Show Irvine Chats With Representative David R. Irvine met with the Woods Cross City Council Tuesday night to discuss matters before the Utah Legislature with the IRVINE explained that Improved communication is needed between city officials and legislators on issues which affect the powers and responsibilities of municipal Councilman Dan Evans voiced concern about a growing shift of responsibility from the states to the federal Irvine said an example of that trend was Utah's passage of the Occupational Safety and Health The measure passed the House several days and is based on a similar federal law adopted by ACCORDING TO of us had doubts about the wisdom or necessity for such a sweeping but the handwriting was on the and if we did not the federal authorities would have come into the state to administer the federal As it enforcement will be left to Utah officials and the harsh effect of the federal program will be Mayor Noel Williams told councilmen that much of the growing involvement of the federal government in local affairs stemmed from a reluctance or inability of populous states to effectively respond to the social problems of the If the trend is to be local officials will have to vigorously use their powers of office in dealing with local AMONG THE several bills relating to city governments is HB 11 which will allow cities to do their own road work on projects without requiring private bids where the project cost doesn't exceed Irvine said that the former limit was and that the original version of the bill would have raised the amount to He said the amendment became necessary because of opposition from private Councilmen inquired about 32 which would take much of the responsibility for regulating from city vine indicated that the measure stalled in the Senate sifting and probably would not be acted upon this IRVINE asked whether councilmen felt Davis County should tie in with a regional mass transit The council expressed opposition to such a without further study of and means for financing a mass transit In any members the state ought to avoid getting involved with federal funding |