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Show ' : ,. ; 7 ,v Oyte Fund-it- ton said. Another possible cut may be a $10,500 capital imIn an effort provements project for a handiFARMINGTON to keep the county library mill capped stairway at the south levy at 2.2 mills, the Davis branch. A budget tentatively approved County Library Board Monday at. an October library board instructed county library Director Jeanne Layton to trim meeting exceeded by $25,000 a 5 budget increase limit approximate $37,000 from the percent asked of county departments this 1984 budget. - The area affected most by this cut will probably be a $25,000 allotment for additional children's books at the south and north branch libraries, Ms. Lay- - fe-wng- - i ! i Bmm Library Budgefi t this would raise the mill levy rate of 2.1 mills in 1983 to 2.3 mills in 1984. To raise even one ptill is too much, said Arbuckle. Some fat can be trimmed out and it would not affect the library at all. He said he could not justify a large increase in the library budget if no ,construction proj- BARRY KAWA Staff v; , yiniiiV Review - ects were planned. year. With' salaries added to the operating costs, the increase is about 3 percent over last years budget, said Ms. Layton. Board member Robert Arbuckle noted Ms. Layton said the 0.1 mill increase only amounts to about $Lper year for county households and most of the budget is 1 fixed costs. I think its a very conservative adjustment in experiencing the growth we are, she said. Ms. Layton estimated the library growth rate at about 30 percent per year. The board voted to compromise between the 2.1 and 2.3 mill levy rate and instructed Ms. Layton to trim about $37,000 from the budget in order to keep the levy at 2.2 mills. The library budget will be submitted to the commissioners in December for final approval. In other business, Library Board Chairman Evan Whitespatrons. He said he hopes Layton will give an inides said negotiations are continuing with Layton City dication as to the direction they Councilman Bob Stevenson for ..want to go in by that date. Layton City to rejoin the county Currently, residents of a city, library system. He said Layton in the county library system not officials are concerned about the including Kaysville and Layton $300,000 their library mill levy are charged $10 for a library has generated the last two years card. and want a guarantee that this, will be reserved for library conLayton City reimburses their struction use if it is turned over residents the $10 if they purto the county. chase the card. Layton residents Whitesides said the board will would be affected by any inconsider in their Dec. 19 meetcrease of the ing a change in the fees charged charge. m m CEffJi) &raoGgro(i j ccmuifc 3jv wan disced GZftf&P 'tjusid Wednesday, November 30, 1983 Vol. 3 No. 65 Pay Hike Supported In County BARRY KAWA Review Staff FARMINGTON - Davis County elected officials should receive a salary increase to put their pay in line with comparable county officials salaries, re- ports a citizens committee appointed to study the wage scale. Davis County Personnel Di- rector Mel Miles submitted a copy of the committees recom- Photo by Lyndia Graham one month away, Santa decides to get up and get busy, in order to be on Dec. 25. Santa was sleeping at Lay- - WITH CHRISTMAS Animal' - FARMINGTON After hearings investigating charges of cruelty to animals, animal control worker Larry Larkin has been terminated from the department snd temporarily reassigned to the road department, reports Davis County .Commissioner Harold J. Tippetts. Tippetts made the announce . ton Hills Mall during November and visitors were asked to guess the exact time he would awaken and begin holiday preparations. The orEirl . : , Causeway Breach to Get Attention of Legislators BARRY KAWA ' , - Review Staff - ' " ' ' , - A Tooele state Senator says legislation will again content while north arm industries including Great Salt Lake Minerals & Chemicals Corp. would suffer. be proposed to breach the Southern Pacific CauseAlong with most of their northern counterparts, way across the Great Salt Lake although Davis Sen. Haven Barlow, and Sen. Lowell County representatives say theyll probably oppose Peterson, opposed the bill in July. The y, the bill. v t Sen. Karl Swan, supported Gov. Scott Mathesons $3.5 million bill in a special legislative session in July, but the Utah Senate rejected it narrowly. Swan says the bill will be brought back consensus among some area representatives is they will support the Mason-Dixo- n split and vote against the proposal if it comes up in the legislature. t I really havent heard anything new to change my mind, said Rep. E. Ute Knowlton, Knowlton said he would listen to the arguments for and against the breaching but feels the issue will .center around effects of the breaching and whether the state or Southern Pacific is liable for any1 possible damages. 