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Show r WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, DECEMBER 23, 1981 Council Will Not Rescind Layton Receives Audit Action To Withdraw From Report County Library System CLINTON Last week, members of the Clinton City Council heard a very positive audit report. For the first time in several years, Clinton city received an unqualified opinion audit. This means Clinton city is keeping adequate records. They know how the city revenue is spent. By DONETA sion cannot bind ..no"'.' . Las ton Cits Council tch a u.i GATHERIM 2 Leora Bennett of Kaysville shows off her artistic crafts at Silver Age Yule bazaar. SILVER AGE BAZAAR The Silverage Senior Citizens hosted a Christmas bazaar for the sale of hand- crafted items produced by the senior citizens. The sale was held Saturday Dec. 12 at the SiKerage Center, 34 E. Is N., Kaysville. SE EN BOOTHS display ed dolls, baby cloths, oil paintings, polished stones, silver jewelry, belt semi-precio- Motherly buckles and artistic beadwork. I hese quality items were admired and purchased by the many who came to do their Christmas gift buying. Advice The mother lion opened her eyes lazily and saw her young son chasing a hunter around a tree. Junior, don't she called, play with your food. binding .igieement out ol ACTING ON recommendation made hv the Layton Library Board, the Lay ton City the mones a pies ions i,n o had lot the Council Thursday unanimously agreed to stand by their original decision but to leas e the "door open" by sending the county commission a letter expressing the desire to remain in the counts sstem if certain conditions were met Layton is willing to accept a smaller library that can be added to as the need arises. la I.cli stiuction went imaiMU'iu was this mones was put in tl ls rci d Ik vs Ill and latei used to constm.i a ids it' he pasi counts lOmm.-to i' sommitmeni toi a as ton nh a s sent commission set the de. leasing I as ton without a M'i out any lealistic commitment 'o THE COINCIL wants a firm commitment from the county commission that a one mill lesy or the equisalent amount of money a mill lesy would generate for the purpose of constructing a library in Lay ton would be assessed in the 1982 budget. The county commission in a letter dated Dec. 9 stated they would set this one null levy as soon as the assessed valuation of the county reached a 10 percent growth level. City Planner Scott Carter said this kind of growth would probably be two or three years down the road lAENTHOlCHthelibiais q k"1 been widels discussed and well t'. theie weie onls two oi ihu, citizens in attcndansc at the asm, rather than' lake h.in.i' group ol sommisMone, u Bv TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON Monday night programs and story hours will probably see the axe but no staff cuts are planned, at least for the present, the Davis County Library Board decided Monday morning. THOSE DECISIONS came after ,i lot of juggling, including indiur ,ons from County Com. Glen Saunders, a library board member, that 0 could be forthcoming from the commission through federal revenue sharing as well as about $13,000 from library construction monies. That came in light of the probability Layton will remain out of the library system, meaning $130,000 a loss of in taxes from those residents. The Layton City Council decided to keep the city out of the system last Thursday unless the commission can assure the levying of one mill next fall for construction of a facility in Layton. But Com. Saunders reaffirmed previous discus- sion by the commission that such a move would be unlikelv board who attended the by the full commission although he said the economy could improve to a ten percent growth rate, by then. Such a growth rate has been listed as necessary by the commission before such action could be taken. AMONG THE points approved formally by the four members of the meet- ing were- Continuation of the county-ope- bookmobile in rated south county, operated much as now but w ith some modifications possible, such as transition to paperback where possible and contract for bookmobile service in north county from the state library board for those areas remaining in the county system and a subcontract ghrough the county Council Voted To Withdraw From SS Retirement System And Establish New System By NORMA PREECE The Kaysville City Council voted to withdraw from the Social Security retirement system and to establish a new retirement system for its employees effective Jan. 1, 1984. Council members were in- structed to study the retirement system and determine which options would be most appropriate and beneficial for the city. RICHARD HARVEY, director of environmental health for Davis County, met with the council for their answers on the resource recovery agreement he had presented to them at the previous council meeting. John Thacker, city administrator, told the council that the interlocal agreement had been revised