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Show I I MARCH 9, 1983 Y Ctmraily By GARY R. BLODGETT News Editor $75,000 home. Farmington, on the other hand, had the highest tax in 1982, averaging $637.89. Property taxes in Davis County for 1982 were just slightly higher than the state average, according to a report from the Utah Foundation, a organization that keeps tabs on local taxation. OVERALL, property taxes for homes in Davis County are quite evenly distributed. Perceit ranges from a low of 0.72 perntage-wise, cent to a high of 0.85 percent of the market value of a $75,000 home. According to the private tax research organization, the report covers 137 communities in all of the states 29 counties. And my how the tax varies - from a low of $269 in the unincorporated area of South Summit School District to a high of $791 in the city of Draper. non-prof- it BUT THE DIFFERENCE in the state average and Davis County is almost insignificant. For example, property tax on a $75,000 home in Davis County averaged $576.54, or about 0.77 percent of the market value of the home in 1982. -- THIS COMPARES to the state average of IN DAVIS County, four cities had property taxes assessed at $600 or more on homes of $75,000 valuation. In addition to Farmingtons assessment of $637.89, there were Clinton, $547 on a similarly priced home. This amounts to about 0.73 percent of the market value, the report showed. In Davis County, Syracuse had the lowest property tax last year, $517.13 based on a $611.53; South Weber, $608.85; and Clearfield, $600.36. 'h Trade Market Chan By CLINT WARDLOW First in a three part series The next years must be a period of change in America if our country is to compete in the world trade market according to government sta10-1- 5 tistics. IT IS estimated 5 million manufacturing jobs and as many service jobs will disappear due to the advancing technology in the next 10 years. This means a large portion of workers could find themselves skilled in areas where there is no longer ajob market. 10-1- AMERICA is in a transition period, Richard Nelson, Davis County Employment Training coordinator said. America must effectively make this change if we are to compete in the world market. A new federal program is being implimented to help facilitate the change. THE JOB Training Partnership Act (JTPA) is currently replacing the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) around the country. The JTPA differs from CETA in that state and local government will participate in the vocational training area to a much larger degree than in the past. WHEREAS CETA was almost totally desiminated on a federal level, JTPA will depend on the state and local government to participate in the desimination of funds, noted Mr. Nelson. Included in the increased role local government plays in the incorporation of the CETA planning council into the Private Industry Councils (PIC). The PICs role will also be ex panded from an advisory body to a decision making entity according to Mr. Nelson. THE PIC will be comprised of members from the local business community and local no longer in demand from the job market. DAVIS COUNTY is expected to be one SDA within the state, according to Mr. Nelson. The amount of funding the county will receive is determined by three factors within the SDA. The first factor is the num- ber of unemployed over 6.5 percent. Funding is also determined by the number of econo THE PICs will confer with County Commissions to set up funding for the JTPA. State Governors also play an important role in JTPA. The governor will determine the Service Delivery Areas (SDA) within their states. The SDA is the geographical area responsible for setting up the various JTPA programs. Such programs included a Dislocated Workers Program, which will retrain people skilled in areas allocated under CETA. However, Mr. Nelson believes the cut will be less drastic. These figures are based on last rate, years unemployment said Mr. Nelson. By TOM BlSSELBERG FARMINGTON Although its only a matter of days before legislators clear their desks and head for home, anything could happen before that midnight finale Friday, and that has mental health officials up in the air. SEVERAL bills proposed and in various stages could have major impact on mental health treatment programs, explained Russell Williams, mental health director in the county, speaking of several bills, especially those relating to driving under the influence of alcohol. He told the mental health County Merchants Stop Spread Of Restaurant Fee LAYTON - Thanks to the action of some concerned Davis County merchants, a proposed restaurant fee for the county couldve mushroomed across the state against legislate intent. SEN. HAVEN Barlow, made that comment during remarks to the Layton Chamber of Commerce, Thursday, where he said fees are to be implemented for special services provided to an individual or small portion of the population, such as for health immunizations, while taxes cover programs affecting the general public, such as restaurant inspections. We appreciate very much what you did, he continued, singling out Hersh Ipaktchian, chairman of the North Davis Restaurant Assoc, and a backer of the suit against the health department that was recently announced against the health department. Im sure a number of counties wouldve