Show Topty? r iwwyyy yiMMrwy w ' rvem Page 8 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 9 2000 National temperatures Catho Valloy oullook Utah oullook Forecast for Sunday AocuWeather forecast for daytime fconditions highlowr temperatures IMHO wm luynjirrl losd-- lsr acEicza vt - Prove jll’AM7- NEK A' MoabiBSVW 1 EXTENDED TODAY MONDAY Party doudy with reaching 90 degrees Tonight party doudy with lows in the lower tc mid 50 degrees Monday wi be dry Also dry with lows with between 50-highs around lJ highs around 90 degrees and lows Later in the week In the mid 50 there is a sight chance of stoims degrees and warm with C Synopels: A moist eoulhemly flow w continue through SunAn upper level through wi move northward through Eastern Utah this evening A somewhat drier air mass w9 move into Northwest Utah on Monday but some moisture wfl remain over tfie south dry com Iho nows wire By The Associated 9 Tha AocuWeather forecast for noon Sunday July -— ' Press i i Local tomperaturos City Hi lo Lewiston 87 45 Preston 87 48 Weltsville 87 47 Pic Almanac Up abovo Sun: Sunrise: 6:00 Sunset 9:04 the oqmet Enche is ttw comet that was not only the largest piece of a one time larger object but returns to perihelion most often every 33 years And Rs outward bound trip ends out not quit as far Jupiter and swings around the sun at perihefion Just Inside Mercury's orM Moan: Ful Moon July 16 9:55 u Average Precipitation: 24 InchesMay UV Index (9) High 1 In Cache County the political evolution occurred in And that with “evolution" Logan appeared the debate Though other systems in the valley have changed molded by the transformation of town govdnments to city governments Logan took a sepato rate route in the become the first city in Utah with a council-maysystem The system had replaced Logan's former three-ma- n commission which embodied die executive and legislative functions in one Though reports from the time revealed no issues of wrong-doin- g Logan Mayor Doug Thompson said that change was a wise decision Any commission he said whether created in the 1970s or in present-dagovernment fosters some degree of concern for legislative backscratch-in- g ex' informal meetings — over coffee perhaps — to discuss public issues commission each “In a three-ma- n commissioner would adopt a certain portion of die government whether it was streets water and sewer or library” Thompson said “It was a real temptation to make deals with each other concerning those services ‘You do my project and I'll do yours’ It was so easy to da" In 1975 when a council-maysystem was authorized by die Utah Legislature Logan chose to put the issue to a vote hoping to more closely mirror the federal govemmenL The Legislature's decision imposed a distinct separation of powers between legislative and executive branches directing policy and bud- getary decisions through a city coimcil while placing the responsibility of administrative functions under die jurisdiction of an elected mayor most-prommen- mid-197- 0s or y : or five-mem- The birth of a new system approving subdivision plans and transferring funds within a departmental budget The outcome was Martindale v Anderson a landmark Utah Supreme Court decision for Logan clarifying the roles and functions of die mayor In its wake came a revised council-maysystem that Thompson said is functioning smoothly more than 20 years later The court’s decision he said has effectively maintained a bak ance of power and spirit of cooperation between the council add mayor ' Though die mayor may function as die chief administrator possessing die power to veto legislation or administer die city on a basis the council has maintained die power of the “purse strings" to control city budgeting “It may take them longer to get even” Thompson said “but they have the power to do so” Logan coundlwoman Karen Borg described the council-mayo- r system as “sound" stating that she favored the principal of functioning like the federal government She explained however that a successful council-mayrelationship was dependent upon effective lines of communica- day-to-d- ay “I would be lying to say that it isn't frustrating at times” she said “Occasionally we feel it is not always administered like it would be if it werejust the coundL But cooperation m my opinion is based on keeping communication lines open" Laying cooperation and council-mayrelations aside however the sysquestion facing tems is whether a separation of powers is effective e Can a council amass die information needed to make a knowledgeable decision in a short period of time? Or does legislation get bogged down and postponed due to a lack of professional expertise on the council? Yes and no The process can be said Thompson but the council is competent and willing to research topics fully before making a decision The process is deliberative he said and structured to ensure the decision “We all see how well the federal government and die state government do in balancing themselves out” he said “They don’t work tremendously advanwell But some say that tage It prevents legislation from going through too quickly When or council-manag- er part-tim- time-consum- ing le is-a- n 30 to 50 Jk J T”f 'T p TP— TVS' I 9 Jii r) council-manag- council-manage- council-managor federally-patterne- council-manag- weak-may- council-manag- or nli nn m $ : Fn r? - j:- - ' council-manag- Continued from Page 1 is where they will live after Jan 1 They now live in a Logan home1 at 1616 Sunset Drive that they initially purchased and later sold to USU Cazier who went through the same process chose to buy back his home SomUSr when he retired One likely possibility is that the Emerts will continue to occupy their current residence at least until the sabbatical term is concluded “There is a new institutional residence in the plans to be built” Foxley said “The hope is that that would be ready for the new president" J L - S - ' " H v — ' s T i f-- iy Emert er v ed er most-proper- er ' er or K u- - : ritefnayorandcouiicfolteittid'' non-dect- er 1 I c BwnoNmr council-manag- manager-by-ordinan- ce policy-makin- mm I i j A? estimate and in-ho- design Lem