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Show Yeters •erea1e• tllis ,aan in Muell 1975. In 1915 lhe le9blalure also adtletl alolll'th stradunal eption vllicll vas consolialien lllinas LOCAL GOVERNMENT A PROGRAM CONSTANT t•e c-alitycellllCil sar.stnd•e. Abo ii One el t•e stnn1est c-unity iln.9es el t11e SaR Late el Weman Yeters nert11e years has laeen uaecialien wh the alt. .pt te •••erntze local Ieverrnent. Al -o1, members doved a st ady comlllission mere tillle, 11 ••nt•s. ta tie ib vorlc anti gave cities consent ,over I• receive any ne'Wly praposed ce•ntywide senice. tnev I his and al nev •ea•ers prebaMy haYe usor•e• ii. Mat •embers tnov ••f•ur principles f • prepne• cMn1e. This NSic pesilon 'WU reaclle• early an• rearnn.e• ,.,.._.., nwal • • the lul fevynn. Here is a ltrief netgraund . , t•e cenfusinI present dualion regar.nr.1 Salt Late Ceunty 1avemment stnact..a change. • ve st11.,_ a s,eaf'lc prepnal tbal emeries a a ballet ·qaestion. it •aytam te lte af tnly acienl llbtery_ F• nov Ille lat tve •eca•es 'a'II lte t•e para111eten! ,Citizen an• Le9islaliYe Adi• - T•e Earl¥ Years •et••• In 191& tlle Yelers el Utall seundly acanstilatienal . . endlllent tNI veald llave ••ve• ·metropolitan Iovem111enr (a very nasty term to some. but in voIue at Uae time). Anev effert te chanIe lecal gevernment slruct•• ..,_ 1te11111. N. lbe state level. andertlle au pie es et Ille Un.~ersity et Uta.II.. wll f edenl deDars and a 129 111ember ••ws•ry ll'••P or amens an• afficials,. an extensive stu~ va undertaten in 1969. TIie recamendalions 111ade ltyt•at Iroap irl 1972 res•led irl veter appre'IIII or a canstftutlonal amendment alftlinI eptienal f enns et ceanty 1evem111ent. TIie 1173 Legislal•• ilaple111ented Ille amendlllenl. Tllree straclaal Md Uaree aenaIement eptions vere define• f • ca1111til'lalien; legislatlve and executive poven 1aa• te •• ••,-al•. T•e 111nt ce111plex slnlct•• ioined Ille largest cRy"1ilb U1e c~unlyMd _ ;crealetl cemunityceancils lbal a,daded bat did -not replace otller city 1overrnenls. Also. censelidalion el• special districts..,., man •ate• 1111d er Ibis epti on. Eitller U1e ceunly cetnlllission er.,. appeinte• stady c8111tnissien ceuld dewse a proposal for presentation to Ille electenl e. r•e ceanty c0111missian q•ictly appointed astudycombsion ( incladina Leagae memlters P•11Y EMe an• Bar•ara Burnett later replace• lay Gina Rieke). vbicll a year lal prepese • tlle c911111ulnily-ceancil cans aUdati on epU on 'Willa an elected executive. In 1971 melher ,.,.,~ I • c.nselidalien vu presenl e• t • tlle conamissien a.,, f 81111er GOYemer Cal¥in Ramption. • • vas reieded. R vu II tW time t11e LWYSL •came more loet ..-.,Y in¥el¥ed. The Salt Late respansilNlly far wting a claarter cdina Ille ca..nIe AND a petition mve f•an electian. Leaaue 111emben steed al sta11·s end Albertsons. sal in eflice ltuildinp 'Waited their neighlaorlloads and aperbaent .;ailtlinp to Iet Uae ~e11aired_ n11111 b er el si gnalures. All tb e p eliti on carrymg members •ad lo be notarize ti. no lonIer a reqairement. The ,er.serverence paid all. Unification • • 'W8S defeated in November 1971. lty a daser 3 ta 2 vole. C_•-en:iab opposing unification vere organszed by valer disbids. Tlais vu a significant facer in its tlelnl. (F. .er Gnemors J. Bract en Lee anti Cal¥in Rani pt en and even tlle Utah Taxpayers Association vere early preponants ef unificali en)_ In Marcll 1979 voters lleuily defeated a cllenge proposed by the Coanty Commbsion. to an -Urban CaunlY- structural lonn 'Wilb an a,painletl a.dministnler. TIiie pltdl continaed a ttaree-111ember Iovemin1 laody elected at large. It vas apposed by t•e Leag•e.. net becaae it vun1 cansalidalion. •ut because al its representation veatnen and for several otlaer seriouna-ws. It va also in 1979 t•at Sall Late City an• San•yc•anIe• I• amayor-coancal fOl'III of _ aevernment under a dill erent slat ut e goveman a cities ,used in 1915. r•e Leagae played a stroni pert in lbe SaR Late Cilycampaign for change and the election of officers. In 1912 the Ceanty Cemmi=ion apin called an election for change_ Ind net under lbe aptional forms statute. ~ead the propnel va to incerparale al of tbe unincorporal: ed •eu of the coantyas anevcityto be called ·eonnewlle CilY-. Maior impetus for the c•anae vu to •a1t continued on page 4 Salt Late Voter -6- Februarg 1987 |
