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Show A-2 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 8-11, 2020 The Park Record The Park Record. Serving Summit County since 1880 The Park Record, Park City’s No. 1 source for local news, opinion and advertising, is available for home delivery in Summit, Wasatch, Salt Lake, Davis and Utah counties. Single copies are also available at 116 locations throughout Park City, Heber City, Summit County and Salt Lake City. SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Summit County (home delivery): $56 per year (includes Sunday editions of The Salt Lake Tribune) Outside Summit County (home delivery available in Wasatch, Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Utah counties; all other addresses will be mailed via the U.S. Postal Service): $80 per year To subscribe please call 435–649– 9014 or visit www.parkrecord.com and click the Subscribe link in the Reader Tools section of the toolbar at the bottom of the page. To report a missing paper, please call 801–204–6100. 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No portion may be reproduced in any form without written consent of the managing editor or publisher. The Park Record (USPS 378-730) (ISSN 0745-9483) is published twice weekly by Wasatch Mountain News Media Co., 1670 Bonanza Drive, Park City, UT 84060. Periodicals postage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah, 84199-9655 and at additional mailing offices. High-ranking City Hall official arrested Alfred Knotts booked after domestic dispute, Sheriff’s Office says JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The Summit County Sheriff’s Office early Wednesday arrested a high-level Marsac Building staffer on suspicion of domestic violence-related charges, the agency said, indicating an argument escalated to physical violence. Alfred Knotts is the transportation manager for Park City, an important post that oversees much of the munic- Continued from A-1 Planning questioned position back into two and create a full-time public health emergency planning position inside the Health Department. That plan would also entail hiring a separate, full-time emergency manager, a process that Bullough and Fisher, who also spoke about the request, indicated might take months. “We’re willing to take some risk for a period of time to fulfill the request that Rich (Bullough) is making because we feel it’s necessary to get in better compliance with the grant money that the Health Department is receiving for emergency planning,” Fisher said. “Now, I don’t think we want to spend six months to a year to do that because I don’t think we want to have that function uncovered that long.” Fisher has experience in the area. He is a Utah National Guard brigadier general and was the administrator of Mesa County, Colorado, when it was hit by a massive landslide in 2014 that killed three people. In the immediate aftermath of the landslide, Fisher declared a local emergency to help coordinate state and federal aid. He said the county’s staffing situation, while not ideal, gives the county an opportunity to bolster the work being done in both positions. Fisher said the county’s emergency plans are in complete compliance, but putting them into practice is a skill that has not been adequately tested. “One of our biggest deficiencies that still remains in kind of what I consider our basic county services is our emergency management. We still have trouble fully preparing our community for emergencies,” Fish- ipal government’s transit planning. He is 45 and lives in the Park City area, the Sheriff’s Office said. He was arrested on suspicion of assault and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child. The Sheriff’s Office said Knotts was arguing with his wife when she left the bedroom of her daughter. Knotts “grabbed (his wife) and threw her to the floor,” the Sheriff’s Office said. The couple’s son dialed 911 after hearing screaming and other noise, according to the agency. The Sheriff’s Office arrived, found Knotts “hiding under a pine tree outside the house” and arrested him. He was booked into the Summit County Jail. The incident occurred er told the council. “When we start talking about the most likely wildfire and flood and really what would be an evacuation function, we don’t have robust evacuation planning completed. We have the ability to stand up an emergency operations center, but we haven’t exercised that in several years and we don’t — we haven’t practiced that as staff. And I would still estimate our staff preparedness to be deficient in emergency management.” The discussion came a few meetings after the county adopted its budget in mid-December that included adding the equivalent of five new full-time positions, the kind of growth then-Chair Roger Armstrong cautioned against. On Wednesday, Armstrong said it felt “dishonest” that the request for another full-time employee was made after the regular budgeting process, and he has said he is wary of unchecked bureaucratic growth and the prospect of having to fire people if the economy weakens. He has also instructed staff to consider contracting with consultants in some cases rather than hire a full-time employee that would then be with the county, essentially, in perpetuity. “The assessor’s office asked for bodies — we turned that down,” Armstrong said. “If we need something less than we need an emergency manager, then I would like to see that analysis done so that we’re not just continuing to increase FTEs. ... There are bodies that I’m not sure are as crucial as an emergency manager if that’s the case.” The council requested more