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Show "ypi mm f 10' ,tY-- r1 'ii 0 i) wWTnwnpiTii"''"i.iif y i T' CWB STATS FRSiS CLI?fI53,5CmC3 46? EAST 300 SO. , salt uss cm.uws snii '; - fr; ir- -- i Tnj trS J. . 7 i V A A A J 177 VOLUME FIFTY NUMBER THIRTEEN. 26 Pages THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1979 By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - Davis County mayors have voted for further study before deciding if the county should break away from the Wasatch Front Regional Council. . DURING A special 90 minute meeting last week, pros and cons were aired by mayors, county commissioners and the planning director aimed at deciding if the county should break with council. the Some county officials in Davis, Weber and Morgan counties have said they would favor breaking with the present WFRC and forming a five-coun- ty separate attempted closed session during the regular COG meeting several weeks ago by two county commissioners but it was decided at that time to hold a special meeting. Leon. Davis County Community Action Agency will hold an open house TUesday, Aug. 14 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Courthouse, Farmington Rooms 211-213- to ,, commemorate the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Economic Opportunity Act. - A resoluFARMINGTON tion fajvoring continuation of Davis: Countys paramedics program will be drafted by the Davis County Health Department. THE KAYSVILLE REFLEX 197 B North Main St Layton PHONE 376-913- 3 Published Weakly by ; (moraczsca. John Stable, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah o tiaicripMoH gjs Sm.MwyintlUi i DIRECTIVE requesting such reaffirmation was given by the County Health Board A THE ENTIRE CAP staff at will act as the function. Displays will be exhibited illustrating CAP in . action. , . , during its regular meeting Tuesday morning in Farmington. That directive also gave support to not placing the issue on the ballot in November. That action came after County Commission last spring. That body has never made a formal decision as to whether the matter should go before the voters. A one mill tax levy, $12 a year for the average homeowner, to continue the program, puts the Commission under heavy pressure County Commissioner Ernest Eberhard, a member of the health board, said there was along with inflation and a continuation of the Eberhard said. I THINK Commissioner. still some concern that ld program be decided by the voters in a general election Nov. . ... the - county courthouse, - complex. CAP PROGRAMS 6. special levy to pay construc- tion costs for the courthouse and jail additions, Mr. (Glen) Flint, (commission chairman) still feels some obligation. There was a resolution from the COG to put the matter on the ballot, the commissioner said adding that he and Commissioner Morris Swapp didnt share those feelings. Commissioner Flint was, not available for comment. THE PARAMEDICS are operated as part of the sheriffs office and jnclude a headstart applications; CETA program; emergency food summer bank; youth V ' program; crisis intervention; referral; Sub for Santa and nutrition (meals on wheels). In vehicle for both ends of the county. The paramedics are assigned patrol duties hut respond immediately to paramedic calls. Bid Let For School - EAST LAYTON East Layton will have its own elementary school after many years with expected completion of a facility by Aug. 15, 1980. THAT GOAL came closer to reality Tuesday night when the Davis County Board of Education approved a $2,348,873 bid from Herm Hughes & Sons contractors of Bountiful. That bid was the lowest of six received with the highest listed at $2,474,000. The school will be built on a full-scal- e, m ten acre-plu- s site on Cherry Lane. Architect is Montmorency, Hayes and Talbot of Salt Lake City. IN A related matter, the board approved purchase of 1.55 acres adjoining that site for $33,000. It will make up for land that may be lost to a proposed road on the southern portion of the site. If the road is not built there the parcel will be Used for high school vocational home construction, said Asst. Supt. John S. Stick To Guns By GARY R. BLODGETT BOUNTIFUL Davis - TheCentral County Republican Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday night to determine what course of action to take concerning the appointment of Dr. Phyllis Southwick to the State Legislature. GOP CHAIRMAN Gene Peresich said he can not censpeak for the tral committee except to say that most were shocked and very disturbed at the governors appointment. Governor Scott Matheson appointed Dr. Southwick to represent Legislative District 56 in the State Legislature. The democratic governor made the appointment vote against Dr. pite a Southwick by the Davis des- 27-- 2 County GOP Central Commit-tC- G ALSO, ACCORDING to Mr. Peresich, the letter of endor- sement from the central committee to the governor strongly favored (endorsed) Kim Burningham who was the only other candidate for the post vacated by Representative David Irvine. Mr. Irvine resigned his House of Representative seat to ac- cept an appointment on the Utah Public three-memb- er Service Commission. Davis County party leaders have since verbally protested the appointment, even to the extent of considering taking the matter to court forj legal action. Matheson made it clear that the law GOVERNOR gives him the power to make the appointment and that he who decided Dr. Southwick Bountiful is a second-terCity Councilwoman and associate professor of social services at the University of was the best canUtah didate for the job. (See related story for governors comments about the appointment). m THE GOVERNOR said he is firm on his appointment and is not