| Show Millard County Chronicle Progress The Commissioners' Chronicle In an elortto oiler which guarantees be conducted u overview of that government developing wtnmyoixCourfygtwernmenlth in the conduct of the peon's busmets exts to aid column wefc to xitorm the alert of the and that the pubic it accordance with eta ute that actions and dei&eratonc openly You are encouragedto dip and cede those lems you teel should becovered Utah 84624 Attention Kate Hefien brand We wish to thank Sheri Stephenson of the County Clerk's office for supplying us with the followminutes of the ing unapproved County Commissioner meeting November 8th 1993: Present were: C Frank Baker Commission Chairman Lana R Moon Commissioner Tony J Dearden Commissioner LeRay G Jackson County Marlene Whicker County Attorney Clerk Robyn Pearson County Administrator Sheri Stephenson Deputy Clerk Commissioner Dearden made the motion to approve the minutes of November st 1993 Commissioner Moon seconded The vote was unanimous Commissioner Dearden reported on the meeting he attended with the Utah Department of Transportation Attorney LeRay Jackson informed the Commissioners that it is very possible that Sevier County will contribute an amount of money for the assistance on the petition for dcannexation from CUWCD Commissioner Moon reported on the voter awareness that was held at Millard High School this morning The officials expressed the importance of registering to vole Commissioner Moon slated that she would like to clear up a misunderstanding regarding her position on the funding for the school ball parks She is definitely in favor of helping the school district with some money from the West Millard Recreation fund towards building two ball fields and a soccer field Commissioner Moon feels the different entities should work together to make the wisest use of the tax payers’ dollars These ball fields will help both the recreation department and the school district They will be well used At this point Commissioner Moon staled that we only have approximately $200000 to go towards the project There is a possibility that there may be a little more that can also be used on these fields It is her intent that before we spend all the money that is left in the West Millard Recreation account that a sufficient amount be put into a rainy day fund (repair fund) to handle any major repairs we may have in the future Everyone knows we will not have the big tax base that we have now and we have a lot ei more depth Please mail to the Chronicle of great recreation facilities to maintain This has been a goal of hers ever since she became Commissioner but up until now hasn't had much support Many taxpayers have expressed their concerns for having a fund to be able to handle emergencies A review was made by UAC Mutual on risk management items that need to be handled Recommendations for improvements for Millard County were made by UAC Thp Commissioners reviewed the list and will take the necessary steps to take care of the matters - Jody Gale on behalf of the Utah Slate University gave Commissioner Moon a plaque reading the following: County Aggies Recognition Award to Commissioner Moon for her loyal support of the Millard County Aggie Committee and Utah State University Presented by George H Emcrt president of Utah Stale University Mr Gale's expertise within the extension field is agronomy and horticul-- ' ture He has been spending a tremendous amount of time with economic development The Commissioners feel that Mr Gale is a great asset to Millard County and they would like him to be available for those citizens that need information and help Further discussion was had on the economic development area Georgia Hare discussed with the Commissioners the possibility of Millard County funding four scholarships to attend the school for Alcohol and Drugs sponsored by the University of Utah The University will m atch the amount of scholarships that the County provides The Commissioners informed Mrs Hare that they are now looking at preliminary budgets They will review the matter and respond at a later date The matter of Review and Execute Contract with Oak City for building inspection services was tabled - Approval of request of West Millard Jeep Posse for a New Year’s Eve Party at the Millard County Fairgrounds and to obtain license to dispense alcoholic beverages Commissioner Dearden made the motion to approve the West Millard Jeep Posse's request Moon seconded The Commissioner vote was unanimous AUDITOR’S AGENDA: Progreee P0 Boa 249 Della Auditor John Hansen updated the Commissioners on the budget balance of West Millard Capital Projects to help them with the public hearing A letter was received from First Interstate Bank regarding a change on the letter of credit on Crystal Peaks This will be given to Robyn Pearson for further analysis The Fire District had purchased some property in Delta that had never been taken off the tax roll The Commissioners discussed the matter and Commissioner Dearden made the motion to have the taxes stricken since the property is a sub division of Millard County Commissioner Moon seconded The vote wu unanimous A bill for cloud seeding was appro- ed in the amount of $816500 A bill was received from Craig Ames for construction administration in the amount of $805000 The Commissioners discussed the amounts previously Commissioner paid to Mr Ames Dearden will research the matter The agenda for review of the budgets on November 16th and 17th with the various departments