| Show Says Say Tax Use Is Illegal The county giving money to o municipalities for various functions mac mac- is illegal according to a legal opinion presented to the Bountiful cit city council U this s week WRITTEN BY llY Deputy City Alty AUy George K Fadel and concurred in by City AU Atty Rendell Ren Ren- dell deli N N. Mabey the opinion was explained to council members by Councilman L. L F F. Eckman A county has only such au nu as granted it jt t by state laws Jaws the opinion noted And no authority is included to distribute dis ills tribute county funds to municipalities municipalities p within the county countr IT IS MY IiI opinion that the county has no right fight to make payments to municipalities for Cor forthe forthe the improvement of oC municipal cipal streets Unless the county also has the obligation to do so Neither the time Statutes nor the Board of County Commissioners Commission Commission- ers acknowledge any duty of the Ule county to maintain the streets of oC towns and cities and without the obligation there is no right to make an tion By doing so the opinion continues continues con con- the county is indirectly adding to the taxing power of the communities without the the- consent of the people 1 THE lIE COll COUNTY T should hould I levy lew y I j and me i its funds only for Cor th 1 things it is required to do such as caring for the sick and poor maintenance of oC county roads etc Councilman Eckman Eckman Eckman Eck Eck- man sa said saud d. d If the count county would do just that it should be able to cut its taxes letting the communities handle their own needs More money has been levied than needed just for the county he continued ACTUALLY I think think they would rather have it this a way vay Now the commissioners ssi arc are subject to pressures cs from all sides asking for assistance If they can g give gc c none the pressures pressures pres pres- will cease It is bad had practice practice tice for a ayn n government gO to beable beable be bo able to hand out mone money he said Im I'm sure the intentions 01 ol the commissioners are arc good Butt they are arc deflected by outside pressures he said Now this h should uld be changed COUNCIL COUNCILMEN JEN had hoped to present the opinion to the commissioners com corn missioners in person since they had been invited to the meeting The commissioners not notified the council late In the day that they would not attend Its It's understandable bl t i h 11 e y would nol not want wani to Albert lt l. l Jr fl said We Wc took look them to task We picked a fight with them then asked them to come T TIlEY THEY IE ARE dignified men elected b by many persons Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps it would be better to meet on neutral ground We C Chad had a chip on our shoulder even though it was justified he said l Mayor or Matt Iatt Gait Galt pointed out that the county and city hac had cooperated in many items this year ear He named the Ule lard land fill garbage dump library draining draining drain drain- ing big of or- swamp land Jand to reduce mosquitoes flood control line lines and some recreation WHAT SHOULD BE fiE done with the Ule opinion Some Sonic coun dilmen wanted to send it straight to the commissioners Fin Finally all they decided to refer it to the attorney to be bC studied Mr 11 Fadel will work with him Mayor Maor Gait Galt did not agree with the councils council's action The mattel matter matter mat mat- ter tel could best be handled through the county political parties he said Let them heal work it up in their platform with ith candidates running on and obligated to the the- platforms 1 A A Jt exi t th should h. h IK- IK it U illi nl Hut nUl 11 ma mi m I handled differently |
