1952-1959 newsletters of the League of Women Voters, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Chronology of LWV of SLC's Local Program Know Your Community Survey (required of all Provisional Leagues) Became a Local League _in November, 1951 195,2.-3 CA Item .- t'To study<:and work toward support of soundly planned and financed ·systeilis -6f water purification and sewage disposal ' , . . for •Salt Lake City • 11 1953-4 CA Item #1 - Same ·as 1952-3 CA Item #2 - "To study various forms ·of municipal government." 1954-5 CA Item - "A study of Local Schools with Possible Support of . Improved Financingo" CR#l - 'Support of soundly planned and financed systems of water purificati911 and sewage.disposal for Salt Lake City." 1955-6 CA Item #1·.:.. "Support of Better · Financing for SLC Schools Directed Toward Providing Smaller Teaching · Loads, Improved Coun- 11 seling Servic.es, and Changes in Supplementary Teacher Provisions -- •. CA Item #2 .:. ustudy of City and County Government Services with ••Po$si ble Support of Meaffures : to· Eliminate Costly Duplication." 195?~7 : CA_Item #1 ·--nstudi with Possible Support of Home Rule for Salt Lake C'i ty it '. i- ·-CA Itetn •#2 - "Study :oT Gi ty~County Governmental Services with Support of Measures to Achieve Greater Efficiency and Economy." .QR#2 - "Support of Improved Financing for SLC Schools." 195i~/8 CA Item: "A S;t udy bf Planning Needs in the Salt Lake Area with Passi ble Support of Me-asur·es to Improve Local Planning."· . : ··• . . . CR#3 - "Support of Home Rule for ..Salt Lake City." 11 -Lake Salt the· for tan :Government ..·of Met:r:o"poli Support CR#4 -11 . . . ...... · .. . . ·· . . , · . ·;._. .. Area. 1958~·9; CA Item - "A Study of Urban Renewal with Emphasis on Conservation and Rehablli tation Measure;s fO'r the Sal-t Lake Area •.:'' ·cR#5 - "Support ·of Measures to Achieve More Effective Planning in the Salt Lake Area." 1951 a Summar'.y . o:f salt .Lake •City ·and Salt Lake County Government and Services Salt Lake City State Stc1tll.tes prescr_i be ·in detai~ th~ powers, function and structure of a cornrnission form -' of government with a mayor and four commissioners, each elected at large for a four year term without portfolio. The respon~ibilities of th~ - ccimmission ~re divided into five departments: (1) Public Affairs · and Finance; (2) Water Supply and Waterworks, (3) Public Safety~ (4) Streets.arid Publib ·tmprovements, and (5) Parks •and Public Prop~rty~ About 1500 people are employed regularly by the city. There is no . , central pers9nnel department o Each commissioner tires fo.r his own de~~rt¢~nt. Pay varies irr diff~rent departm~nts for thi --si~e ~ark . and · typ~ . bf: job. P·o lice, firemen and health department employees are on ;• a Gi vll Service program. The City Auditor is the budget officer and also keeps a running accoupt of the financial status of all city departments and prepares monthly and annual reportso The Board of Estimate and Apportionment; composed of the City Commission~.r s ~nd the Audi tor, prepares the budget o Statutes limit the city to a·maximum annual property tax of 18.5 mills for general city purposes. Special levies of 4 mills for water and sewage and 1 mill for the fr~e public library have been granted in excess of the maximum. Property taxes furnish about 40% of the city 6