent friction between the two agencies is based on political overtones that are an attempt to discredit the sheriffs office. BUT County Commissioners Glen Flint and C.E. Moss said, after reading the letter, that differences were not based on any political hassle with the sheriff. Commissioner Flint said, No political issue is in- volved. In a letter dated Sept. 16, Sheriff Lawrence outlined a series of activities which he said have taken place since he took over the sheriffs office in 1974. He said these issues are indicative of the long- standing feud which has developed between the two offices. THE ISSUES listed in the letter, which in most cases were denied by the commis- sioners and County Clerk Rodney Walker, include budgeting inconsistences dealing with the sheriff's budget, failure to provide pay raises for crossing guards at Boulton Elementary School and differences concerning management during the construction of the Davis County rifle range. Other points of contention listed in the letter were: failure on the part of the county commissioners to convert to a merit system for employees, failure to adopt an affirmative action plan, and "violations human and based on the of civil rights inability to provide adequate jail facilities. weeks the conflict between the county commission and the sheriffs office has centered on the construction of a proposed $3.5 million public safety complex being sought by Sheriff Lawrence. Although IN RECENT several funding measures for the complex have been con- sidered and apparently rejected, Sheriff Lawrence argues that the construction of a jail facility should be as high a priority item as the $1.2 million courthouse addition. In the letter, Sheriff Lawrence said that budget inconsistences involved obvious accounting attempts" to carry over expenditures by not paying invoices submitted during December 1975, thus forcing a deficit in the sheriffs budget the first month of 1976. MR. WALKER said that accounts in all departments are closed about the middle of December. This is a normal procedure, he said. The sheriff doesnt know the operation of the budget. Its based on a misunderstanding of budgeting. in a to regard discrepancy" mentioned in the letter, dealing with a $9,000 difference between the sheriffs and county clerk's records in the 1977 budget, Mr. Walker said, It was a posting error. I dont recall all the circumstances, but he and I discovered the error together. IN ANOTHER matter mentioned in the letter. Sheriff Lawrence made reference to a behind closed doors meeting which resulted from the dismissal of a deputy sheriff. Sheriff Laerence said, in the letter, that the meeting between Commissioner Flint and State Merit Commis- sioners had blocked the efforts of the Sheriff to structure his office so as to best influence the needs, demands and morale of his office. The letter accused Commissioner Flint of attempting to avert the hearing wherein charges were to be formally presented which implicated Commissioner Flint in subversive activities against the office of the county sheriff." COMMISSIONER Flint said no meetings had been conducted behind closed doors. He said he had talked to the merit commission and the officer involved, but did not get involved in the deliberations of the merit commission during the meeting. The argument between the two departments has also in- been some arguments over the last three years as to who has been responsible for the rifle range, which finally opened on a limited basis on Sheriff which Range, Lawrence said in the letter, was placed in the hands of Chief Deputy Jan Cunningham by the county commissioners and then taken out of his jurisdiction and turned over to County Surveyor Glen ANOTHER issue dealing with the 1977 budget referred to in the letter, called attention to $17,000 set aside for a volved the Davis County Rifle Austin. COMMISSIONER Flint claims that Mr. Austin was always charged with that responsibility and was placed in this position in the first place because he was the only man qualified." There have Sept. 15. Sheriff Lawrence has felt the commissioners were dragging their feet on the project and should have completed the range earlier. percent increase in wages the sheriff's office. Sheriff Lawrence said this amount was deducted, not added, to the budget as planned. Mr. Walker said that an independent auditor was responsible for preparing the budget last year since Mr. Walker was ill at the time. He pointed out that the money in question was added when the budget was opened two weeks 1.4 for ago to allow for unanticipated expenses. Although Commissioner Flint suggested that the woman. county should check Sheriff Lawrences budget figures, Mr. Walker said that he saw no need to go back over the records. They are open to the public. We have nothing to Candidates for the North Salt Lake mayoral race are: Shirl W. Hales, 72 West 150 North; Lyle C. Owens,. 