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THE COUNCIL RECORD - PAGE 2 - Wednesday, Auqust 31, 1977
THE COUNCIL RECORD
Published Every Wednesday At Council, Idaho
A. J. Longtin
Editor & Publisher
SAexmd Class Mail Permit Pending
Yearly Subscription $3.00 - Out of State $3.50
Address all mail to P.O. Drawer 67
Council, Idaho 83612
Phone 208-253-6961
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Just as a good many other Adams County Taxpayers
did; this writer received a publication of the proposed
County budget, as it was printed, in the Adams County
Leader, the issue of August 26, 1977.
The publication of the budget is mandated by the
law of the State of Idaho. The purpose is so that tax-
payers may examine it, which some of us do, but many
of us do not. You are further notified that if you have
questions or comments you are free to attend the meet-
ing and present them to the board. The publication of
the budget by the county officials fulfills the letter of
the law but somehow seems to fall short of really in-
forming the taxpayers of the real state of affairs.
Now, we all know that we are living in a period of
inflation. In fact, it is a topic of conversation just about
anyplace two or more people meet. However, did you
know that the national rate of inflation for the years of
1975, 1976, and 1977 were as follows: For 1975 it was
6.5%, for 1976 it was 4.6% and for 1977 it leveled off
at an even 6%. Unless my trusty calculator fails me
that will come out to be a total increase of 17.1% for
the three years in question.
The source of the above information was none
other than Dr. John Mitchell of the School of Business
at Boise State University. He researched the information
and we think he is correct.
When the writer received the printed copy of the
-proposed budget he almost, like many others, gave it
a casual glance and went on the read the want adds.
A few figures were picked out and slowly the realization
came through that something was a little out of balance.
A quick check with the calculator and sure enough!
The writer just took the bottom line, but after all, isn't it
the bottom line that tells the story? CounW Salaries for
the period in question will have increased a whopping
43% while money to be spent for "Other Expenses" will
have shot up to a 93% increase. The three top money
winners seem to be: In first place, Prosecuting Attorneys
Division with salary increases of 86%. In second place
we find the County Clerk and Auditor at 70'70 and then
general courthouse salaries at a 63% figure.
We have devoted a substantial portior] of our editorial
phge to re-publishing the budget. There is one thing
different about it. We have given you, the reader, a kind
of yardstick to measure it up with: The general rate of
inflation and the percentages of increase in the County.
The RECORD does not present this editorial in
any spirit of recrimination. We just happen to know that
there are a whole bunch of folks in the County who are
having a pretty tough time of it. Cattlemen, Farmers
Loggers and people in business are already groaning
under the tax load. The drought has imposed almost
intolerable burdens on many. We think it is time for
the elected officials to hold the line against further
increases. We would hope they could at least keep it
in line with the true rate of inflation.
The Editor of the RECORD discussed this situa-
tion with one of the county officials before writing
this piece. That official had the vehement opinion that
it was unfair to compare budgeted expenses with past,
already spent, expenses. Our answer to that, however,
has to be: It is the budgeted expenses for which they
expect to levy taxes. It is the budgeted expenses that
must be cut. It's too late to do anything about the
previous three years.
The real reason for writing this editorial is the
hope that it just might get some folks away from what
ever they are doing so they can ask some intelligent
questions at the meeting. It's unfortunate that the
meeting is to be held in the daytime when it may cost
some a half-day of work. We hope many will make
the sacrifice and be there.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Any persons interested in
becoming certified volleyball
officials are asked to contact
Miss Goode or Mr. Nash at
the highschool as soon as
possible. All officials will
have to be certified through
the state. There will be a
small fee charged for the
testing. The girls volleyball
season is scheduled to start
in early September so why
not get involved and make
yourself a few extra dollars.
CHUCKLE OF THE WEEK
A nine year old came up
to his teacher and said "I
don't want to scare you,
but my daddy says if I
don't get better grades this
year somebody's gona get
spanked."
While in the hospital for the
birth of our son, I shared a
room with a young mother
whose obstetrician was re-
served and businesslike. On
one of his visits, trying to
make conversation, she said,
"Doctor, they certainly
keep you busy don't they?"
