Show t 1 Two Davis Officials Officials' Receive Accolades Two Davis County officials have received special honors this past week during State Association of Counties convention in Salt Lake City ON THURSDAY V Milton J J. J lI ss Davis County Attorney received the Tuttle ward given in recognition of his leadership and efficiency in public office Then on Friday Davis County Sheriff Kenneth Hammon Ham Ham- mon was elected charter president pres pres- ident of the newly organized d dUtah Utah Sheriffs Sheriffs' Association TIlE THE MARK l Tuttle Award has been given for the past 12 years to the nominee who is considered the n g county official in the state of Utah for the current Ie year r. r It Itis Itis is presented by the family of Mark Tuttle in memory of their father who was responsible responsible sible for the organization tion of the Utah Stat Ass Association of Cou Counties ties It was presented on the loWing basis leadership ability abili- abili a ty efficiencY in c conducting hIs hIs' office value of 1 services on a statE wide state wide basis service to his community cooperation with other units of government government govern govern- ment and efficiency and modernization mod mod- in conducting his of of- flee fice MR l I served as president dent of the Utah State Slate p 1 a 11 t i. i 1 MR I tion of Counties in in 1957 chairman of the the- theas as associations s executive for far five years and for the past four years has served as ch chairman of the groups group's legislative com com- He is also president of the Davis is Stake and has served as president of the Davis County Bar Association SHERIFF Hammon has for or several years been urging the formation of a sheriffs sheriffs' organization organization on a wide statewide basis This year during the county officials officials' st wide state conven- conven n. n Lion he was able to see the results results re- re or of his efforts During these sessions last week 26 of the sheriffs of Utah's 29 counties coun- coun oun- oun ties met to organize the utah Sheriffs Sheriffs' Association And Mr Hammon who had acted as temporary chairman of the group last year was elected as as' its first pr president Purpose of the organization ac according Hammon H in n. n Isto is isto to bring all law enforcement r t proVide uni- uni i form rm and improved improved- i law enforcement en en- practices am policies poli- poli Gies cies at the county level leve tIc lie said that in a r i a MR MAMMON er counties the sheriffs sheriff's office is the only law enforcement office that handles the processing sing of civil papers and criminal crim crim- inal investigations as well as operating the only jail in the county A FIRM believer in education tion for aU all law enforcement officers Sheriff Hammon said that participation in any any such programs will be stressed by bythe bythe the newly formed asso association He said that regular meetings will be scheduled with an annual an an- nual business meeting of 01 the organization to be held each September At these meetings meetings meet meet- ings we intend to discuss law enforcement practices and exchange ex ex- change any new ideas we may have in the law enforcement field he said The first such meeting has been set for Mar 12 at Provo during a crime conference scheduled at that bf |