Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-04 | Page 12 | Reductions in County Offices

REDUCTIONS !N ji CONTY OFFICES j Some Friction Develops Between Be-tween Commission and County Recorder. I sweeping reductions of county employes em-ployes have been ordered by the new 'members of the county commission in line with the policy of the Kepublban administration to effect an organlza-'tion organlza-'tion of efficiency, but of economy. All I Offices In the county building an- nOW functioning with reduced forces when., compared with the forces employed 1V , lb.- outgoing officers, nitll the i.-xrep- Itlon of Hie county recorder s depart-Iment. depart-Iment. FORt Eg IIED1 I D Commissioner Moroni Skeen this 'morning announced thai forces will be ! reduced i" everj department if the i ..commendations m the commission arn Kdlowcd by Hie officers. The I board yesterday look action in regard! to tip- county clerk"s and auditor'! Office Of-fice where one deputy was eliminated, ,.i,d announced that two workers in the COUnt) assessor's office will be I dona away with. The sheriffs department depart-ment will function with three less 'deputies than heretofore and i t as- i 'lslanrto the county physician will be 'abolished, it was said. This position has been held by a woman nusSe and jthe commissioners feel that her s, i -vices Ip the future can be dispensed J 'with - Other departments will come before Ithe board this afternoon. and 11 Is I probable that expenses will be tit III the county ail o nicy's department, Mr. Bki en said. The work of Ihe commission commis-sion during the next few days will be confined to efforts which are expe- ted lo put the policy of economy in rigid effect. I R : iion RJ M I D. siiuh; fririion is said to have resulted re-sulted between the board members' and Mrs. Gli ana Fieti cour.ly recorder 'when reduction In the payrolls are gold 'to have been requested. It is said that, I the present payrolls of this department will be Slfitin ui excess of the past ml-j ml-j ministration for the year. U the present j office force is maintained- The dlf-! fgronces are expected to lie corrected , within a few d.is oo