and following a discussion, Councilwoman Page moved to adopt a resolution approving and authorizing the execution of the interlocal cooperation agreement for a joint or cooperative action with other public agencies in Davis County for solid waste management purposes. THIS WAS passed by the council. Mrs. Page was authorized to attend the meetings in connection with the resource recovery project until such a time as a city representative is appointed. The new chairman of the Kaysville Planning Commission, Steve Crammer, was appointed by the council members on Tuesday evening. Mr. Crammer replaces Roy Layton who had submitted a letter of resignation. Mr. Davis Plans 2 More Ski Schools Two more Davis County Ski Schools remain to be held this w inter with registration for the next session slated for Saturday (Dec. 26). according to Russell Whitaker, director. THIS SESSION is always the largest of the three, said Mr. Whitaker, who has directed the county ski program for the past several years. We students in this sessions, but we usually have 500-60- 0 and can accommodate a large plan accordingly group. Registration for the next session will be Saturday between 10 a.m. and p.m. at the north end of the Mall in Bountiful; at the Davis School Administration Office, 45 East State, Farmington; and at the Clearfield Swimming Pool, 934 S. 1000 E., Clearfield. THE NEXT session will begin the following Saturday (Jan. 2) and be held the following three Saturdays a total of four weeks. South Davis County skiers will use Alta Resort while north Davis County skiers will be transported to Snow Basin for their ski lessons. Both courses offer qualified ski instructors. COST IS $45 each for students who use the bus as transportation or $20 if participants offer their own transportation, said Mr. Whitaker. Bus schedules will be announced at the registration. Crammer has been serving as a member of the planning commission. THE COUNCIL agreed to advertise for someone to fill the vacancy that now exists on the planning commission. Applications will be accepted until Jan. at 5 p.m. at the city office. In other matters the council agreed to support the justice of the peace system. They felt the 1 with Layton for service there is the city desires it. $ 1 3 , a -- ' yUSHON o! Is W 10 I', r mss, .i t . 1 nh is .d . on si i1 c mg who had come specifk.ills 'o i council's final decision II the Das is Counts Commission .k.epis the recommendations ol the avion (. its Council, before Jan I. I avion c us wil, u main in the counts libr.us sw.m luc will be no loss ol tesenuc to 'tv libinis ONF I.A ION boaul meinlki m in i her meeting desciibed the hbi m suunion bs saving, he ball is in t lie it it lie counts commission) conn It's up lo them now to " play it THE Cl H council considered the promise of a mill levy when growth reached this level as a meaningless offer. The Dec. 9 letter stated "one commis Plain Library 'Mon LAYTON The door is still open for discussion with the counts commissioners but Layton will not rescind their action to withdraw from the county library system 111F THE GOOD audit report is a result of city employ ees pay ing more attention to details. They are putting more work into the record keeping phase of city business. Clinton city had $651 ,690 in their general fund. Expenditures amounted to $607,803 for fiscal year. The the 1980-8mill levy was set at 17.7 mills. This figure w ill go down to 15.2 fiscal mills for the 1981-8year. There will be no increase in taxes for Clinton residents, dmg r oil ,OgCl rrN TRANSFER OF the ,000 from the nine-hundret- mill approved for construction of the Layton headquarters library will go for general operations and Com. Saunders said there was a possibility although it would need commission approval for transfer of the revenue sharing monies. "Conservative book purchases will be the rule for at ieast the first few months of next year with a review of the board planned later to determine if that needs to be further curtailed. ANY STAFF reduction is not planned, currently, but will be reviewed based largely on expected patron droppage in the north branch due to Laytons drop from the system has served the citizens in an effective manner and of less cost to the city. of Kaysville NEW LICENSES were issued to C. Kay Nielsen of Arctic Circle; Kevin L. Schofield of Four Seasons Sales Corp.;Ted Houghton of Wood Roses Sale; Debbie Knapp of U.S. Public Civic Inc. Magazines np Veterans Adm. system. While 1.9 mills has been approved for the library for 1982, that amount could be adusted upward by the commission before expected setting of the 1983 year's mill levy in June. Com. Saunders said he will discuss possibly raising mill meaning the more about $40,000-$50,00- BUSINESS one-tent- h 0 revenue with the board, bpossibly when they meet this afternoon. IN ANY event, the library board is planning operations based at $800,000 for next year with Library Director Jeanne Layton set to present further