Show Porter Merrell heads Utah county officials Porter L. clerk and auditor of Duchesne was installed as president of the Utah Association of County Officials last Thursday night as the group concluded its annual convention in Salt Lake City Others who assumed duties as association general officers for 1961 include Mildred Garfield County vice Raymond A. Juab County vice and Jack E. Cache County A HIGHLIGHT of the closing event of the three-day conclave which brought nearly elected officials and key personnel to the capitol city from Utah's 29 was the awarding of the Mark Tuttle plaque to Guy E. Wasatch County Commission member for 30 AMONG resolutions passed See Porter back page Porter Merrell from page by the convention were the Favoring an amendment to the state constitution prohibiting diversion of highway user taxes and fees for non-highway supporting enactment of legislation providing that all revenue from motor vehicle except a suitable sum for be allocated to the B and C road fund for counties and favoring a law providing fines and forfeitures collected for violations of fish and game laws be divided with counties where violations occurred and opposing a proposal that counties bear the entire expense of assessing and collecting taxes for their own purposes as well as governmental functions performed by other taxing units within the |