imposed (similar fees) by now. HE EMPHASIZED that elected officials should have such responsibility to impose fees, not an appointed board, following the line of reasoning used by 2nd District Judge Douglas Comaby. Discussing the legislative session, he touched on the tight financing and concern of state employees that some of their retirement funds might be diverted, cable TV and sever-enc- e taxes. IF WE couldve had deficit spending as the feds do we would now be in just as bad live under shape-- we have to enforce the (balanced) budget. It forces us to take a vote, make priori ties. Noting theres actually a surplus in retirement monies put at $30 million, Sen. Barlow emphasized he didnt feel it prudent to increase benefits with a surplus looking two-thre- years down the e road when there may not be enough interest money You never cut beaccrued. nefits, thats why I think we should cut the amount we and the employees put the way I think we'll go. ON THE ever-sor- e topic of taxes, he expressed support .for possibly doubling it vs. the governors recommendation that it be increased by 300 percent. We certainly don't want to increase taxes just to get pay raises. Im confident next year there will be more money and we can move back on the road. If we get taxes up now, that creates a problem later." Calling a raise from a move that will not make that much difference he went on, if they think theres oil, theyll drill. But if they can buy it for less, rather than drill the most ex- pensive kind (of drilling) in Utah. SOME SORT of funding should be set aside for future mineral-relate- d THE COUNTY commission and the PIC will decide on the programs and the governor will step in to make a decision if a dispute should arise between the two. The funding level of the JTPA is $3.6 billion nationally. advisory council that House 8 Bills are concerned with that area although only 142 has major impact on services that could be required from mental health agencies. 142-14- problems, such as when the oil becomes more scarce, as with uranium, where the states now forced to spend money for health reasons on old mines, the Layton busineseman con- tinued. Speaking of cable TV, the feeling I have is that most people in my area want some type of standards. These are minihe said of mum standards, proposals in the two bills before the legislators. Were planning new ground in this Of that $13.5 million is earmarked for Utah. $416,000 is currently projected to be handed down to Utah from the state level, however Mr. Nelson noted the figure is much lower than he believes the county will actually receive. THE JTPA will provide programs including Veterans Employment Program, Labor Market Information and locally set up Job Corps programs, cw THAT BILL proposes a five year cycle action e against offenders, with offenders requ(fd to spend either two days injkil or first-tim- in a community work program and educational seminars at a licensed alcohol facility, such as Davis County Mental Health. Someone caught a second time would have the option of 10 days jail stay and the -education combination. Its the third-tim- e offenders, treatment- whole area, he went on, noting four areas of patently offensive material to the av- erage person are among items covered. FOR THE time of day, some programs could probably get by at 11 or 12 oclock at night vs. p.m., he went on, noting its a somewhat watered down version of North Ogdens action that lost 4-- 5 in court action. All I can say is that this (legislative) bill is much better prepared. These are minimum community standards. The native Clearfield resident said whats done in this session could be necessary to counter potential new cable programming that might be offered, stressing, It shouldnt affect the networks or whats on cable now. RESPONDING to a question agency legislation, Sen. Barlow said, What we have done is really given the individual right to condemn property and take one property for another. It tends to make one area better than another, he continued, using the example of a businessman ready to sign a lease in South Salt Lake who was lured to a downtown site by a firm with RDA benefits, able to offer lower leases. greatest impact on existing facilities where a community work project would be required, possibly a months jail visit and spend time in an alcohol treatment facility such as mental health operates in Layton. THAT WOULD mean average daily utilization of 0 beds and bear up to a $300,000 first year start-u- p price for the 20-3- county and $175-$225,00- 0 yearly after that. Dr. Williams level, with Mr. Gerlach telling explained, indicating senators proportionate ing formula for beer tax revenues. Another bill wbuld have impact at least 10 years down the road, if regulations outlined are followed, he said, referring to House Bill 109, or the child sex abuse act,, where offenders would be jailed for 10 years followed by. three years required treatment from mental health. its really difficult to rent a facility" because of needed exten- sion renovations although more beds would be needed to meet such a load. Although judges could increase fines for drunk driving to pass on to help cover treatment-related costs, Dr. Williams said there d be competition between mental health and law enforcement agencies, both wanting the extra money. BY THE