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Show OOUNl'Y GOVERtH:NT REDRGANIZATION PLANS A Way to Start Our Thinking About Pay Equity Once again, county government reorganization is in the news. Last spring the Government-Business Alliance recommended that a change in county govermnent (with a county council and an executive) be placed on the 1986 general election ballot. The county commissioners declined because they wanted to study consolidation again. Another camdttee to study county goverrnnent reorganization was aPIX)inted before Coomissioner David Watson took office in January. Despite our long involvement in the issue of county government reorganization, the League has no voice in either cormnittee. Answer th·e foilm•,.,-ing questions . If you don't know ,111 answer, make your best guess. r a) 91 b) 81 c) 41 d) 61 2. Hispanic women are paid ___ cents for every dollar paid to a man. a) 82 b) 52 c) 42 d) 62 3. ___ as many women as men over the age of 65 in the United States live in poverty. a) Twice b) One-quarter c) Four times d) Half The current study conmittee has been divided into two subcommittees: citycounty consolidation and alternative forms of county government. The alternative fonns conmittee chair, Dr. Ted Hebert of the University, invited League representatives to share their thoughts and experience with the comnittee. Jo Brandt, Dee Rowland and Gina Rieke, all heavily involved with the abortive election change in 1978, and GiGi Brandt, represented the League at the meeting. 4. ___ state and local governments in the U.S. have taken actions on pay equity. a) Thirty b) Seventy c) One hundred d) Two hundred 5. ___ percent of women who are employed work full-time. a) Fifty b) Seventy c) Ninety d) Twenty 6. One in _ _ American children lives in a family maintained by a single woman. J) 5 b) 10 c) 15 d) 20 The Salt lake League position is that county government needs to be modernized. our four basic principles for a changed form of county government are: equal representation by district based on the one man-one vote priniciple; separation of legislative and administrative powers; qualified department heads whether elected or appointed, and delivery of a basic level of service for all residents by the City or County. • 7. Less than _ _ of American families fit the Norman Rockwell portrait of the traditional ldrnily _(DaJ goes tu work, Mom stziys home, etc.) . ,\ii-,ciicd11 a) 10% b) 20% c) 40% d) 60% 8. In December 1984, retired female workers in the U.S. received an average monthly Social Security benefit of $396 compared to _ __ for retired male workers. a) $436 b) $478 c) $500 d) $518 The League has also met with County Conmissioner David Watson to discuss his tentative plans to place the issue on the ballot earlier than 1988 via petition. we told the group that reform by petition is very difficult and time consuming. In addition, the Business-Government Alliance is considering another plan and another time schedule for changing county government. County goverrunent issues will be of continuing interest to League members. Salt Late Voter- Wurnen working full-time in the U.S. and in Canada are paid an average wage of _ __ cents for every dollar paid to a man. 9. Pay Eq:iity _ _ the concept of comparable worth. a) is synonymous with b) opposes c) excludes d) broadens 10. ___ percent of the work force in the United States is already employed in organi2ations that have job evaluation system, of some type in force. a) One hundred b)Eighty-eight c) Sixty-six d) Forty-four - 4 - Mar-ch 1987 |