in Millard County was given to the Commissioners A copy of the appeal with several rural electric companies was given to Attorney LeRay Jackson to review A bill for Roper Lumber regarding the centennial committee was reviewed and approved Robyn Pearson had indicated that he is ready to complete the grant on the E911 System Billings are being received from GTE They need to be notified on the billing The Commissioners will talk to Mr Pearson The matter of a billing from Ash Grove for the recycling of tires needs to be resolved The County has been billed for $49000 Mr Pearson had stated that there was apparently not supposed to be a billing The matter will be turned over to Mr Pearson Auditor Hansen discussed computer maintenance with PMSI for 1994 with After discussion the Commissioners the Commissioners made the decision that Richard Beckstrand Computer Coordinator would be the person most qualified to make the decision A letter will be going out to all Millard County employees regarding the enrollment into the cafeteria plan Whereupon the meeting adjourned Fourth Circuit Court Report The following actions took place in Fourth Circuit Court Millard County Court House Fillmore Utah on November 5th 1993 Judge Anthony W Schofield presided Julie Renee Patti appeared for a First Appearance on charges of Alteration of a prescription a 3rd degree felony Request for public defender was for Matter was continued granted 19th Defendant waivcrhcaringonNov released on own recognizance - Lynn E Day appeared in custody for First Appearance on charges of of a controlled substance a 2nd degree fel(methamphetamine) ony Public defender was appointed Bail had been set at $50000 but after denied any bail and arguments Judge matter was continued for preliminary hearing on November 19th Defendant was remanded back into Sheriffs custody John Lee Saling appearing for First Appearance on charges of Altering a prescription a 3rd degree felony Public defender was appointed and matter was continued for waiver hearing on November 19ih Defendant remains free on own recognizance William Thomas Ecklcs was not in court for Arraignment and Entry of Plea on charges of 1) DUI with injuiy accident a class A misdemeanor 2) Driving on wrong side of freeway a class C misdemeanor 3) Driving without headlights a class C misdemeanor 4) Driving with no insurance a class C misdemeanor Court was advised that defendant is in California hospital Counsel for defense entered a plea of Not Guilty to all charges and matter was continued to December 3rd for hearing Ryan R Greathouse was not in Court for Arraignment and Entry of Plea on charges of DUI a class B misdemeanor 2) Reckless driving a class A misdemeanor Counsel for defense entered a Not Guilty plea on all charges and matter was continued to December for pretrial conference Ben Howard Johnson appeared for Arraignment and Entry of Plea on one count of Child Abuse a class A misdemeanor Court was advised a plea agreement had been reached Defendant entered a pica of guilty to charge Court sentenced defendant to serve 60 days in the Millard County jail and pay a $1 000 fine Imposition of sentence was stayed all but $250 of the fine and a surcharge of $21250 to be paid within six months Defendant was placed on 18 months unsupervised probation and ordered to complete parenting classes and approconfipriate therapy and waive right of dentiality for completion of programs - Phil Alden Brunson Jack Dee Brunson Alden Matthew Brunson were not in Court for Arraignment and Entry of Plea on charges of 1) Destruction of protected wildlife (deer) a class A misa class C demeanor 2) Spotlighting misdemeanor Through counsel entry of Not Guilty pleas were entered to the Court and a jury trial was requested Matter was continued to December 3rd conference for Reed Burton Roholt appeared for Arraignment and Entry of Plea or charges of 1) DUL a class B misde - meanor 2) Speeding a class B misdemeanor 3) Expired registration a class Defendant entered C misdemeanor guilty pleas to all charges Court imposed 48 hours in Millard County jail and a fine of $500 and surcharge of $425 Credit of $50 towards fine will be applied for every 24 hours served in jail Defendant ordered to pay $40 fine for of vehicle $10 will be suspended if defendant proves within 30 days that vehicle is registered Matt L Giles appeared for Arraignment and Entry of Plea on charges of 1) DUI with injury accident a class A misdemeanor 2) Driving on revocation a class B misdemeanor 3) Improper lane travel a class C misdemeanor 4) No scat belt an infraction Defendant entered Not Guilty pleas to all charges matter was continued to December 3rd for pretrial Bench warrant for defendant's arrest was withdrawn - Kevin Bradshaw did not appear for Entry of Plea on charges of 1) Vehicle 2) burglary a class A misdemeanor Theft a class A misdemeanor Matter was resolved in District Court in a plea agreement with Slate Christopher G Dekker appeared for a probation extension hearing Adult Probation and Parole requested an additional 12 months' probation extension to allow Mr Dekker to make fine payments Court granted extension Duane Allen Stephenson appeared for a waiver hearing on charges of 1) False evidence of registration a 2nd degree felony 2) DUI a class B misdemeanor 3) No insurance a class C misdemeanor 4) Speeding a class C misdemeanor 5) DOS a class C misdemeanor 6) Open container a class C misdemeanor Request for public defender was granted with provision that defend ant repay $500 to county for costs within six months Matter was continued for waiver hearing on November 19th Defendant will remain at liberty on bail - Michael K Smith appeared for Preliminary Hearing on charges of 1) Residential burglary a 2nd degree felony 2) Criminal mischief a class C misdemeanor 3) Assault a class B misdemeanor Court w as advised a resolution had been met Defendant entered guilty plea to counts 2 and 3 Count Defendant was senwas dismissed tenced to serve 60 days in Millard County jail and pay a fine of $500 Imposition of sentence was stayed Defendant was placed on 12 months unsupervised probation with the Court and ordered to pay a fine of $150 and res titution of S 28 8 3 to victim A fine of $250 was imposed on count 2 and stayed Jeffrey Denton Joslen did not appear in Court for Preliminary Hearing on charges of 1) Vehicle burglary (4 counts) class A misdemeanors 2)TTieft 3) (2 counts) class A misdemeanors Theft 3rd degree felony 4) Theft 2nd degree felony 5) Criminal mischief 3rd degree felony 6) Criminal mischief Matter was class B misdemeanor stricken from calendar as defendant has been sentenced to prison from both Juab I County and Sevier County Phillip Dareen Young appeared for Preliminary Hearing on charges of 1) Theft a class A misdemeanor 2) Theft a 3rd degree felony 3) Theft a 2nd degree felony Court was advised that agreement between defendant and victim has been reached all but $500 of restitution has been paid and Court granted State's request to dismiss case with prejudice Armando Q Q Casarez appeared for a Preliminary Hearing on charges of a 3rd 1) Unlawful sexual intercourse degree felony Defendant entered a plea of Guilty in agreement with State and other charges pending will be dismissed Upon successful completion of sentence Slate will not oppose reduction of felony charge to class A misdemeanor Matter was continued for sentencing to December 2nd in District Court Adult Probation and Parole will prepare a report Defendant remains at liberty on own recognizance - Douglas Todd Nielson appeared for Arraignment and Entry of Plea on charges of 1) Supplying alcohol to a minor a class A misdemeanor 2) Public intoxication a class C misdemeanor Defendant entered a plea of Not Guilty and will obtain counsel Matter continued to December 3rd for pretrial Bench warrant was recalled Ricky Don McMillan did not apTrial on charges of pear for a 1) Possession of a controlled substance marijuana a class B misdenernor 2) a Possession of drug paraphernalia class B misdemeanor Matttrs had been resolved in District Court Ferrell Begay appeared for a Trial on charges of 1) Negligent homicide a class a misdemeanor 2) DUI a class B misdemeanor 3) Supplying alcohol to minor a class A misdecontrolled a of meanor 4) Unlawful use substance a class B misdemeanor 5) Public intoxication a class C misdemeanor 6) No driver's license a class C misdemeanor State filed amended formation to Court on count ) to Aiding negligent homicide a class A misdemeanor asking Court to sentence to next lower category All other counts were dismissed Defendant entered plea of guilty to amended count and was sentenced to serve 90 days in Millard County Jail and pay a fine of $500 Imposition of sentence wu stayed all but for 15 days in Millard County jail and defendant wu given credit for 15 days served at time of arrest Defendant wu ordered to pay a fine of $250 plus $212 surcharge and placed on unsupervised probation with the Court for 18 months Jesse Charles Simpkins appeared for a Preliminary Hearing on charges of Rape of a chili a 1st degree felony State informed Court that videotaped testimony from victim wu deficient and victim would testify the Court determined to continue matter to November 19th in order for State to obtain another video tape Several civil and small claims matters were also heard Fourth District Court Report The following actions took place in Fourth District Court Millard County Court House Fillmore Utah on November 4th 1993 Judge Anthony W Schofield presided Kevin Bradshaw appeared for Arraignment on charges of 1) Vehicle 2) burglary a class A misdemeanor Theft (4 counts) a class A misdemeanor 3) Theft (2 counts) a 3rd deTheft 2nd gree felony 4) degree felony 5) Criminal mischief a 3rd degree felony 6) Criminal mischief a class B misdemeanor Court wu advised a plea bargain had been reached Defendant entered Guilty plcu to four counts of Vehicle Burglary clus A misdemeanors Auto burglary a clus A misdemeanor and Theft a 2nd degree felony The felony plea is to be held in abeyance Another case pending in Circuit Court wu to be dismissed Court ordered a investigation from Adult Probation and Parole Court continued bond pending APikP’s report Matter wu continued to December 2nd for sentencing - Tina L Simmons appeared for Arraignment cm charges of Distribution of methamphetamine a 2nd degree felCourt a advised wu ony plea agreement had been reached Slate file amended information charging defendant with Attempted distribution of methamphetamine a 3rd degree felony All other charges against defendant in two other cases were dismissed including charges in Circuit Court of pusing bad checks subject to payment of restitution to victim Court accepted agreement and defendant entered a Guilty plea to amended charges Matter wu referred to Adult Probation and Parole for report Matter continued to December 2nd for sentencing Gena M Wood appeared for Arraignment on charges of Possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) a 