1 next year in the House of Representatives which he expects will be more favorable toward it. Supporters of the proposal feel breaching the causeway would lower the south arm of the lake several inches and prevent flood damage tp facilities. However, senators who opposed the bill . questioned the costand effective, t i ness of the breaching. Questioned Rep Morris Hansen,- They also claimed south arm industries such as whether the breaching would haVe as much effect Morton Salt would benefit from a higher salinity on the lake level as the state claims it will. lake-sho- re . in-Ju- ly , 7 ness the event. . More Study Needed On Prison Proposal islature. Review Staff FARMINGTON - Approval for a 72-bregional corrections to the Davis facility as a add-o- n ed County jail will have to come from the state, Farmington City and county commissioners, says Sheriff Brant Johnson. Johnson said the state Board of Corrections has given the in planning the regional facility concept which will consider locating a criminal justice resource center in Farming-toThe state will take- - into consideration a recently Davis County corrections needs study when it is completed in March, he said. State division of corrections officials say they will seek funds to construct four regional corrections facilities in next year's leg go-ahe- ad n. Business Students at Layton Hlghare getting a course on now to set a table adn how to act once the table is set. 1C William Vickrey, Division of Corrections director, said centers could lessen overcrowding at the state prison. d Johnson said the is county jail nearing capacity and the study will provide options for the county and state to consider. One of the possible options is connecting the center with the jail in Farmington to minimize costs of operating both, he said, Farmington City Manager Max Forbush said the city will hold a public hearing for resident input before deciding on any change. , State corrections officials have emphasized that the center would house only minimum security prisoners. Johnson assured Farmington residents and the City Council that they will be part of the decision making process. 101-be- mittee considered job descriptions of the countys elected officials, salaries of similar officials in other counties and comparative information on other Wasatch Front counties involving demographics such as population and tax base. Miles said afterward that a salary survey showed, for example, that the county attorney in Da-- ! vis County made $31,345 com-- ; pared to one in Cache County;' $39,378; Salt Lake County, $42,408; Utah County, $37,092, ; and Weber County, $35,901. However, the committee is reluctant to recommend significantly larger pay increases at this time due to current economic conditions and Davis Countys relatively limited tax base, wrote Miles in the letter to Commission Chairman Glen E, Saunders. Miles said the suggestions will hopefully be helpful in establishing pay rates that will attract qualified individuals to run for public office and adequately compensate those who are elected. Miles said a systematic study has never been done before on the elected officials salary scale. Second Season 6A.7A Classified 6C,7C 4A Editorial Home Living. 1B-31C-3- C School B Sports e I Evans said he thought the right group made. She said in other decision was made and still be- instances, dogs were thrown by lieves the incident with Larkin force into cages and puppies were put in with Doberman was an accident. pinchers. Leigh Englebrecht of Bountiful, one of the citizens who Mrs. Englebrecht also alleged charged Larkin with cruelty, said that records were not kept as reshe was unhappy with the decision and felt the county did not quired by law on the terminaact on other complaints her tion of cats with drugs. BARRY KAWA of-th- Index Tcblo Manners fliP wit-rea- dy Worker Is Reassigned ment at last weeks commission Tippetts said the animal shelconclusion after the of has been restructured and ter meeting closed hearings investigating thanked a resident who brought complaints against Larkin. Sevup some additional cages which eral residents had accused Lar- are now in use. He said the kin of cruelty to cats at the county will start construction on animal shelter in Fruit Heights a new facility in the spring and and in one incident, Larkin was invited citizens to continue visitalleged to have shut a cage door ing the shelter. Animal Control Director Noel on a cat. Opposed in Davis time arrived Friday morning and dozens of children and their parents were on hand to mendations to the commissioners last week. Miles said the committee was made up of two Democratic representatives, two Republican representatives and the chairman of Career Services Council. The committee recommended the salaries of the commissioners be increased from $30,514 to; $32,100 annually, the county attorney from $31,345 to $33,000 and the county sheriff from $28,987 to $31,500. Other Davis County elected officials including the assessor, auditor, clerk, recorder and treasurer would be raised from $28,987 to $30,500. The committee recommended that the county surveyor remain at $31,345 until the salaries assessor, auditor, clerk, and treasurer catch up.;' These recommendations would, not preclude the elected officials; from receiving pay raises granted-tcounty employees. The conlmittee also felt that committee should be ap- -; pointed every two years or whenever necessary to review, the salaries and make recoin- mendations. Miles said the com- 1 D-6- JT I: V Now that football sea' son is over for area high school teams, many athletes, fans and coaches will be turning their attention to basketball season. ID D V. - iL r v Ji j |