third DUI, what money is available (from offenders) to get back- -I dont think that would be a very big source, he added. h County Com. Harry Sr. testified on the Senate Ger-lac- floor concerning impact beer tax bills could have on counties, especially if a county work project were required for offenders vs. jailing. I had to admit we didnt have a formal work program- -I said we could set one up or if they wanted rehabilitation wed have to honor that, but I said I hoped they would take into consideration they fund it. IT WOULD require hiring more personnel on the county DAV Offers Business Management Workshop The Davis Area Vocational Center is offering a workshop in business management to people who are interested in management positions and or those who want to operate their own business. THE WORKSHOP will start March 22 and will run for 12 weeks on Tuesday and Thursp.m. day evenings from Tuition is $54 plus materials. Classes will be hed at 550 E. 300 S., Kaysville. The workshop will cover the following: Business manage- - WITH RDA, theres less money to take care of our other (of needs. About two-thir- lost taxes) belongs to the school system. Were losing over $2 million a year now, that will just skyrocket unless we check it. He called chances for the h percent additional in the Senate sales tax noting it would help smaller cities or those with lower commercial or business bases. one-fourt- 50-5- 0 fund- a ' eight communities with four cities having taxes ' in excess of $600 and four with taxes slightly less than $600, according to the report. WAT ACCOUNTS for the spread of property taxes on a home of the same value? Since most state tax levies are fixed by state : statute, county and local levies make up the difference. Cities within the county vary because of a difference in the city mill levy, it w'as explained. ' THE PROPERTY tax imposed on a specific property is the product of two factors: (1) the value at which the property is assessed for tax purposes; and (2) the tax rate which is applied against the assessed value. In Davis County, the assessed valuation is based on 20 percent of the market value of the home in 1978. Thus, increased valuation of the ': home since 1978 is not used as a tax base, according to a spokesperson from the County Assessors Office. -' -- County Seeks Legal Action Over Tax Issue ment, asset management, Human Resource Management, Financial Report Analysis. HOW TO Go into Private Business, The Free Enterprise System, How to Start Your Own Business, How to Manage Your Own Business, How to Develop a Marketing Plan, How to Finance a Private Business. Enrollment will be on a first come first served basis. Call 1 for registration information and to get your name on the list. 546-244- $3,000 for a legal action which could affect the way property tax is assessed. THE UTAH Association of Counties filed suit to set tax assessing procedures by the state to conform to the same procedure used by the county. The suit will have little effect on Davis County because only a small portion of the county is state assessed pointed out Com. Harry B. Gerlach. The action taken by the commission is to support the UAC because We believe it should be a unified action, SEVERAL companies have ' filed counter suits protesting a j Henry L. Carter, ofDirectoof rate Maintenance, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, recently completed 20 years of service with the federal government. . H : Receives 20 Year Award approved by the commission is expected to be the last. A decision is expected to be reached by the State Tax Commission by March 15,. : THE ONLY operations rn: Davis County affected by the suit are gravel pits.noted Com. : Gerlach. cw the payment currently : : a ; MR., CARTER received certificate honoring his years of service. He is a resident of: Kaysville. ; Officials Concerned Over Till Popping Senior Citizens By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - Many senior citizens are reportedly taking a dozen or more different pills a day and that has council on aging officials concerned. SIX OUT OF seven senior citizens are ambulatory or able to get around and they often are taking a variety of drugs, says Karmen Rowse, director of the Heritage Senior Citizens Center in Clearfield. Noting that several staff members are participating in a drugs and elderly class, including Joyce Smith, director of the Golden Year's Center in Bountiful, she said senior citizens often react differently than younger people to drugs. Many times physicians think a heart attack is indigestion and is almost misdiagnosed or they take another drug with a different response. They are two-thre- e times more likely to have an adverse reaction than younger people if mixing medications, she said. I talked with some elderly and asked them if theyd told their new doctor what drugs they were already taking and theyll say, No, he didnt ask. FOREST BARKER, who has served as principal at for several years will assume the new position while he will be replaced in his current slot by Ralph Davis who moves there from Bountifuls Valley View. In other action, Dolores Hansen, currently working on a doctorate at the University of Utah, will take the Valley View slot while Ross Quist, currently teaching 6th grade at Columbia, will move to Centerville Elementary, replacing