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Show f WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, AUGUST 27, 1981 Moratorium Lifted, Bookmobiles To Continue hundreds By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON of books have been donated, including many g volumes. Library Director Jeanne Layton told the board in their Monday morning meeting. She emphasized sufficient The Davis County Library, virtually alone among county agencies, has a relatively bright budget picture. funds are available and budgeted for book purchases, noting after the meeting SO BRIGHT, in fact, that the library board was able to lift its book purchasing mor- that atorium imposed several months ago. In the interim, several thousand books will be purchased. THE MORATORIUM ac tion was recommended by County Com. Glen Saunders, who indicated the library budget "should be in pretty good shape" if expenses continue at the present level. About 45 percent of the budget had been expended by midyear, or $341,000 out of a $757,000 budget. But Ms. Layton said County Auditor LuDeen Gibbons indicated moneys appropriated in Davis Center Has Pre - School Cooperative free. If you have a Vi or 4 year-ol- d at your home, or if you have a neighbor that does, now is the time to consider the for Cooperative this year. The district offers a curriculum giving your child a weekly dose of learning, developing large and small muscle skills, language skills, social skills, self concepts improvements and many other For information about a school in your area call: Clear- field Layton Whitesides Elem., Bountiful 6; 376-020- Karen Farrington, Hanna Holbook, 292-464- By MARK D. MICKELSEN Washington Elem.; Woods Pam Cross Elem., Rasmussen; Bountiful and 292-293- Kaysville, Cheril Clark, Elem., 0; Tol-ma- n FarmNor- ington, Karen, ma Moffit is the school district supervisor for the program. 292-464- Citizens Beware Of Identification Program A only takes your child away approximately six hours a week and can only enrich your time together. Cost is $22 plus parent participation. $1 1 per additional child in the same family. As an additional parenting aid, experts in the child development Field will speak once a month, and the step program will be given L courw you can charge 825-759- Yvonne Mellinger, skills. Of Andra Yount, Cook Elementary, Pre-Scho- High Rate Of Job Placement It has come to the attention of the Centerville Police Department that there are individuals working in our city representing themselves as employees of an identification marking service for valuables. THE TYPE of service they are offering is not condoned by It Shop Sun. Mon.-Fr- i. this department. We would urge all residents not to allow strangers into your home or allow them to observe your valuables. If you have any questions regarding this call the Center1 ville Police Dept, at 292-884- or 292-449- 12-5:- 00 10-9:0-0 Sat. 10 - 6:00 FARMINGTON Adminstrators in Davis Countys vocational, handicapped and training centers have succeeded in placing well over half their students in competitive payingjobs, according to a report released by the county commission last week. THE REPORT documents job placement statistics between Oct. 1980andJune 1981. Of 40 enrollees at the Davis Vocational Center, 65 percent, or 26 students were placed in jobs with an average starting wage of $3.92 per hour. THE COST of placement, including county services to enrollees, tuition and various stipend allowances, is approximately $4,431 per student. Of a total of 14 enrollees in the countys handicapped training center, 2 students or 86 percent were placed in jobs with an average starting wage of $3.01 per hour. 1 THE COST of placement, per student, is estimated at $3,385. Only two of the 14 enrollees were unable to graduate, according to the study. Residents enrolled in the countys training sessions a total of 6 or 87 percent of the total class were placed in jobs with an average starting wage of $4.81 per hour. the library mill levy must be used by that agency. The cur- rent budget, however, in- cludes a surplus from last year. AND MS. Gibbons said in a telephone interview that if the library saves some funding keeping to 90 percent of budget, for example that will go into next years budget at the reduced mill levy. The librarys levy has been dropped from 1.9 to 1.76, meaning ab, out a $50,000 drop. In other action, the board received the first bookmobile circulation report since the county started operating the south Davis service July 7. Some 3,085 books were circulated, including 1,403 the biggest portion by far for childrens picture books. ORIGINALLY, the board agreed to a six month opera- tion after the state library board said it could only operate one bookmobile. It pro- That is $2,000 below what the state is asking to provide the north Davis service, Ms. Layton said, adding, however, some funding will be necessary for additional books next year. ABOUT $13,000 in "startup costs have been spent thus far, including salaries, sup- plies and time off for other staff in preparing the bookmobile, with another $11,660 earmarked to finish out the year. Referred To Juvenile Court Three fourteen year old Kaysville youth have been arrested and referred to the juvenile court in Farmington for the theft and vandalism of property at the Kaysville Vocational School, and at two or three construction sites in the area. LT. ELMER Morrison of county. But Ms. Layton said monies will be budgeted for the Kaysville Police Dept.' An estimated $2,000 said, worth of tools and other damage resulted from the crime spree of the youth the weekend The youth were of Aug. month. arrested Aug. 11. vides the service to north south Davis service next year at about $2,000 at 8-- 53-4- ACCORDING TO study statistics, only six enrollees did not graduate and only one graduated without job placement. The cost in placing those 46 who graduated was $1,195 per person. As a result of the placement report, the county commission last week approved contracts for another year of vocational, handicapped and training sessions. THE COMMISSIONERS said they were pleased to see such high placement rates in each of the three departments. "A 4L kxN liftfebitof San Francisco con bo found at tba badutiful Bratton's Cove in Bountiful" ; SUPERB SEAFOOD & STEAKS FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE Man. thru Thurs. 11 Fri. 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