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Show Park Policeman Resigns Position Park City Police Officer Jim Williamson, who was brought out from California last fall at the recommendation recommenda-tion of Mayor Price, has resigned re-signed his position and will begin moving his family back to California this week. According to Williamson, because of low pay weighed against a staggering cost of living in Park City as well as poor benefits, it became impossible for him and his family to live in Park City. "It seems to be the opinion of the City Council," commented comment-ed the former police officer, "that a policeman should receive re-ceive a pay scale similar to miners. But how many miners min-ers can afford to live in Park City?", he continued, "most of them live in Heber or other outlying areas. Because Be-cause of an ordinance stating stat-ing that police officers must live within the City limits, we couldn't seek a less expensive ex-pensive life style outside the city. Williamson who was hired on the pretense of rapid advancement, feels that he has met with considerable animosity on the part of the community and other members mem-bers of the police force which made it difficult to function as an effective law enforcement enforce-ment officer. The months he was working work-ing and living in Park City presented a unique experience exper-ience to the officer one that he says he will remember all his life. 'I'm sorry things just didn't work out," he reflected. re-flected. The Park City police force has a lot of potential and are quite effective," says Williamson, "but like anything else there is always al-ways room for improvement. improve-ment. "I think that Marshal Henley Hen-ley should delegate more responsibility to the individual individ-ual officers," opinioned Mr. Williamson. "He should also become more educated in investigative in-vestigative police work, as well as the management of a police force." Another suggestion offered offer-ed by the former officer is that the police make a concentrated con-centrated effort to develop a healthy rapport with the community by working with the newspaper to keep people more informed of what they are doing. "In a small town like Park City, the police have to realize real-ize that their most important import-ant contacts are the townspeople," towns-people," said Williamson. "In order for the police'todo an effective job, they have to develop these contacts by developing de-veloping a healthy sense of trust and cooperation between be-tween the people of Park City and the police department." |