about to back down. Meanwhile, Mr. Peresich statute the state says, regarding appointments such as this is vague in part but is explicit in stating that the appointment must be "in agreement with the party central committee." ningham. We (central committee) wanted to endorse only one candidate (Mr. Bur- ningham) but the governor said he would not make th'e appointment under those conditions, that he wanted to make the decision from among more than one candidate. MR. PERESICH explained that this is not the first time a governor has gone against the party leaders to appoint a legislator, but we are going to stick to our guns and defeat this appointment if possible. He added that as far as the GOP central committee is concerned Dr. Southwick is not a legally appointed representative because the appointment was not made in agreement with the com- mittee. HE EMPHASIZED, however, that some accord cm could be reached with the governor at the meeting planned later this week. We dont want this matter to become a political foot - BOUNTIFUL Governor Scott Matheson said he has no intentions of altering in any way his decision to appoint Dr. Phyllis Southwick to represent Legislative District 56 in the State House of Representatives. MY APPOINTMENT of Dr. Southwick was a good appointment, and a legal ap- pointment, ball, the GOP leader said, because both candidates are fine people and either would make a fine legislator. GOVERNOR MATHESON was emphatic about the legality and keen interest taken in the appointment of Dr. Southwick to the unexpired term of Representative David Irvine who was named three-memb- the governor make a decision between these two nominees, said Governor Matheson. The requested that the Davis County Republican Central Committee endorse the ap- letter was vague and I did not realize at the time that the GOP Central Committee had intended to endorse only one of the two candidates. pointment of Dr. Southwick. written to the county GOP leader and requested that he call the committee together and atI HAVE tempt to get the committees endorsement of Dr. Southwick, the governor said. . This meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday night. No time or place of the meeting had been set at Clipper press time. Public to the Service Commission. I was given a letter with names of two candidates Dr. Southwick and Kim Burand asked to ningham said. I do not intend to alter my decision in any manner. The governor further .. activities, prepare reports and work with federal and state agencies in obtaining funding and information. Projects undertaken by that body have ranged from transportation planning to air pollution and air quality studies to land use reports. There are pros or cons if we should stay (with WFRC) or go, said Comm. Chairman Glen Flint at the meetings outset. Weve said there were no ill feelings or friction but we felt we might like to go on our own because Davis, Weber and Morgan have worked together. Were pretty much alike. made that decision). Maybe some of it was fault for not being to all of the meetings and being represented I apologize for that. If the support (from mayors) isnt there then I dont think well (commission) do anything. UNDER THE present WFRC voting structure, Salt Lake County has seven votes, Weber four, Davis three and Morgan and Tooele each one, he explained. To gain a majority vote against Salt Lake, Tooele County would have to vote with the three northern counties. WFRC for Salary employees is higher than that for similar jobs in Davis and Weber counties and when Davis commissioners support such salaries it creates problems with Davis County How employees who ask, can you support an increase for them (WFRC), and not for us? Comm. Flint said. our-ow- BUT DISCUSSION by most mayors wasnt as clear-cu- t either way, except for Clear- field Mayor Donal Townley. If we split, my gut feeling is that it will be all good. Most appeared to want more answers to what benefits the county could gain by a break with WFRC, as typified by Bountiful Mayor Elmer Barlows comment: IF WEVE got something better to present then Im 100 percent for it. You made a big point of the vote. Im sure Morgan and Weber could outvote unless we change the bylaws to get Davis County more voting power. (According to Davis County Planning Director Joe Moore, Davis has about 135,000 residents and Weber 155,000). And while the WFRC bud- WE HAVE MOWEDA (youth detention center), Golden Spike Empire, the 208 Water Quality Program and health was together at one time, he continued. With the voting power we have to have unity with the three counties (Weber, Morgan and Davis) to break even on a vote (in WFRC). What disturbed us was with Bountiful on 2600 South (road project). staff-wis- get totalled $565,000, the countys portion was 19 percent of the local share, or $4,096, it was noted. LAYTON MAYOR Lewis G. Shields asked if the cost of separation might be higher than staying with WFRC and Planning Director Moore said e. He and County transportation commission Title XX Director Richard Nelson presented a chart showing a proposed regional council organization made up of an executive board and director with staff positions filled by county and city staffs and consultants doing work n presently separate handled full-tim- e by a WFRC staff. BUT SUNSET Mayor Nor- , man Sant raised problems with a split. There still has to be certain recognition from other (regional) councils and the expertise (of the agency) must be taken into account. On a national level, if would probably take about 18 months to get. There would be an executive and you still need some staff. It is possible whenever you create a new unit you get another entire staff. And you still have the