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Show No Orem Tax Raise Layoffs Spark Conflict Planned for Budget By DAVE HEYLEN Herald Staff Writer Orem's city council voted not to increase the mill levy for next year deme strong objections by the mayor. ie mayorchided the council for not raising the city's mill levy of 14.88 — which Orem has maintained for the past two years “Some future council will have to bite the bullet we are creating,’’ Mayor James Mangum told the council. ‘I think the budgetis trimmed absolutely too close.” The council approved a $16 million budget, nearly $7 million less than the proposed budget last year and $2 mil- lion less than the adjusted budget. The council had axed nearly $5 million last January from the 1980-81 budget when a serious miscalculation” was discovered Council members appeared hesitant of raising the mill levy after approving a 5 percent franchise tax earlier this year. The tax equals a mill levy increase of 10 percent. Council member Richard Jackson said the city should maintain the presentlevy for another yearin light of the franchise tax. More than 100 residents, mainly city employees, crowded into the council bers Tuesday eveningtolisten to council members discuss next year’s budget. The public hearing lasted more than three hours. Orem employeesused the bulk of the public hearing to air their disapproval to changes madebythecity fathers. Employees believe they have lost numerousbenefits. Council members defended their actions saying a large portionofthe city’s budget is directed towards the employees Mangumsaid the city has made long strides in the last several yearsto bring city wages to the level of the local market, Employees did not receive a cost of living increasethis year but the council did give the city manager Daryl Berlin 6 percent for raises and merit increases to be used at his discretion In expressing his views, Mangum pointed out the city budgeted $900,000 for capital improvements although the council has been informed the city needs more than $13 million in im- By PATRICK CHRISTIAN Herald Staff Writer A Provo manufacturer of livestock handling equipment says it has laid off about 80 employees including two union negotiators because of slumping orders, but some employee union membersbelieve layoffs may be retaliation for union activity. Layoffs followed a May 28 employee vote to unionize. Some unemployed Powder River Livestock Handling Equipment Co. workers suspect the layoffs are retaliation to a 91-24 vote to join the United States Steelworkers Union. Company officials say at this point they do not know which individuals are union members and which are not. Don Parker, the general managerof the Provoplant, says layoffs have nothing to do with the union and claims that last year during the spring a similar layoff occurred. Employees told The Daily Herald the May1980 layoff continued for about three months. Given blue layoff separation notices Monday, the workers claim they were told they could provements. “T would like to see a lump sum of moneyplaced in capital improvements. Every year weholdoff, cutting back on capital improvements, the problem mushrooms. If we spend a few dollars wewill creat more jobs.”” Council members labored with the proposed budget in a numberof work sessions conducted in the past month. Thecity is recovering from the crippling $5 million cuts in January which severely reduced programsin the city Now with an approved accounting system cityofficials believe the city is rebounding from last winter's problemsalthough several officials admit recovery maytake several years. In approving the budget, the council agreed to allow part-time workers to have benefits equal to the amountof time they work. Steven Heiner Photo PowderRiver’s Richard Daily discusses layoffs with unemployed workers. pick up their checks Thursday the regular pay day But a group of about 20 laid-off workers went as a group Tuesday and demanded and received checks at the Powder River plant in southeast Provo While at the plant, unemployed workers discussed the massive layoff with Powder River direc- tor of manufacturing to decide which of 200 workers would receive the blueslips. Dai- ly told them the companywas not required to. I hope you don’t think this is At ee . i e* *" coln Continental parked inside about $6,000. Ballard says boys mowing a caused a garagefire at 90 E. 850 according to Orem Fire Marshal S. in Orem on Tuesday which Larry Ballard damageto the gar- lawn stopped to refuel the burned both the garage and Lin- age and car is estimated to be mowerand then started playing Boys playing with © 17-Cubic Foot © Adjustable Shelves ©3 Crispers ‘Perfect Love’ By DAVE HEYLEN Herald Staff Writer Focusing on the bondof charity, the executive assistantto the president at Brigham Young University told an audienceof college students that reaching perfection is a painful, lifelong process not obtained easily. “As LDS members, we always seem to have a drive for perfection,” Dr. Carolyn Rasmus told a BYU assembly Tuesday morning. ‘Sometimes we don’t accept where weare now. I have often prayed ‘make mepatient - right now!” Usinga vast reservoir of information contained in scriptures and secular writing, Dr. Rasmusdefined charity as everlasting, perfect love. Using the Book of Mormon,and LDSscripture, Dr. Rasmussaid charity is ‘‘that pure love of Christ is bestowed as a gift upon all who will submit to the covenants and the powers of the atonement (Moroni 7:44-48; Book of Mormon) “This kind of love sustained a Zion Society for four generations,” Dr. Rasmussaid. ‘This kind of love also produced the city of Enoch, that ‘City of Holiness even ZION’ whose people ‘wereof one heart TBFI7P Thursday,Friday, Saturday June 18, 19 & 20 Come In And See A Working Model of the Solar Water System Model TBF21DB Model TBF21RB Custom dispensor 21-Cubic Foot and one mind and dwelt in righteousness; and there were no poor amongthem.’ Dr. Rasmus, an associate professor of physical education who wasappointed to herpresent position by former BYU President Dallin H. Oaks more than two years ago, was honored recently by her alma mater, Bowling Green State University as its alumnusof the year: She earned herB.S. degree in physical education in 1959 and a M.Ed. degree in elementary physical education in 1966, In 1973 she earned an Ed.D. degree at BYUin physical education with minors in child development and learning disabilities. Dr. Rasmussaid loveis important because without it a person cannot develop normally. She cited exam- ples wherebodilyills were directly associated to the , absenceof love She said loved andloving people are healthier and better able to cope with pain. She added it is necessary to life, survival, growth andultimate perfection. Should Be Stable Tap the powerof the sun and Hoy . cut your hot waterbills. The Lennox Solarmate® Hot Water System brings energy from the sun to heat your tap water efficiently and economically. 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