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Show On Davis Librarian, Federal Judge Rules the county has maintained - SALT LAKE CITY A federal district court judge ruled Monday that the Davis County Merit Council must complete its mandate before any further court action can be heard in the Jeanne Layton case. MISS LAYTON, the former Davis County Librarian, should be reinstated in her position by Jan. 14. It would provide back pay and benefits if the merit council decides she was dismissed without proper cause or whether she was provided with a fair hearing before dismissal. Her reinstatement could also take affect the day following the decision said Judge Bruce Jenkins in Salt Lake City. was terThe minated Sept. 28 from her library post held for eight vote of years after a three-twthe Davis County Library o Board. That action was taken the board asked for her resignation during an August A letter was meeting. after seven listing presented grievances against Miss Lay-toand signed by three board members. n Davis County sheriff deputies place handcuffs on suspect following n dmg raid early Wednesday (yesterday) morning. More than 100 law enforcement officers made 38 arrests, 29 of whom were of juvenile age. DRUG SUSPECT By GARY R. BLODGETT was in the unincorporated area of south Davis Other small amounts of drugs were also picked up during the raid throughout the county, it was explained. All of the warrants for arrest Wednesday were for known drug pushers in the county, the sheriff noted. A couple of warrants outside the county also are pending in drug-relate- d cases that involve Davis County persons. drug-relate- d It was the largest drug raid in Davis County history, according to Sheriff Brant Johnson, who termed the raid a booming pre-daw- n success. This roundup was successful because of the cooperation of chiefs of police and law enforcement officers in every community in the county, said Sheriff Johnson. Weve worked five months on some of these cases and this is just the climax to a lot of hard work. arrest warrants for juveniles and 16 adults and we arrested all but one juvenile and nine of the 16 adults, the sheriff 30 said. And one juvenile and nine of the 16 adults, the sheriff said. And we expect to have the others in custody before the end of the day (Wednesday). Wednesdays raid began shortly after 6 a.m. with police officers from each city converging on homes of persons charged in a warrant for which Wednesdays drug bust resulted in arrests from virtually every Davis County city and involved nearly every high school and junior high school in the Davis School District was only a part of the success of a narcotics undercover team. But arrest. It was a operation. We just got everybody at their homes, some of them g still in bed, he said. It was a raid with a little surprise attached to it. door-knocki- fast-movin- five-memb- er Sheriff Johnson noted that during the past five months there have been 167 total arrests which resulted in the filing of 215 felony charges. Some arrests involved more than one charge, the sheriff explained. And the element of surprise was evident as the police vehicles began arriving at the Davis County Jail with sleepy-eye- d suspects in custody. One young woman was still dressed in her pajamas and wearing a robe. drug-relate- d There were also three search warrants issued and carried out Wednesday morning, warrants to apprehend drugs suspected in homes. Once at the jail, juveniles and were successful in two of those warrants, said Sheriff Johnson. One search was of a house in North Salt Lake while the other - A FARMINGTON proposed tax increase being considered by the Davis County Commission is expected to be offset by the distax continuation of a presently levied for courthouse construction. COMMISSIONER Morris F. Swapp emphasized Tuesday that the mill levy needed by the county to meet a proposed salary increase of 10. 5 percent for county employees and to allow the commission to live within the present budget would be about 2 mills. But the increase could be more, or it could be less, he said. We dont know for sure COMMISSIONER Swapp explained that there is levy for presently a courthouse construction that will be dropped at the end of this month. levy Thus, a increase would be offset by the discontinuation of the construction courthouse mill, he said. Anything above mills, however, would be an overall increase. 