problem with urban road funding of Salt Lake to Centerville (In one transportation district) and we still would not get 50 percent (of road funding), he continued adding that the north part of the county was already benefit-tin- g from some funds given up by Salt Lake and the state that could be used elsewhere. MANY ISSUES, such as air quality planning, require input from several areas, he said. And it does appear there has been a lack of participation from the Davis and Weber council of governments. Have we done our utmost? I dont think were doing everything we should and dont think were using the professional staff. Ive never called (WFRC) as mayor. On the other side of the scale was Mayor Townley. I think as a COG that as other problems evolve we need to spend more time. The 5 Review (Funding request review), I think is an exercise in futility. Why not work that out with three counties vs. five counties? Weve got a whole lot of citizens with expertise and experience and Please Turn To Page 2 Mo)Q)(n)OirDQinrDnB Maintain Integrity By GARY R. BLODGETT THE WFRC has been chartered by participating counties to coordinate planning that would depend on what direction the county went White. mm AND THIS certainly is not the case with Dr. Southwick, the GOP leader emphasized. I think we all like and respect Dr. Southwick very much and realize her political attributes, but thj? fact still remains that shejwas badly defeated in a secret vote by 29 of the 33 central committee members. Also, the letter of endorsement to the governor strongly recommended the appointment of Mr. Bur- are weatherization for homes; II county mayors, tossed the matter back in the laps of the (Payabl. In Mono.) Invitation is extended to residents of Davis County to attend, to help commemorate the event, to meet the new CAP Director and the CAP staff as well as to acquaint residents with the new location of the CAP offices within low-inco- no ISSUE has been debated in several public meetings and the Council of Governments, made up of per year service CAP has performed in behalf of the population. low-inco- THE SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 THE SIGNIFICANCE of the anniversary signing is of paramount importance to the agency and to the population of the County. An award to the agency will be presented to the CAP Director at 3:45 p.m. in recognition of the effective coun- cil. The matter was brought before the Davis mayors in an Bruce Hunsaker, Community Action, presents invitations to an open house next Tuesday, honoring the 15th anniversary of the Economic Opportunity Act. Receiving invitations are, 1 to r, Carol Lindahl, Vaniessa Harris, Janet Allen, Albert Jaramillo and Rosie OPEN HOUSE three-count- y We felt they were ready to go by 1981 and then it was set back to 1984 (the WRFC THE GOVERNOR said he called the two candidates into his office for extensive interviews and study of their jsssssss:: resumes. I found both to be very well qualified candidates, not only in meeting the requirements of residency and political affiliation, but also very well versed on local and state government. I realized that either, or both, would make fine legislators, the governor said. BUT WHAT really convinced me to appoint Dr. Southwick was the fact that she was already an elected public official, proving to me that she was well accepted and thought of in her Community. She was very familiar with procedures of government, as was Mr. Burningham, but Dr. Southwick was also tremendously experienced in governmental affairs, the governor noted. She is a second-tercity councilwoman and has served on numerous city, state and regional committees and or- ganizations especially those dealing with social services. I was very impressed with her. GOVERNOR Matheson reiterated that he could not be placed in a position of having only one nominee from which . to make an appointment as the letter from the central committee indicated. He said a followup letter received Monday strongly indicated that the GOP Central Committee endorsed only one candidate, Mr. Burningham. must maintain the integrity of gubernatorial appointments, that of having 1 several names from which to make my decision, he said. This has simply not been followed in this matter. HE SAID the state statute clearly says that the appointment is made by the governor. Also, the appointee to a vacated legislative post must be of the same political party and have the endorsement of the partys central committee. But the statute' says, nothing about whether or not the endorsement shall come before or after the appointment and I am now asking the Davis County Central Committee to reconvene and endorse Dr. Southwick, he said. GENE PERESICH, man of the county GOP Central Committee, said most of the committee members were opposed to the governors appointment because (1) Mr. Burningham won the vote of the party 27-- 2 with 29 of the 33 committee members voting; and (2) because the committee drafted the letter (under Mr. Peresichs signature) endorsing only Mr. Burningham. Governor Matheson said he has made six such appointments in his term of office and in each case he was given a choice of candidates from which to make his choice. I WONT have it any other the way, governor emphasized. He said that the state statute is a little vague about the number of persons to be endorsed by the central committee, but I would have accepted two names where usually three or more are submitted for choice. . THE GOVERNOR said he has talked to James Hansen, Speaker of the House of Representatives, in hopes of getting legislation passed' next session making it a mat- ter of law for the central committee to endorse three candidates to fill a vacated legislative post. |