Show I Clear Clearfield field Budget Trimmed 11 Among business of the recent recent recent re re- re- re cent Sunset City Council meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing some controversial issues were aired including a budget budget budget bud bud- get being trimmed by the Davis County Sheriffs Sheriff's office office office of of- fice not responding to several calls of assistance from the Sunset Police Department an increase in garbage collection rates and the problem of snowmobile traffic in city parks COUNCILMAN Kenneth Rock presented a revised budget outline to council members and announced a three and one-half one percent cut distributed distributed distributed over all departments The streets and lighting department department department de de- de- de under the direction of Council Woodrow Barnett was cut as much as nine percent Mr Barnett was unhappy unhappy unhappy un un- happy with the cut and said that his department could not stand the nine percent cut as aswell aswell aswell well as the three and one- one half percent Mayor John Nicholas expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed concern over the matter matter matter mat mat- ter and added I dont don't mind cutting down because of decreased decreased decreased de de- de- de creased revenue but I do mind cutting down to put money into some other department de de- REFERENCE was to a considerable considerable considerable con con- increase over the past years in Sunsets Sunset's budget for the recreation department under the direction of Councilman Councilman Councilman Coun Coun- cilman Vern Foy In February the original narks Darks and recreation budget of of f was already over its allocation by 1700 and the department had already requested an additional to meet needs through June 30 of this year SUGGESTION was made by Mr Barnett that Mr Foy set up his budget in a similar similar similar simi simi- lar manner to other cities in inthe inthe inthe the area which alternate a aset aset aset set percentage of revenue to recreation Councilman Foy stated that the city of Sunset has a bet- bet recreational program than surrounding communities and that in many cases parents of youth involved in the program program program pro pro- gram cannot afford the city recreation programs for their children unless the programs are funded by the city COUNCILMAN Barnett recommended recommended recommended rec rec- that the program be set up so that the users involved in recreation pay the largest burden of the cost through charges and fees The entire budget problem for the city of Sunset according according according accord accord- ing to Mayor Nicholas will willbe willbe be discussed at the Ute next regular regular regular regu regu- lar city council meeting to be beheld beheld beheld held 6 30 pm p.m. May 4 4 I AT THIS TIllS meeting the final budget figures will be proposed Any interested citizen is encouraged encouraged encouraged en en- to attend In other matters Councilman Stan and Police Chief Daryl Conger are to contact Davis County Sheriff Kenneth Hammon about the possibility of establishing better communications communications communications com com- between the two law enforcement agencies Inthe In Inthe Inthe the past according to Mr 11 i the city has received received received re re- re- re many complaints about calls to the sheriffs sheriff's department department department depart depart- ment which have gone unanswered un un- un- un answered Mr 11 Conger stated that in several instances the sheriffs sheriff's oH office ce had not relayed relay relay- ed calls to the Sunset Police MOST OF cases so far have been minor but the concern is that someone's life could be endangered Other business discussed in inthe inthe inthe the meeting was that of al allowing allowing allowing al- al lowing in some of the city parks Mr 11 Foy commented that the machines make more noise than motorcycles motorcycles motorcycles motor motor- cycles of the same horsepower and due to their heaviness pack the snow |