"Yes", he said quietly,
without looking up from his
notes. "I have too many
men working for me."
1975 1976 1978
Figures which are a decrease are shown in parenthesis ( ~ )
I NCR EASE INCR EASE INCR EASE
1975 to 1976 1976 to 1978 1975 to 1978
Dollars % Dollars % Dollars %
ASSESSOR Salaries 18,345.78 22,616.25
Other 8,405.10 2,867.44
29,140.00 4,270.47 23 6,523.75 29
5,500.00 (5,537.66) (68) 2,632.56 92
10,794.22 59
2,905.10) (35)
Total 26,750.88 25,483.69 34,640.00
(1,267.19) (5) 9,156.31 36
7,889.12 29
CLERK AUDITOR Salaries 20,060.09 *, '. 27,257.90 34, 150.00
& RECORDER Other 5,998.74 • 4,603.29 6,650.00
7,197.81 36 6,892.10 25
(1,395.45) (23) 2,046.71 44
14,089.91 70
651.26 11
Total 26,058.83 31,861.19 40.800.00
5,802.36 22 8,938.81 28
14,741.17 57
COUNTY AGENT Salaries 8,200.30 8,840.00 10,115.00
Other 3,645.23 3,510.51 4,470.00
639.70 8 1,275.00 14
(134.72) (4) 959.49 27
1,914.70 23
824.77 23
Total 11,845.53 12,350.51 14,585.00
504.98 4 2,234,49 18
2,739.47 23
COUNTY CORONER Salaries 600.00 720.00 900.00
Other 36.55 488.00 750.00
120.00 20 180.00 25
451.00 1235 262.00 54
300.00 50
713.45 1952
COMMISSIONERS
SHERIFF
TREASURER
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Total 636.55 1,208.00
Salaries 8,280.00 9,150.00
Other 1,923.98 2,295.20
Total 10,203.98 !~1,445.20
Salaries 45,287.55 48,044.70
Other 20,792.51 20,057.31
Total 66,080.06 68,102.01
Salaries 14,252.04 16,416.67
Other 2,899.67 3,729.69
Total 17,151.71 20,146.36
Salaries 11.302.96 12,119.70
Other 3,259.77 4,439.59
Total 14,562.73 16,559.29
1,650.00 571.45 90
13,650.00 870.00 11
2,000.00 371.22 19
15,650.00 1,241.22 12!~J~ ~'~
t
60,819.96 2,757.15 6
19,950.00 (735.20) (4)
80,769.96 .2,021.95 3
19,850.00 2,164.63 15
5,940.00 830.02 29
25,790.00 2,994.65 17
20,990.00 816.74 7
5,072.50 1,179.82 36
26,062.50 1,996.56 14
442.00 37
4,500.00 49
(295.20)(13)
"-(204.80 37
12,775,2627
(107.31)(0.5)
12,667.95 19
3,433.33 21
2,210.31 59
5,643.64 28
8,870.30 73
632.91 14
~503.21 57
1.013.45 159
5,370.00 65
76.02 4
15,532.4134
(824.51)(4)
14,689.9022
5,597.9639
3,040.33105
8,638.2950
9,687.0486
1,812.7356
11.499.7779
COURTHOUSE
Salaries 3,600.00 3,900.00
Other 5,004.91 11,643.11
5,880.00 300.00 8
20,445.00 6,638.20 133
1,980.00 51
8,801.89 76
2,280.00 63
15,440.09 308
Total 8,604.91 15,543.tl 26,325.00
6,938.20 81 10,781.89 69
17,720.09 206
MISCELLANEOUS
E L ECTION
Salaries
Other 33,150. 07 40, 571.66 61,779. 00
"Total 33,150.07 40,571.66 61,779.00
Salaries 3,343.03 2,500.00
Other 10.00 2,663.65 2.300.00
7,421,59 22 21,207.34 52
7,421.59 22 21,207.34 52
3,343.03 N/A (843.03)(25)
2,653.65 2654 (363.65)14
28,628.9386
28,628.9386
2,500.00 N/A
2,290.00 2290
CIVIL DEFENSE