2 the county presently operates on a 9.05 HE Please Turn To Page 2 It ruled that she should have her position to be exempt. As if to reinforce that point, the COUNTY Commissioner Morris Swapp, who also sits on the library board and helped initiate action to fire Miss Layton said of the We feel good about ruling: the judges decision. He has sent it back to the merit council. He has done exactly what we had hoped he would do. On the other hand, Miss Layton also appeared optimistic at the ruling. "I dont see how they (merit council ) can find in anyone elses favor but mine. All along the library board has said I wasnt entitled to a hearing. Duffin Tuesday morning. In view of the judges ruling the merit council will meet on it and will follow through with the hearing. I would suspect it will be held after the first of the year as that would be the earliest we could hear it. He Dm Mousing All the statistics point up the bad news in housing. The average new home costs more than $60, 000.. .interest rates are sky high. ..and even though the housing market is beginning to slump, prices are expected to stay high. BUT FOR young buyers discouraged about ever owning a home, the Neighborhood Preservation Association has you can still buy good news a house for under $30,000. That may sound impossible, but NPA president Roland Andrews says it isn't. Plenty under of good bargains still exist in some of $30,000 the older Salt Lake City area - he said. neighborhoods, You just have to know how to find them. TO HELP people do just NPA has published a How to Buy a booklet, Home for under $30,000, which can be purchased by sending $2.50 to NPA to cover that, the printing, handling and mailing costs. alive We are and viable. slowly seeing a return of young people to the old neighborhoods, but we still have far to go, President Youd be Fenton said. surprised how much people come to love these neighborhoods once they become involved in them. AS POINTED out in recent news articles, neighborhoods Preser- vation Association is dedicated to keeping neighborhood- idea an whose time has come and people who get involved not only have fun but save a lot of money. The booklet leads prospective homebuyers with little to success money in purchasing an older home. It discusses how to arrange cheap financing and how to get free help from public and private agencies. It describes specific Salt Lake City area p neighborhoods where bargains can be found and lists current market prices. FOR The Neighborhood recycling is A copy, send $2.50 to Neighborhood Preservation - Association, P.O. Box 11972, Salt Lake City, Utah 84147. SAID general mill levy budget, but the county is authorized by the state to assess as much as mills. Any mill increase coming at this time would be declared a "fiscal emergency since 16 the budget for 1980 has already been adopted by the Commission. COMMISSIONER Swapp said the thing that is really putting the county into a financial bind at this time is the cost of operating the countywide paramedics program. But I believe in the paramedics 100 percent and I certainly dont want to see their operation eliminated or even cut back, he said. Id rather be eliminated as a commissioner than to have the paramedics program eliminated. "PARAMEDICS are a valuable service to the county, but only those who have had need for their services really know of their importance. As far as I'm concerned, they are a security to all Davis County residents. He explained, however, that the paramedics program costs about 2 mills to operate. He also admitted that if put to a vote of the public, the program might be defeated. same time, Commissioner Ernest Eberhard AT THE said in a Health Department meeting Tuesday morning that if the budget can't be balanced, the paramedics program might be the first to go." Commissioner Swapp noted lot of money is spent to that a train paramedics and then some of the these paramedics go to neighboring counties (Salt Lake and Weber) where the paramedics are paid a higher salary. WE ARE either going to have to match their salary or lose them," Commissioner Swapp said. And its the same problem with all county employees, commissioners admit. IF WE dont increase their salaries to be comparable with other agencies and entities, we are going to lose imsome of our long-timportant employees," said Eberhard. Commissioner And without good employees, the county is en- dangering the health and safety of the public. Commissioner Chairman Glen W. Flint said there is a critical need at this time to adjust employees salaries. been too conservative in the past regardemployee salary ing increases, he said. There have been times when the increase did not even meet the inflation rate. He explained, however, that the proposed increase for 1980 d includes a 7 percent increase for all employees and an additional 3.5 percent anniversary WE HAVE across-the-boar- increase for most employees. COMMISSIONERS said Judge Jenkins continued that due process is breached if government doesn't provide a full evidentiary hearing. It is important that the merit council complete its work and make a determination as part of the proceedings with which it is charged with overseeing. mington. However, the judge said any further court litigation should be heard in state courts THAT HEARING will probably be held after the first of the year, said Merit Council Chairman Robert indicated that hearing null and IT CONTINUED, "If the merit council