r UT 84321 (435) 7520652 i-- -- ‘rjyr- SI - iow U‘: t i Urlgbaj-V’-'- n City & Preston xfc 110i have remained directly responsible for establishing laws policies and directives But criticism of the system has been seen in other communities Opponents claim that the office lends itself to abuse due to die power granted to a administrator while proponents argue that die manager is accountable to an elected council and can be terminated at any time So which system is more effective? According to die League of Cities and Towns foe council-maysystem more closely minors the federal system complete with a system of checks and balances and a distinct separation of powers But advocates of a system claim it is ineffective In their opinion a corporation-style government is die only way to obtain foe expertise and experience needed to operate a city Right or wrong die choice is up to individual municipalities in deciding estabwhich option lishes a government “of the people by the people and for the people” er council-manag- er al v 0 i As for Smithfield? Before addressing die pros and cons of a system however it is important to recognize that Smithfield does not function under foe system described above nor do similar governments in Wellsville Hyrum Nib-le- y Providence North Logan Hyde Park and Richmond Instead those cities have established sys-terns in which the manager is simply a city employee who carries out die assignments of the mayor and council while “managing" the evetyday affairs of die city under their jurisdiction But Gass like other city managers 1 - Al or er council-manag- J city-manag- er er tOOl has been criticized repeatedly by citizens claiming he has taken control of foe city He emphasized in a recent newsletter that when the position was created the council mandated that the city manager attend city council meet- mgs implement die policies and programs established by the mayor and council assist in the preparation of the budget represent the city at various meetings and oversee a myriad of ipetsdmibl Issues As argued in West Jordan in 1992 and later in Ogden in 1993 a coun- systemprovides “professionalism" to the office by turning the day to day operations of the city into the hands of a qualified professional “The advantage of a government is continuity and expertise" said Smithfield City Manager Jim Gass “I’ve been in Smithfield for 17 years and have beat working in this type of capacity for 19 years If you look at a council-maygovernment the assignments of council members can change on an annual basis according to how die mayor feels A city manager provides a consistent working knowledge of what’s going on” Clashing philosophies r Advocates of die system disagree stating in a 1992 debate — concerning foe transformation of West Jordan’s system to a council-maysystem — that a d system would be fraught with conflict between foe council and mayor that elected officials would have few justifications and that decisions would be influenced by party lines Whether or not the arguments are valid it is important to explore the sysworkings of a tem to see how it addresses those issues According to Kathlyn Gay’s analysis of municipal government in “Cities Under Stress" die system was modeled on die corporate structure in which a board of directors decides company policy but hires a manager or executive to make die daily decisions to run foe firm The system has been referred to as a government primarily because the mayor is more ceremonial than practical Contrary to a may-orsystem where the mayor can only vote to break a tie the mayor under a manager system is a voting member of die coimcil with no more g or executive clout than any other council member Ml KOW CM) council-manag- great” En r E23 The Utah League o bitiesand Towns reported in a summary of gov- eminent institution that the manager under a government is given authority by die council to function as the chief executive ' officer Criticized as die system has been advocates of the philosophy claim it functions more effectively than die federal'govem-mm- t should be deliberative and not act too precipitously" As for die question of expertise Thompson say the United States was based on the premise that it would be a nation governed by its people Amateur as it may seem he said it is patterned after the will'of its citizens “This is a government of die people by the people and for the people" Thompson said “It is not a government of professionals People are running it and I think that’ 00 TO ' 354 South Main m tilthe government or? I E3 E3 C3 afl ( K4 furnishings of racier jifc-- 00 aA r v T'- Ms cold — Logan Mayor Doug Thompson M j" Bandi Mpmfti N0i tompcnlurc sonic tor tic (tay are mnnlng it and I think that’s great” J Mi 40 government of professionals People or turn Ms 10a This is a government of the people by the people and for the people It is not a or best-possib- The shift in government was accepted by a majority vote but the results weren’t as promising as die city had intended In 1978 the council sued Logan Mayor Desmond L Anderson claiming he had overstepped his bounds in buying ami selling city property If Showers and thunderstorms streamed across the tipper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes cm Saturday and also stretched along much of the Gulf Coast A band of stormy weather extended across central Minnesota and through Wisconsin into Michigan In the West radar showed scattiered showers developing rapidly during the afternoon across wide sections of New Mexico Arizona Utah and Colorado in addition to parts of southern Wyoming The heaviest storms in Minnesota came around die St Paul region Elsewhere a few showers were scattered over parts of eastern New York and Maine A few light showers moved through parts of Oregon eastern Washington and Idaho Saturday's temperatures around the Lower 48 states ranged from a morning low of 34 at Truckee Calif to a midday reading of 97 at Hattiesburg Miss The combination of temperature and humidity made it feel like 115 at Biloxi Miss eetronomyOracketmaHxom Cities Continued from Page 10a ' if ' W consultation imNAiatMi - t i |