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Show PG City selects new auditors Squire Company will be the new auditors for Pleasant Grove City for the next four years, the city council decided last Tuesday night. Upon the suggestion of the State Auditors Office, the city council had asked for bids from auditors to do work for the city during that period of time. Squire Company had the lowest responsible bid, according to a committee made up of some of the councilmen and City Recorder K. A. Driggs. They recommended the city council accept this bid. The Squire Company offered a bid of $6,986 for what they estimated would be about 326 hours of auditing for the first year. The cost will go up slightly each year for the remaining three years. The auditing firm of Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, which has done the city's auditing for the last several years, submitted a bid of $9,800 for an estimated 450 hours of work. This was the only other bid, from those submitted, that the committee recommended to the council for consideration. The city spent about $18,000 last year for auditing the books. In other action, Deputy City Recorder Charmaine Childs told the council that several people who live in the Firwood Estates had indicated they would like their solid waste pickup service handled through the city. Mayor David Holdaway said that when that area was annexed one of the stipulations the residents in that area put on the annexation was that See City Council Page 2 PG City Council tabled at the last meeting to give the council an opportunity to review it. The result of the discussion this time was again to table it for futher study. Mayor David Holdaway said he had mixed feelings about the proposal. He explained that he felt that most of the cities which were signing " this were" against using animals for medical research. Therefore, if they were given the option they would definitely choose not to sell the animals and this would make it virtually impossible for some medical facilities to purchase the animals. Roger Roper, chairman of the Historic Preservation Commission, discussed the past year's activities with the council. He explained that during the recently completed grant year his commission had finished projects that amounted to $5,042. The net cost to the city was $750. This is a ratio of 7 to 1, so for every dollar spent by the city, $7 of activities were completed. The activities they completed during the year were the printing of 100 walking tour books; purchased microfilm census records for Pleasant Grove for 1860 through 1910; purchased a complete set of "Old House Journal," a publication that provides practical instructions for maintaining and restoring historic buildings. The commission also completed documentation of over 85 historic buildings; nominated 11 buildings to the National Register of Historic Places; and compiled a complete obituary index for the Pleasant Grove Review. Frank Mills told the council that they were ready to begin landscaping lan-dscaping the railroad underpass area. Some cleaning was done two weekends ago and they are hoping to have the Pleasant Grove Fire Dept. burn the weeds before the work begins. A sprinkling system will be installed and the area planted with trees, shrubs and grass. It is hoped the work will be completed before Strawberry Days. The State Department of Transportation has allotted $30,000 to help pay for the beautification project. Volunteers will be needed to perform per-form the landscaping work. Those interested should contact Mills at the City Hall, 785-5045. Continued from front page they did not want to be forced into garbage service with the city. He noted that the city council at that time had agreed to this. It was recommended that the residents in that area should let the city know how many would like to receive garbage service and the council will make arrangements as soon as possible. The council memsbers were reminded that the deadline for the I Policy and Procedure Manual will be June 9, when the city council holds a work session on the proposed 1987-88 budget. The State Personnel Office has made a study of positions in the city and have made recommendations to the city council. These are included in the Policy and Procedures Manual for the city to follow. There are some significant changes and some minor changes. There are some areas in the city government which have had no policy at all. The council would like to have this new manual ready for the new fiscal year. The council members said they would be interested in comparing the old policies with the new. Council members were asked to review the proposed changes and make recommendations for any changes at the June 9 meeting. Frank Mills said that the city is planning on repaying several roads in the city this summer. Those scheduled for mixed rick are Locust from 200 South to 900 South; 100 South from 100 East to 700 East; 500 East from 500 North to 1100 North; 500 South from 300 East to Locust; 300 North from 300 East to 700 East; and 900 North from 300 East to 500 East. The city will also be taking up the mixed rick roadway on 700 East and re-mixing it and laying it out again as it has become rippled from too much oil, Mills said. Chip sealing will be done on 300 East from State St. to 500 North; Alpine Dr. from State St. to Main St.; the strip in front of the swim-! swim-! ming pool; Cherry Hill Dr. off I Locust Ave.; 1100 North from 500 East to 900 East; Murdock Dr. from 1100 North to 700 North; the Wade Springs Subdivision; the Mahogany Hills Subdivision; 900 East from 900 North to 1100 North; and when the government turns 30 South to 200 South on 1050 East over to the city, it ! will be chip sealed. Overlays will be done on 350 East from 700 North to 900 North; 350 East from 500 South to 600 South; and Nathaniel Drive from the Murdock Canal to 1300 East. Mills said this work would depend on whether the B and C Road Funds come in as expected and if the weather is good. They expect to begin the work in the near future. He said the city should receive an additional $40,000 in road funds from the increase in gasoline taxes this year. The council discussed briefly the pound seizure plan which would give cities the right to decide whether they want to sell animals for medical research. This item was |