3rd degree felony Court wu advised that an agreement had been reached State filed amended information and Court accepted defendant's Guilty plea to Pain control In an effort to learn more about pain control the Arthritis Foundation Utah Chapter is sponsoring the free Delta Arthritis Education and Support Group meeting on the subject Relaxation techniques for pain control will be demonstrated at the meeting The group will meet on Tuesday November 16 at 7 p m at the ME Bird Center 238 W 00 S in Delta Anyone interested in learning more about pain control is invited to attend at no charge For more information contact the Arthritis Foundation Utah Chapter toll free at Bail charges of Possession of cocaine a 3rd degree felony All other charges were dismissed Matter wu referred to Adult Probation and Parole for investigation Matter continued for sentencing on December 2nd Gary Lynn Rawlinson appeared for Arraignment on charges of Aggravated Assault a 3rd degree felony Court wu advised a plea agreement had been reached Slate filed amended information altering charge to Attempted Aggravated Assault a clus A misdemeanor Court accepted defendant's guilty plea and referred matter to Adult Probation and Parole for report Matter continued for sentencing to December 2nd - Ricky Don McMillan appeared for Sentencing on charges of Aiding and abetting sale of marijuana a 3rd degree felony State recommended probation and credit for time served Defense argued against jail lime saying defendant had already served 33 days in Millard County jail Judge sentenced defendant to serve 0 to 5 years in the Utah State Prison and pay a fine of $5000 Judge stayed sentence and fine and placed defendant on supervised probation for 36 months with Adult Probation and Parole Judge imposed fine of $750 plus $63750 surcharge and ordered that defendant obtain a mental health evaluation Upon consideration of the investigation Judge imposed 180 days in Millard County jail with credit for 33 days already served "I'm mindful that you have a young family to support but I'm mindful also of your checkered put" said the Judge Defendant wu allowed 30 days to get affairs in order and report to the Jail Work relcue wu denied Eloy Sanchez did not appear in Court for a Notice of Hearing to Appoint Counsel Court found that defendant had violated his bond issued a Bench Warrant for $5000 and ordered defendant to obtain counsel Several civil and probate matters were also heard 1993 Page Revoked Suspect Kai HtUenbrund Bail in any amount hu been denied to a Fillmore man w ho hu been arrested three times since May for criminal offenses involving drugs Lynn Day's bail had been set at $50000 by Justice Court Judge Ron Hare upon his arrest October 29th fur a 2nd degree felony of selling meth amphetamine to an undercover agent of the Millard County Sheriff s office Travelling Circuit and District Court Judge Anthony Schofield withdrew the proposed bad after a hearing in Circuit Court on November 5th Mr Day hu thus far posted $30000 bail for his previous offenses were arc pending for trial His home hu also been pledged Public defender David Leavitt gued that Mr Day should receive bail according to Utah Statute “because all three cues are allegations at this point He hu not been convicted of a single one and I do not believe that the facts are so strong against him that he will be convicted" “How much bail do we keep heaping on him to secure his presence and protect society?" uked Mr Leavitt "If Mr Day flees on one count he’ll flee on them all There hu already been a substantial amount set and I don't know what purpose more would serve " Mr Day speaking in his ow n behalf told the Court that he is penniless jobless and a victim of police harassment “Every time I start to make some money these guys arrest me and take my money and say it’s drug money They never found one drop of that stuff on me or in my truck" Dexter Anderson Deputy County Attorney argued that the evidence wu strong in all the cues He told the Court that Mr Day had dealt with several different undercover agents and confidential informants and on one occasion a Sheriff s detective observed the buy while concealed in the same house and Mr Day wu then arrested at the scene Mr Anderson also informed the Court that Mr Day wu arrested with marked money which he says is his "payroll" and hu made a complete confession cm tape to all charges after his arrest Mr Day said he wu “forced” into confess- The Fillmore City Council recently adopted an ordinance addressing curfew The possibility of enforcement problems hu prompted the council to reconsider the ordinance provisions An amendment will be scheduled on the November 6 council agenda which will set the curfew hour for all minors seventeen years of age and under at 11:00 Sunday through Thursday and 1200 pm on weekends (Friday and Saturday) Anyone wishing further information may contact the Fillmore City office at ing After deliberations the Judge found that “bail is a right unless accused of a felony while on bail for a previous felony” (Mr Day faces muluple 2nd and 3rd degree felonies) Whether drugs are found on Mr Day's person or m his truck "doesn't get to the heart of the issue" the Judge told Mr Day “That hu nothing to do with whether you’ve committed the crime" & H G 11 for Drug Fillmore City Curfew & & November Q ac & B WHAT'S IN THE BOX? t D at the "Home i (® ones: for the (5 Holidays " mo TRADE FAIR s © CIS 0 November - 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