determines that the required procedures were followed, the plaintiff (Miss Layton) is entitled to posttermination appellate process to have the council determine after a full hearing whether she was discharged for cause." commission county specifically exempted that position from protection hi early August. In making the ruling, Judge Jenkins said that any additional court action m the case should be halted until the merit council makes its decision. The county library board filed a case in Second District State Court in Far- " "IT IS important to the plaintiff as she stands jobless through what may well be inappropriate action on the part of her employer (library board). She needs relief now, not after the jurisdictional issue winds its way through the legal labryinth to the state Supreme Court." The opinion continued, Even if at the end she triumps, such a Victory may be hollow indeed. A due process factual inquiry may well end on the administrative level. Its important that the public library board be required to present its reasons for taking action arid have it tested. MISS LAYTON said she would return to work pending the outcome in spite of that have been problems hinted at by various quarters. In addition to the three board members who voted for Miss Laytons firing, including Mr. Swapp, Robert Arbuckle and Sharon Shumway, the other could be open or closed to the public depending on Miss Laytons feelings but said the library board would be on one side and Miss Layton the other. board members have indicated preference against an THE OTHER merit council members are Mary Ellen Leatham of Sunset and Ernest an interim appointment because of problems that might arise. And Eva Jean Law, appointed to the board m October and not a part of the firing, agreed in a I dont telephone interview. think there should be an interim period. I think it should be explored further by the merit council and then go with the decision they come Little of Kaysville. Mr. Duffin is from Bountiful. In further outlining his position in the 11 page brief, Judge Jenkins said the merit council was the only body that could determine Miss Laytons status. It (merit council) must determine whether the procedures mandated by the merit system ordinance were followed by the library board. If these procedures werent complied with then the plaintiff is entitled to reinstatement and back pay and the discharge procedure Bi-ling- interim appointment. Board Evan Chairman Whitesides, who voted to retain Miss Layton, has said, however, he would not favor - up with. related matter, Miss Layton reaffirmed Tuesday IN A morning that her civil suit against the library board and several of its members, totalling $400,000, was still being sought. Aids ual - FARMINGTON Bilingual aides are needed by the Davis County School District to teach English to children from other lands.. NEEDED AT the present time are persons who speak lm Boimaisig To Msim? at this time. he county auditor is still working on the budget figures. 1 were to the custody of their either released parents (at the jail) or taken to Moweda Detention Center in Roy f6r confinement until We By GARY R. BLODGETT adults covered by merit protection at the time of her dismissal. ad News County. FARMINGTON Nearly 100 law enforcement officers armed with search warrants and warrants for arrest swept through Davis County early Wednesday morning (yesterday) arresting 29 juveniles and nine adults for crimes We had AFTER HER firing, the countys merit council was asked to determine if the .librarian should have been pre-daw- would be "defective, void had such protection although By TOM BUSSELBERG Vietnamese, Mandarin, Can- tonese, Lao, Korean, Japanese and Navajo. Those who are proficient in those languages who could teach students English are asked to telephone Dr. Anabel Pinero, ext. 200. She is the Bilingual Education Director for the Davis County School District. Mrs. Bonnie Durrance, public relations representative for the district, said that more than fifty languages are now being taught in the bilingual program in 38 of the that without the raise, Davis County employees would still be below the salaries of county employees of neighboring counties. The proposed - m ncrease would be m excess of the State Tax Limitation Bill (House Bill 303) which would allow Davis County about a levy increase. The additional-mil- l could be approved under a declaration of fiscal emergency." WE HAVE already gone over the entire proposed budget twice and now were going over it a third time to trim any fat. But even at rock bottom, additional money is going to be needed, commissioners agree. 2- one-mi- ll districts 55 schools. Teaching is frequently a one to one experience, she said. DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B" North Main St., Layton PHONE 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by CUPPBHQJS3C0. 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