Henry Emery who wiil move to Morgan Elementary in Kaysville, taking over for Stephen Whitesides, who was recently appointed as director of educational support services at the district office in Farmington. THERES HOPE on the horizon, Council on Aging Director Alice Johnson said, indicating there was a time medical students took no geriatric courses (for elderly) and there were very few doctors who received any aging training. Now the government will withhold money unless certain courses on geriatrics are offered, she continued, noting the University of Utah Medical Center has applied for permission to operate a long-tercare center. Laytons Lincoln Elementary sed properties. THE COUNTY has already committed $3,000 to the law suit, noted Com. Gerlach, but Assignments have been finalized for principalships at the new Sarah Jane Adams Elementary School in northeast Layton as wll as four other adjustments. Rotated back offered on private property and certain businesses. The law raises the taxes on such operations as mining, railroads, and natural re sources. Currently $7 is the amount paid by commercial and private properties for ev- ery $1 paid from property taxes collected by state asses25 percent roll Com. Gerlach indicated. SHE RECOUNTED the case of a woman who had been attending the center and often was real doppy. It was determined she was being kept on sleeping pills by her convalescent center with the explanation given that when she was fully alert shed ask to go home. My mother takes 14 pills a day, Layton Mayor Lewis G. Shields, also a council on aging board member, said. I think if the doctor told her to take 24, she would. Maybe we ought to work with the medical profession. fdmdpds - The Davis County Commission approved the spending of over FARMINGTON -- about redevelopment two-fo- percent in severence tax feet-that- 's When this years figures are tabulated, the cut will probably be a lot less drastic. However, we will face a cut in funding. Clock Runnin government representatives. At least 51 percent of the PIC must be members of the business community, noted Mr. Nelson. The business members of PIC are picked by local ChamMr. Nelbers of Commerce, son said. The rest of the council will be comprised of representatives of local government, such as the board of education. mically disadvantaged within the SDA and the number of unemployed over the 4.5 percent level. ACCORDING TO state projections Davis County could lose 70 percent of the funding though, that would have By TOM BUSSELBERG All other communities averaged between $517.13 in Syracuse to $599.40 in Sunset. BOUNTIFUL homeowners paid an average of $576.54; Centerville, $574.68; Fruit Heights, $570.44; Kaysville, 565.75; Layton, $590.84; North Salt Lake, $570.96; West Bountiful, $550.78; West Point, $564.48; and Woods Cross, $539.02. Residents of the unincorporated area of the county paid an average of $524.50. In neighboring Salt Lake and Weber Counties, property taxes are considerably higher in the communities of western Salt Lake County. IN ADDITION to the states highest taxed community of Draper, eight other Salt Lake County cities are paying more than $700 property taxes based on a home of $75,000 valuation, the report shows. Salt Lake City, however, has an average tax of only $582.95. Weber County averaged just over $600 for its m THE U NOW has a geriatrics physician who also works at the Veterans Administration, Mrs. Johnson added, noting the rapid growth in elderly population with the over 75 age group the fastest growing age category, nationally. Were going to see more of this (geriaU ric training) with the physician, Mrs. Johnson said. Id like to see more with the physicians already out there (practicing), she added, noting that when the elderly are hospitalized in the state private funds usually run out within six months and the tab falls to state and federal sources. MRS. SMITH noted an elderly drug education program several years ago had fantastic turnout and asked if information could be provided in the regular senior citizen bulletins mailed to nearly 5,000 elderly around the county. She added that the Center for Disease-Co- ntrol in Atlanta is conducting a pilot program emphasizing preventive medicine, adding that she believes thats long overdue, adding that Health Director Enrico Leopardi has indicated he wants such a program implemented for all county resi-- " dents. STAN FILLMORE, a board member rep- - ' resenting mental health, indicated efforts-a- re moving forward to enact legislations allowing a statewide canvassing of alcohol and drug misuse and ways to educate residents to healthy living such as a telephone service connected with pharmacists, for example. Noting a drinking problem with some senior citizens, Mrs. Johnson said many of these people are homebound, are not working or able to come to the senior centers for educational programs. For the most part, theyre the closet drinker. I think this is going to be a greater problem. SHE ALLUDED further to the Snowbirds, or those retirees who travel South in the winter and return to colder climates in the summer. Theres very little for them to do. I think a lot of its plain bordeom." It was suggested that graduate students from the University of Utahs program could possibly act 4s resources for an information line to help in education. |