Show No INo TT Chan Change 1 e In T s Si Sight C ht If the legislation is approved at the coming 1972 election individual counties in Utah will have several choices of changes in their present form of government DAVIS County would have no occasion to change from the present Commissioner form until until until un un- til an increase in population would demand the need for a change County Commissioner Glen W W. Flint said that as Davis County grows in the coming years it may become necessary necessary necessary sary to change to another form of County Government There is very little chance that this demand will be called for very soon THIS STATEMENT came in response to a review of major pieces of legislation which will be on the ballot in 1972 and was presented at a meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing of Davis and Weber County County County Coun Coun- ty officials sponsored with the of the Utah Association Association Association tion of Counties LeRoy Harlow director of Local Government Modernization Study for the State of Utah gave a review of these proposed changes It was explained that there is no mandatory law and that they can stay just lust as at present present present pres pres- ent if they so choose COMMISSIONER Stanley M. M Smoot while having no desire as of now to change the present present present pres pres- ent form of County Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment in Davis in the near future says the suggestions are good ones He stated that in 1976 the Counties in the United States will celebrate their Anniversary An An- In 35 states there has been no modernization of county government and inmany in inmany inmany many cases it is due THE Commissioner explained County Government is like business In order to provide efficient services into today's society a modernization of the organization is essential Government like business needs continued up grading We have counties in Utah ranging ranging rang rang- ing mg in population from to To operate these extremes extremes extremes ex ex- with the same form of government is like operating a large Corporation with the same structure that one would operate a c cor corner o r n e r grocery store THERE IS no need to change I Ithe the Davis County Commissioner form of government at the present time as it is working both efficiently and economical economical- ly Commissioner Smoot now holds the office of vice president president president dent of the N National Association Association tion of Counties a Nation Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide wide organization and is well acquainted with the problems of county government on a nation wide basis I |