461 North 75 East; and Robert D. Palmquist. Mayor Dale Smith did not seek Mr. councilis an incumbent city Palmquist man. hide. APPARENTLY Sheriff Lawrence had the letter to the commissioners last Friday. Copies of the letter were mailed to the press. The letter concluded by saying, I take exception to your political maneuvers to attempt to convince the public that there is nothing political THE FOUR candidates for the council positions are: Joe W. Van DeMerwe, 118 South 300 East; David M. Ostler, 252 Constitution Way; Rodney J. Wood, 88 West 275 North; and Richard V. Strong, 815 Davis Way. Mr. Van DeMerwe is an incumbent. Larry Curtis did not file for Both parties agree that as elected officials, it is necessary that the two offices work together. are: Elmer hand-carrie- d Filing for the mayoral position in Bountiful to obtain the seat of Mayor between us. Pawls Morris Swapp who did not seek W. Barlow, 392 East 200 K. Johnson, 714 Emerald Hills Drive; and Dean S. Stahle, 136 South 100 West. CANDIDATES for the two council posi- tions currently held by incumibents Sterling E. Beesley, 1030 South Orchard Drive; and Phyllis C. Southwick, 1314 East Millbrook Way; are: Arlin C. Swain, 650 North 550 East; Richard J. Lawrence, 1532 South Charlene Drive; and Gordon H. Weed, 1191 North 950 East. Other city council candidates in Bountiful are: Frank R. George, 380 North 1000 East; Newel H. Linford, 1850 Arlington Way; Dale H. Bradford, 856 East 250 North; Edward W. Glashien, 252 East 1250 North; and Jay R. Bingham, 1502 Millbrook Way. IN WEST Bountiful, incumbent Mayor Arch G. Widdison, 715 West 400 North is opposed by Grant Secrist, 870 North 1100 West; Joseph Bud Ingles, 1485 North 1100 West; and Samuel D. Allman, 1940 North 825 West. The six candidates who will vie for the two council positions in West Bountiful currently filled by incumbents A. Eric Eastman, 620 West 1950 North, and Max Hall, 780 West 1600 North, are: Rex George, 95 North 1100 West, David T. Hawk, 575 West 2050 North; Ralph Peckham, 775 West 220 North; and Wen- dell N. Wild, 735 West 1000 North. IN CENTERVILLE, the two mayoral candidates, Duane C. Price, 868 South 700 East and Keith F. Barnett, 585 South 400 East, will not meet in a primary election. Incumbent Mayor Stanley Green did not seek Six candidates will run for two city council positions now being held by council members Robert Arbuckle and Frank Hirschi. Mr. Hirschi was appointed to fill an unexpired term but will not seek Candidates are: Gardner Duffin, Nola Circle; C. Dan Preece, 435 South 400 East; Marlowe F. Fisher, 460 North Main Street; Max T. Kieffer, 346 East Linda Loma Drive. 1284 OTHER candidates for the council position are: Norman Wright, 480 East 900 South; Robert Arbuckle, 555 East 1000 South; and Dennis L. Howe, 644 West 400 South. In South Weber there will be no primary contest for the spot held by Mayor John Combe who did not seek Candidates for that position to meet in the final election are: Rex Bouchard, 1104 East South Weber Drive and Henry J. Dickamore, 774 F ist South Weber Drive. incumbent Weber SOUTH council members Joseph Olsen and Howard Fowers did not seek Their spot will be filled by one of the following five candidates: James K. Besso, 1469 East South Weber Drive; Virgil S. Glis East South Weber Drive 391 East 6600 South Franklin K. Harris, 7432 South 1900 East and Lynn D. Poll, 873 East South Weber mann, 1590 Renoldo J. Harper, Drive. Nutiritiiom Program Buys Two Vehicles The nutrition program which provides Meals on to Davis County Wheels residents, has purchased two Chevrolet station wagons to improve that service. ROSEMARY Davis, coor- dinator of the nutrition program, said the wagons were purchased from Olsen Chevrolet in Layton, one was priced at $5400 and the other for $5500. The vehicles were purchased through federal funding. Mrs. Davis said that Olsen submitted the second low bid. One of the station wagons will be available for use in the north end of the county and the other in the south. They will be used to pick up food and transport that food to people who qualify for meals on wheels. THE station wagons will also be used for passenger service when the larger vans are in service. They have been converted to allow handicapped to be transported, she said. Mrs. Davis said that the purchase of the vehicles was necessary since drivers have been asked to use their own vehicles to deliver the meals. "It was becoming impossible to hire people to use their own cars, although we were reimbursing private vehicles at 14 cents a mile, she said. THE meals on wheels service began in June 1976 rk Clearfield Seeks Firemen For Days Clearfields Fire Department is seeking volunteers those who can answer daytime calls. ELMO HODSON, fire department chief, said the requirements for volunteers are that they must be over 21 years of age, be able to pass a rigid physical examination, be able to attend weekly drills at 7 p m. on Wednesdays, attend monthly departmental meetings, and be available for daytime fire calls Volunteer firemen are paid $5 per call. After a probationary period, volunteers also become eligible for hospital insurance and may join the states firemens associa tion. Three regular registration dates, but only one before the primary election, are open to Davis County voters, according to County Clerk Rodney Walker. HE SAID register on Oct. voters may the 8 for both primary and general 18 elecand Nov. tions and on Oct for the general election. The Oct. 8 date is a Saturday while the following two registration 1 WE HAVE plenty of personnel to answer evening and night calls, but we need four to six men for daytime calls, the chief said For further information, call Mr. Hudson at 773-673- or Dean Sessions, assistant chief, at grb 825-370- dates are on Tuesday, he not- ed. Voters must be at least 18 years of age by election day and must register within the district of which they reside. QUALIFIED voters may also register with the County Clerk in the Davis County Courthouse, Farmington, on any weekday between 8:30 a m. and 5 p.m. during regular registration days and for a ten-da- y period immediately preceding any election. Voters who have moved during the past year, or since they last voted, should check with the registrar of their voting district or with the Davis County Clerk to determine if a change of address is required. 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