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Show 5 WEST VALLEY Thursday, Jan. view 8, 1981 . they Many have completely avoided this tax in the past, Delaney said, guessing it could have cost Salt Lake County as much as Promoting Legislative Proposals County Lobbyists Await State Session help any bill which might result in a tax increase, the head of the SALT LobLAKE. for Salt Lake County will be dealing with an overwhelmingly conservative group of lawmakers when the 44th session of the State Legislature opens here byists countys team said yesterday (Wednesday). This legislature seems even more conservative than last time. And they were certainly down on anything that might raise taxes in any Monday. Conservative of dominance the legislature should not pose many problems for the majority of d way, proposals, will probably said John Delaney of the County Administraive Service Department. county-sponsore- but legislative not Potential tax increases will not be tied directly to any of the major proposals being pushed by the county. Of prime importance to the county are proposals that would: - Increase the scope of special service districts, allowing more types of services to be provided than is currently allowed; - Permit the establish-men- t of a County Of WVC Police Truancy Is GRANITE PARK, A policy of the West Valley Police Department in dealing with truancy was endorsed by the Granite Board of Education here Tuesday. A letter from Police Chief Dave Campbell outlined a suggestion from Officer Grant Target Building Authority similar to a state authority created by a previous legislature; - Allow counties to create a form of government applicable to conditions within that counThis is popularly ty. known as the Home Rule bill, - Shift part of the economic burden of operating district courts from the county to the state. - Require incorporation petitions to bear the signatures of 25 percent of the registered voters in an area considering city status Presently, the requirement is 100 -- signatures. One county-backeproposal which would result in a tax increase is a measure to ease the process of placing a personal property tax on d private airplanes, Delaney said In addition to sponsoring proposals, the county will be keeping a close eye on legislation which could have a large impact on county residents and local governments At this time, county officials are not par- ticularly concerned about any bills that have been with the d pre-file- but as legislature, Delaney noted, those measures dont amount to of the bills that will be introduced after the session begins The special service district bill would permit the county to provide more municipal-typ- e one-thir- d services than allowed now, Delaney said If a group of residents wants a particular service and theyre willing to pay for it, this would allow us to set up a district to provide that service, he noted Police and fire protection and recreation are some areas that could be affected by passage of a special district bill Cities could join the district, with admission on a voluntary basis, the county spokesman said The Building Authority would be able to bond and arrange financing for construction of county buildings Currently, if the county needed to raise money to construct a central complex, for example, it would have to obtain a general obligation bond, thus requiring a special election The county needs more space, Delaney said, noting that government offices now are spread out in four main students ficer who would in turn send them to the students school. The green portion of the citation would be given to the student, who would be told to report to the assistant A potential voter approval, said Changing the distribution formula is likely to draw strong opposition from cities dependent on sales tax revenue for their financial soundness and also would receive little support from the county, he a measure which Delaney feels has reduced potential opposition to the noted bill The district court bill would require the state to pay a larger share of the costs incurred by Sales tax currently is returned to the local government entity in which the sale was made A change would retain that provision, but distribute about half the money according to an area's population those courts aircraft proposal would alter the formula for distributing sales tax revenue also will be watched closely by county lobbyists, he which bill would require planes to be taxed in the county in which cor.:si FDS? SGQU0DI fqsi cao.ci cm si:3v;cc:;.is truant send the white would be normally sent to the issued West Valleys court, to the Granite Uniform Citation, which district attendance of- Elsby whereby is issued for misdemeanors, traffic citations and parking violations. form. It is a three-par- t An officer stopping a truant student would issue the citation and $250,000 buildings The Home Rule bill would give counties more latitude in putting together a form of government State law currently restricts the available options Whatever form is devised still requires The are registered aircraft owners ct era cj in CCAE9 c-it- rcasi upon his return to school. principal The third copy would be retained by the It Police Department. would provide information about youths who are habitually truant and would also help the Beat Inflation in- police identify dividuals frequenting certain neighborhoods "As-l- s where burglaries, vandalism or other crimes may have occurred. Campbell said there has been a substantial problem throughout the Sale 'sV ,.V;: with truant students and that prior county L n , to this suggested action, it has been difficult for police to take any effec- tive action. The chief suggested that the Granite ad- ministration notify other districts about the action, since not all of the offenders are atten-din- g West Valley schools. The board endorsed the effort, noting that any action dealing with truant students is better than none at all. READ EVERY VJORD! BE IN EFFECT! TO SOLD ON A BE A FEW ITEMS WILL ALL SALES ARE FINAL, SO PLEASE At Deseret ie Prwc HI st n 51 21 TR Dm. 31 o dk.m lo mo Industries, our special people 39 33 37 45 54 40 have made their best work available just for you. Come in and see. 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