information about the risks of leaving the position uncovered; when the public health emergency planning grant would be reviewed next, which would inform a timeline for making the switch; and options for funding the new position, including positions the county might hold open. Fisher indicated his goal is to have a seamless transition and to leave the emergency manager position unfilled for as little time as possible. in Summit Park. A probable cause affidavit filed against Knotts in Summit County Justice Court claims the wife told Knotts she was calling the authorities when he threw her to the floor. The affidavit says Knotts told investigators there was an argument and “he only grabbed (her) by the arms to move her.” The wife told the Sheriff’s Office she was uninjured “but the actions of Alfred Knotts placed her at risk of bodily injury.” The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday and the arrest was made just after 12 a.m. on Wednesday. Knotts did not return a phone message seeking comment. The Summit County Attorney’s Office is screening the case and a decision about formal charges is expected by the end of next week. City Hall declined to comment about the case. The municipal government in an earlier criminal case involving a different staffer also released little information. The 2018 arrest of a Marsac Building attorney stemming from the disappearance of hunting equipment in the mountains outside of Summit Park prompted an initial statement from City Hall acknowledging that the human resources manager was notified of the arrest. The attorney’s subsequent resignation was announced in a prepared statement from City Hall. Pedestrian hit in city JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record A driver hit a pedestrian in Park City on Thursday evening, badly injuring the person, the Park City Police Department said. The police said the accident occurred at a little bit after 7 p.m. on the 1400 block of Empire Avenue. According to the Police Department, a van was traveling in the northbound, or outbound, direction when it hit the person. The police Continued from A-1 Power play whom are superdelegates. The power of superdelegates has been somewhat diluted this time around as the at-large delegates, composed of prominent party figures, may only vote after the first round of ballots at the national convention. Voters in the Democratic primary will decide among Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard, Deval Patrick, Michael Bennet and several others, including a few candidates who have dropped out of the race but remain on the ballot in Utah. While President Donald Trump is a virtual lock to win the GOP nomination, he faces a handful of challengers in Utah’s GOP primary, including former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, former Congressman Joe Walsh, Bob Ely, Matthew John Matern and Robert Ardini. The 2020 primary process marks a return to simplicity in state presidential politics after institutional unfamiliarity with the caucusing system and other fac- Postmaster: Send address changes to The Park Record, P.O. Box 3688, Park City, UT84060. Entered as second-class matter, May 25, 1977, at the Post Office in Park City, Utah, 84060 under the Act of March 3, 1897. Subscription rates are: $56 within Summit county, $80 outside of Summit County, Utah. Subscriptions are transferable: $5 cancellation fee. Phone: 435–649–9014 Fax: 435–649–4942 Email: circulation@parkrecord.com Published every Wednesday and Saturday Direct Importer of the World’s Finest Rugs A t t h e H i s t o r i c Vi l l a T h e a t r e 3092 So. Highland Dr., Salt Lake City (801)484-6364 888.445.RUGS (7847) Mon.-Sat. 10 am to 6 pm described the pedestrian as a young adult man. He was waiting at a bus stop at the time of the accident, the police said. The Police Department said an ambulance took the pedestrian to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. He suffered what the police described as critical injuries. The police did not immediately release details about the injuries. The Police Department and the Utah Highway Patrol are conducting a joint investigation. The police did not release additional details by midafternoon Friday. tors resulted in controversy on March 22, 2016. Long lines and confusion plagued caucuses throughout the state, including in Summit County, where more voters than anticipated showed up to cast votes. Lee, though, said that hiccup was different in nature from the debacle that took place in Iowa on Tuesday. He said Utah’s primary voting system will safeguard the state from issues that have struck the process in the Hawkeye State. “A lot of it came down to organization on that one,” Lee said of the 2016 Utah caucuses. Now that Utah is taking its place in the election alongside heavy hitters such as California and Texas, though, Lee said he is looking forward to Utah becoming a bigger part of the national conversation, but not at the expense of a smooth ride. “There should be some excitement around that, but we’re focused on making sure the election works well.” Registered voters who are affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties will automatically receive a ballot, while residents who are unaffiliated may register with a party and vote at an early voting center or Election Day polling place. People who are not members of the Democratic Party but who would like to vote in the primary may also do so at an early voting center or on Election Day. For more information about the 2020 presidential primary election and for a full list of rules and dates, visit summitcounty.org/281/Voter-Registration-Elections. |