Show HN ilti 2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday August 29 1896 Planetarium employees back investigation SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hansen Planetarium employees fearing Salt Lake County officials are thinking about privatization back County Attorney Doug Short and his raid Friday at the facility iWenty-on- e planetarium staffers — about 75 percent of the full-tistaff — signed a petition Wednesday defending Short’s investigation of Charles Gibbs acting director of the planetarium “We’re here to say there wouldn’t be this many people willing to sign that paper if there weren’t a lot of serious problems” said an employee who signed the petition but asked not to be named Neither Short nor any of the employees will say what acts Gibbs is suspected of that would justify seizing his records and computer and locking hun out of his office as was done Friday Gibbs’ bosses Community Services and Support Director Julie Peck and imissioner Brent Overson county were enraged — especially after Short said they too were accused of wrongdo- management’’ said exhibit technician Roland Held “(Gibbs and Peck) have made people feel that their jobs are in ing periL’’ Gibbs was placed on leave Wednesday and the planetarium removed from Peck’s supervision District Attorney Neal Gumerson criticized Short’s handling of the situation and took over the investigation County commissioners on Tuesday sued to stop Short from taking part in any felony investigations Planetarium employees complain that their boss was rude and intimidating “There are a number of people who feel personally under attack by present Peck said the criticisms are a reaction to an internal review ordered by the county commissioners in late June The review — conducted by Bob Springmey-e- r of Bonneville Research — wmim-planetarium operations and whether ser n Gibbs has obliterated departments and positions Peck said no one has been fired u vices should be privatized they are at all but two major planetariums nationwide Employees see privatization as a threat to theirjobs and believe it’s a foregone a demoted and the employee who it transferred requested She said Gibbs has required mpre — accountability from workers and’ are resentful Gibbs could not be reached for ment found probl Springmeyer said he with the way the planetarium is man' financially More than $1 million is i on administration — too much he sfk Held and others said Overson and Peck have decided to reorganize the planetarium and Springmeyer was drafted to do a study supporting their plan Held said that although the report is not complete upper managers already have bear reassigned or transferred and Gibbs has told other staff members to The planetarium spends five timers look for new jobs much on programming as the revenue Held said a 1997 budget written by produced !j Inmates blast searches FARMINGTON (AP) — Two more women are alleging they were illegally strip searched at NEW (HOUR the Davis County Jail after bei arrested on traffic offenses ai they’re threatening to sue The women have filed notices of claim with Davis County a necessary step before a government entity can be sued In all five women claim their rights were violated by being searches at the jaO since 1990 The latest two accusers Jeri Teeples and Kim Kofoed claim they were forced to disrobe in June and August of last year Jail officials say that since rninimnt?H a stringent policy delineating rip IN STOCK “It eras very much a tightening down” said Davis County STARTING AT £ AP photo Democratic Blues 189 Students late due to i'V iiiVi VOLKLKASTU Save Up To iff Rob Davis “We have a solid policy where people of having SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — About 50 students missed the bus on the first and second days of 9K9ZiSKIS iseOUNVOlANT)i Sher- rights violated” The county had a policy before as well but jail officials allegedly were lax in enforcing it Of the three other cases one has ll i " then the county has s&Aasr SKIS GLASS) a private Minnesota-base- d firm that was busing Utah Schools for 5 i the Deaf Md Blind students school because drivers didn't show up or were as much is an Before that the district handled die service hour late Board members said the district jThe mix-u- p certainly left some would save $400000 to $500000 former district MHPttivenfdinig'?NtihMany'1y rttSklhg the' fchjuigft’0 feDOlOMITEppS NORDIOTECHNiCA settled out of court for $31250 one is awaiting an ippdda'courf ruling and ahother ix set for trid cum Ocfc7 in federal oaurtcmi i:nb ion smug p iMstridnvOTHlobted GerMarch Salt Last the Lake'Ciiy mg would 1) so ugh" Deputy County Attorney aid Hess said the latest notices School Board voted to put 5600 Administrators at the Schools have been turned over to the of the district’s 25000 students for the Deaf and Blind did not return telephone calls on buses operated by Ttan Spec county’s insurance carrier the-ssv"- starting Atg! 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