information on staff and other needs in Januarys board meeting. ASSOCIATES LAYTON Eighteen years ago the Fort Lane Shopping Center in Layton opened for business. One of the original stores in the center was At the end of will go this year, Mode-O-Da- Mode-O-Da- y Helen Sizemore, left, is euirent manager ol in Layton; Anna Mae Rudd, is an while Marge Dehning. stoic ownci employee for 16 years, is at right. Not pictuied is Carol Rowley, who has owned the stoic lot tsso years. Mode-O-Da- y out of business. MANY FRIENDS have been made by the store employees over the 18 year period the store has operated. Layton shoppers wiil miss the stole and its employees Mode O Das luse ill still w ictail outlets in Ocden Rov. Bountilul and Salt nkc ( ily Layton Request Assistance The Veterans Administration has requested assistance in obtaining information on any veteran who was a prisoner of war for 30 days or more Information requested is NAME, ADDRESS, telephone number. VA claim num ber. social securits number, older veterans serial number, and whether veteran is receivA benefits ing Send information to the American Legion No 04 or call Arthur N. Howell. Named Manager Of Layton District Mt. Fuel Supply Co. officials have named Rod Lewis tionally good service for these new people and all our cus- manager of the company's tomers." Layton district. He is responsible for company operations in the area and continued service of more than 22.000 residential and commercial customers. MR. LEWIS brings over 30 years of service experience to the position, having started with Mt. Fuel in July 1981. He has been a serviceman, laborer, local agent in Clearfield and customer from service foreman in the Layton office from 1972 to his new 1965-197- 1 appointment. This area has experienced great growth in recent years, said Mr. Lewis. "Service personnel installed 650 new meters in the Laytor district this year alone and we expect to see continued expansion in Layton. We stand ready to continue to provide our tradi THE LAYTON office has 24 employees. These are the people w ho make it possible to give our customers such good service." he added. Mr. Lewis and the em- ployees who work with him maintain a large area. The Layton District extends north to Sunset and south to the Farmington area. MR. LEWIS also said his district has two of the largest natural gas customers in northern Utah. Both the Freeport Center and Hill AFB are served with the compnay. Mr. Lewis said he looks forward to his new responsibiliI ties. enjoy the area, and having been bom and raised in Davis County feel very familiar with it." Mr. Lewis is married and has six rons The Utah State Division of Parks and Recreation, a Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Energy , has reactivated the Recrea tion and Weather Hotline for winter season. The hotline will provide winter recreationists with current snowmobile information, trailgrooming sche dules, snow conditions, avalanche dangers and a weather report. STATE PARKS and recreation field personnel will be collecting information for the report as they make their regular patrols. Snowmobiling and cross-countr- y skiing play Layton Needs Contingency Plan Continued From Page 2 more definite answer to Layton. "I know it's hard to change your mind (for the commission). I really think they are being very unwise to take this stand concerning what being without Layton will do (to the county system). She said the board has discussed a lot of things' as possibilities including instituting a city wide one mill levy, the same as the county would assess all county residents for library construction. and furnishings to the old lihrarv that woj '(.tuned by the county residents and the utv . Mr 1L TURNING TO concern lor a solid (.or ''nuinz .r rr library if one is formed now Ms WiLm - o j fearful that in going on we may ha', e 'he u rnn"r .n' of the first city council and another muni d n a ay we have enough books for this veai. fot (.sample There's no guarantee of a reallv fine lih tr But a major reason the city has mo' eu u.v n t the county as seen by at least some a..s thin-- , o make s again brought up by Mrs Wilcox j lot of difference it the people have access to the -- . I SHE ALSO raised another concern that's hardly new. We think we have a serious claim for our equity (for library facilities based on tax dollars contributed to the county). We own a share of the w hole system. But County Attorney Rodney Page has prev lously indicated a city withdrawing from a county system couldnt take books or other equity and City Attorney Bruce Barton could not be contacted for comment. Layton did contribute shelving, art work library." MEANWHILE, the commission hadn ' revived a letter as ot Iuc-dm city but Secretary Nansy Burningharn sai J me issue would possibly" be discussed in Thursda. morning's session if the letter had armed by then Tne city library board had set no additional meetings, as well. i council-sanctione- d u n-in- |