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Show county briefs break in county tradition The resignation of Summit County Commissioner Alva Dearden will force county officials to break the long-standing tradition of having the county clerk swear-in newly elected officers. In years past, the hold-over commissioner has sworn-in the county clerk and he, in turn, has administered the oath to the other elected officials. This year, however, there is no hold-over commissioner, with both Bill Wallin and Gerald Young being elected in November. Although Wallin is an incumbant, his previous term expires Jan.' 1, and the commission won't meet until Jan. 2 to begin the new term. Not wanting to take any chances on having all county officers incorrectly take office, county Clerk Reed Pace has been contacting officials in other counties to find out what they've done in similar circumstances. "No one seems to have the answer." Pace told the Record. "This is the first time in anyone's memory they have faced this particular situation." As a result, the clerk said he has contacted District Judge Bryant Croft w ho has agreed to meet all elected officials at the courthouse next Tuesday morning to administer the oaths of office. county renews mt. lands agreement The Summit County Commission has agreed to renew the contract with the Mountainlands Association of Governments, whereby 30 percent of the county's transient Room Tax will go to Mountainlands for tourist-related promotion next year. Mountainlands official Darl Cooke met with the commission Tuesday and estimated that the agreement would mean about $30,000 would go to the three-county organization next year. Summit County Clerk Reed Pace told the Record that so far this year, the 3-percent tax had netted the county a total of $78,000. With the last quarter still to come in, he noted the total collections for the year might be in the neighborhood of $100,000. |