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Show 3A Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, September 19, 1984 Charges Against Heaps Part of Complex Scenario LYNDIA GRAHAM Review Correspondent with meetings between Martin to the laws of the state. At about the time Martin's inand the city with charges of LAYTON Eighteen years vestigation began, formal action ' mishandling the case being ago, Randall Heaps began his cawas taken by the City Council passed back and forth between reer as city recorder and assistant the two sides. and Shields to appoint a committo the mayor in Layton. Tuesday, At a meeting of the City Countee to address two issues: whether he was to be arraigned in circuit cil during this time the citizens legal services for the city should court on five counts of misuse of remain the committee headed by Hughes reresponsibility of a city public funds and one of official attorney and whether changes ported on its findings. It sugneglect and misconduct. should be made in the way Lay-to- n gested the citys legal services The events leading to the filing continue to be rendered by a city City government is organized. of those charges by Davis County The committee, chaired by Dr. attorney. .The committee also recAttorney Loren Martin have not William Hughes and comprised ommended that serious consideronly been dramatic but could of five Layton residents, was to ation be given to adopting a eventually lead to a change in the report back to the council. It formal city manager type governform of government in Layton worked independently on the ment. City. The committee report indicated study through the summer. An official ivestigation by the there had been a year or two of During the same months, Marcounty attorneys office and the tins office conducted its investifriction between Heaps and the Davis County Sheriffs Office begation, including an audit, and by present City Council that came gan over three months ago when was ready to report about when Heaps powers as an Bob Stevenson, Golden Sill and the administrator appeared to be findings to the City Council Sam Trujillo, members of the in a private meeting. According usurped by the City Council. City Council, approached Martin to Councilwoman Harris, Martin According to the report, several privately with suspicions of reported his findings and then City Council members had attold the council to either get wrongdoing within the city oftempted to take direct control" fices. Randall to resign or fire him. over their assigned departments, The three councilmen reported On Aug. 23, Heaps was told of bypassing the mayor, his assisto Martin some alleged discrepanthe move and given the weekend tants and the department heads. cies in financial dealings within to make a decision regarding his Hughes said the councils duty is the city which they said had been to legislate policy, not implement resignation. discovered by them and a city Before the council voted on the it, with implementation the job of employee. Councilwoman Ann issue, another development took the mayor and the professional Harris said information on .the place which cast further shadows staff of department heads. on the city. Shields asked Trujillo A motion made by Harris callcitys financial situation was provided by Pat Jameson, city treato resign from the council after a ing for a vote of Layton residents surer and a sister of Stevenson. person Shields called an interestconcerning a possible change of Mrs. Jameson acted as secretary ed citizen made Shields aware of government organization, the hirto Heaps and has worked for the a police report involving Trujillo. ing of qualified city treasurer and e for more than 18 Police Chief Lamar Chard has , city of Heaps to his fornot released the police report, years. mer position failed to receive sufShe was appointed treasurer in calling it sensitive material. ficient support and was dropped. 1978 by the City Council when Trujillo refused to resign and said Harris said the motion was state law mandated the city have the action was an effort to remade on advice of the county ata person in that position, but she move him from involvement in torney. She said Martin had said she has never been assigned the case against Heaps. wanted the motion to include reOn that day, Heaps also decidmany of the duties usually associquest from the City Council that ated with the office, including the ed not to resign and the council, his office not file charges against in a hastily called meeting, signing of city checks. Heaps, but she had refused to include that portion. Layton Mayor Lewis Shields suspended him without pay. Harsaid the council in 1978 was ris accused Martin of wanting the Another series of meetings folaware that Mrs. Jameson did not council to do his job. lowed, along with another motion meet specific education qualificaHeaps unpaid suspension was by Harris similar to the first tions for the position of treasurer. declared illegal by the mayor two which was killed by the abstenShields said Heaps was told to weeks later. At that time the tions of Stevenson, Sill and Trujicontinue signing checks while council agreed to pay Heaps durllo. The council then insisted that Mrs. Jameson worked on further Martin take action within three ing his suspension, a move education, which she never com- - Shields said would help relieve days and on Sept. 10, charges the city of future legal liability. were filed against Heaps. pleted. One of the charges against Martin also said the city has Although legal charges were to been run by a substructure" that Heaps is that he, as city recorder, have been filed the day following did sign checks between 1978 and Heaps original suspension, it was is so established that it was diffi12 days later that those charges cult to penetrate and almost im1984, while Layton did have a is which were filled treasurer city possible to control by the elected actually filed, days contrary mid-Augu- officials." He said the substructure exists mostly among the department heads and supervisory personnel and uses influence, persuasion and intimidation to control the city in an struggle for prestige and power, with salaries and benefits behind the struggle. Martin said some department heads feel they should run the city, a job Martin said he feels belongs to the City Council. He called for the state auditor to conduct an evaluation of city st Hunt has been temporarily appointed to assist the mayor in city duties and a former auditor, operations. Harris countered by calling Martins charges a move for publicity," in the upcoming county election campaign. What we are struggling for is to keep the city out a lawsuit and give an employee his American right to present his side in court," she said, saying Martin mishandled the investigation and its re- Bob Goldsbury, has been hired to help with the citys financial operations until Heaps trial is complete. The citys financial positions The city will will be seek applications for the office of city treasurer. Mrs. Jameson will stay on at city hall but not in the office of treasurer unless she applies for the job and can meet qualifications. sults. The mayor and City Council also asked for a state audit. Parks and recreation director Richard U lick a bushel of Apple lie's with fabulous new price break full-tim- 1195 Now that Apple lie is $100 less, you have every reason to get one. The Apple lie' is compact and lightweight; perfect for office or home, featuring: 1) 128K memory; 2) Built-i- n 5 " disc drive; 3) Interface capability; 5) RF modulator and TV connector: 6) ports; 4) 7'h" lb portability; 7) Capacity for over 10.000 programs. Only $72 per Time Pay. 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