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Show SPORTS Coaches whistles shrilled the air this week as football practices got underway. DAVIS COUNTY FAIR The county fair, the Christmas of the fall, begins this morning at the fair grounds at Lagexm. section C NUMBER volume TWENTY-TW- seventy-seve-n By TOM BL'SSELBERG News Editor LAYTON Claiming a change in it$ originalrole, a committee set up by Layton's mayor has disbanded. IN AN Aug. 12 letter to Mayor Lewis G. Shields, the citizens' committee set up in late July to study matters relating to the issue of the mayor and council that raised considerable controversy earlier this summer said it disbanded because it is the belief of the committee that the original intent for the establishment of the committee is not being met. The change in responsibility as contained in a letter dated Aug. 9 called for a recommendation as to when increases or decreases set by a city council in their monthly salaries or travel allowances should legally take effect. THAT AUG. 9 letter from the mayor went on to say that, Your assignment does not include any recommendations on any money amounts for salaries or travel expenses or the workings of the city as far as management or accounting procedures or other matters. es Committee Chairman Richard Allen said the group had met with City Treasurer Randall Heaps and wanted to meet with the city council only to inquire as to what responsibilities they have in the way or travel and expenses and how theyre documented. THEY THEN wanted to have a meeting with the department heads and with the council but he said the mayors last letter came before the next council meeting to be held tonight. In the July 27 letter from the mayor informing committee members of a July 29 meeting to discuss mayor and council salaries and expense allowances, the special committee Retasks were outlined including: view and analyze all issues of the subject which has been presented, received and discussed by citizen and the governing body resulting from the increase in salaries and expenses in the public hearing held July 3. THE KAYSVILLE WEEKLY REFLEX '197 'B' North Main St, Laytoa Utah 84041 544-913- 3 Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Stohle, Jr. Publisher Paid at AFTER CAREFUL review and discussion, make recommendations (in writing) to the Layton City Council for their consideration. The council will review these recommendations and reject or direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance, the letter continued. It added that written recommendations should be completed and presented to the mayor on or before the Sept. 2 council meeting. r Resource Recovery Plant Reported On By NORMA PREECE Councilman FRUIT HEIGHTS David A Packer gave a report on the progress of the proposed resource recovery plant. HE STATED that Davis Solid Waste Management Board had voted unanimously to enter into negotias, Inc. of St. tions with Louis, Mo. to reach a final contract for construction and operation of a resource recovery plant in Davis County. The boards decision to negotiate with the company, however, does not constitute final approval to build the Katy-Segher- plant. THE CITY COUNCILS in Davis County must still give their approval for the project. A comparison of costs between building and operating the plant and the costs of operating the countys current landfills are being studied. Mr. Packer stated there is very little environmental impact. He stated that city counnils in the county may need to address in October after further studies and information is received by the board. COSTS TO the cities will probably be more the first few years and then the plant will probably pay its own way. David Barton met with the council to seek permission to cut trees back on the south side of the curve across the road from his home. THE TREES and oak are blocking the view of traffic coming and going and appears to be hazardous as there are several small children living in the area. The trees in question are located on the city easement. Mr. Barton will do this service, free of charge. FOLLOWING discussion the council granted Mr. Barton permission for the project. City Recorder Belva Provost was authorized to attend the Institute of Municipal Clerks and Recorders to be held at the University of Utah. Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION s4.50 per year Out of State 5.50 per year Overseas Subscription H5.00 Payable in Advance 1982 In Summary Mayors Salary Gone Up 350 Cost Of Living Up Only 130 Second Class Postage THURSDAY AUGUST 19, They keep the nations defense system in working repair. DAVIS Phone section A Voice Of Davis County NORTH salary-expens- section A RODNEY B. Larkin was appointed to serve as a planning commissioner for a period of three years with appointment expiration date June 30, 1985 by the council, np Paul MacKenzie, Lt. Steve Richardson and Norman Sant head departments responsible for keeping our nations defense in working order at Hill Air Force Base. Mayor Tends To His By WANDA LUND Special Writer SUNSET Norman Sant, this citys Mayor, starts his long days very early in the morning. He is off to work at about 5:30 a.m. at Hill AFB, where he spends 101: or 1 1 hours a day as supervisor of the Modification Section, Production Management Branch, Directorate of Materiel Management, on the 6 aircraft. F-1- THEN HE goes to the Sunset City Office for a few hours before going home. City council meetings and other government duties occupy large chunks of time, averaging about 20 to 22 hours a week. He is also heavily involved in various assignments for his church. Mayor Sant is chairman of the Council of Mayors for the state of Utah, a member of the board of directors for the Utah League of Cities and Towns, a board member for the North Davis Sewer District and also for the Utah Governments Trust. He served as chairman of the MX committee for the Wasatch Front Regional Council and represented the Davis Council of Governments on the Wasatch Front Regional Council for two years. HE CHUCKLED as he recalled his first service as a city councilman after being elected in 1975. I started out thinking I could do something he said. Once I I other fellow had found the out involved, got been doing a pretty good job." better than the other fellow, HE WAS elected Mayor in 1977 and reelected in 1981. I had always been involved in youth and athletic programs on a personal basis, as an adviser or as a coach, he said. Getting on the city council was a good opportunity to become further involved. I ran the youth programs, and we did a good job with very little money and a lot of dedicated volunteers. We had some wonderful times. ACCOMPLISHMENTS during his time as Mayor and with the cooperation of an excellent city council have included development of the sales tax base and broadening of the commercial base by bringing in new business organizations, such as Bobcos and Sunset Sporting Goods. Several small firms have also come in. Mayor Sant noted that the work force for the city has been streamlined, with cuts in all departments, and the city now shares a computer system with Roy and North Ogden. He is enthusiastic about the results. WE HAVE our utility billing and our payroll on computer now, and we are putting everything else on it that we can, he said. It makes a person a better manager, and he has the facility and the foresight to make better decisions. The citys park systems have been improved, lighting systems for night athletic programs have been installed and athletic programs for youth and adults have grown remarkably. Softball games are held five or six nights a week in various parks in Sunset, in F-1- 6s volving local teams and teams from surrounding communities. WE SPEND $65,000 or $75,000 for our in $9,000 or $10,000 to help pay the costs, the Mayor said. We have a lot of youth programs, as well as athletic programs, and bring programs for adults. As a middle-age- d community, the city is facing a number of problems. Built at about the end of World War II, the community grew from a population of 600 to 6,000 within ten years. Most of the homes were built to accommodate couples with one or two children, and families moved out as they grew larger. NOW, MANY of those homes are being rented and are not as well cared for as they might be. The city also has to work with the problems of a freeway on the east side, a canal and railroad tracks, locking the community into an area of about 2'h miles by one-hamile. Most of the small cities and towns have not had the access to federal grants that larger cities have hade, Mayor Sant pointed out. A city may receive a grant to improve its culinary water system, or something similar, and that is about all. Communities also have the handicap of not receiving large amounts of sales tax revenue. DESPITE THE problems, Sunset City is in good shape financially, and has not increased its mill levy for many years. It remains at 14. 15 mills. lf see SANT on pg. 2 |