Total 10.00 6,006.68 4,800.00
Salaries 3,600.00 4,200.00
Other 94.96 4.00 525.00
5,996.68 5997 (1,206.68) 20
3,600.00 N/A 600.00 17
~(90.96) (95) 521.00 1300
4,790.00 4790
4,200.00 N/A
430.04 453
Total 94.96 3,604.00 4,725.00
3,509,04 369 1,121.00 31
4,630.04 4876
REVALUATION
Salaries 13,800.00 13,450.00 18,900.00
Other 3,975,74 3,828.34 9,567.00
(350.00) (3) 5,450.00 41
(147.40) (4) 5,738.66 150
5,100.00 37
5,591.26 141
Total 17,775.74 17,278.34 28,467.00
(497.40) (3) 11. 188,6665
10,691.26 60
DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT
Salaries 2,178.70 100.00
Other 3,152.20 1,254.95 12,670.00
(2,178.70) (100)~- 100.00 N/A (2,078.70) (95)
(1,897.25) (60) 11,415,05910 9,517.80 302
DISTRICT COURT
MAGISTRATE
Total 5,330.90 1,254.95 12,770.00
Salaries 4,559.12
Other 4,883,94 9,237.51 10,300.00
Total 9,443.06 9,237.51 10,300.00
(4,075.95) (76) 11,515.05918
(4,559.12) (100)
4,353.57 89 1,062.49 12
I ,
(205.55) (2) 1,062.49 12
7,439.10140
(4,559.12) (100)
5,416.06 111
856.94 9
CHARITIES
ROAD & BRIDGE
Salar~s 1,576.00 636.00 2,700.00
Other 3,739.32 3,510.75 21,970.00
Total 5,315.32 4,176.75 24,670.00
Salaries 94,142.95 92,458.22 130,000.00
Other 208,532.10 205,450.62 418,320.00
(940.00) (60) 2.064'.008;4~ 325
(228.57) (6) • ;~ 526
(1,168.57} (22) 20,523.25495
(1,684.73) (2) 37,541.78 41
(3,081.48) (1) 212,869.38 194
1,124.00 "71
18,230.68 488
19,354.68 364
35,857,05 38
209,787.90 101
Total ° 302~675.05 297,908.84 548,320.00
(4,766.21) (2) 250,411.16 84
245,644.95 81
NOXIOUS WEED
Salaries 7,761.93 7,941.93 9,700.00
Other 8,627.84 15,05/. 19 19, 375. 00
180.00 2 1,758.07 22
6,429.35 75, 4,317.81 29
1,938.07 25
10,747.16 125
Total 16,389.77 22,999,12 29,07~.00
6,609.35 40 6,075.88 26
12,685.23 77
FAIR BOARD
PEST FUND
HOSPITAL BOND
Other
Other
Other
2,578.86 27,870.00 4,900.00
535.16 751,70 5,000.00
13,830.50 13,423.50 13,611.00
25,291.14 981 (22,970.00) (82)
216.54 40 ~ 4,248.3(~ 565
(407.00) (3), 187:50 1
2,321.14 90
4,464.64 834
(219.50) (2)
HOSPITAL
CAPITAL OUTLAY &
OPERATION
Other
29,576.43 21,418.01 50,000.00
(8,158.42) (28) 28,581.99 133
20,423.57 69
HEALTH
VETERANS MEMORIAL
Other
Other
6,119 00. 7.422.00
10,939.00
3,500.00
1~303.00 21 :
3,517.00 .47
b
3,500.00 N/A
4,820.00 79
3,500.00 N/A
SOLID WASTE
Salaries 5,745.60 6,360.00 9,000.00
Other 3,716.67 2,711.35 6,275.00
614.40 11 2,640.00 42
(1,005,32) (27) 3,563.65 131
3,254.40 57
2,558.33 69
Total 9,462.27 9,071.35 15,275.00
(390.92) (04) 6,203.65 68
• 5,812.73 61
TOTAL ALL FUNDS
Salaries
Other Exper~oes
Total
259,693.02 276,854.40372,594.96
374,489.25 408,809.37721,808.50
634,182.27 685,663.771,094,403.46
17,161.38 7 95,740.56 35
34,320.12 9 312,999.13 77
51,481.50 8 408.739.69 60
112,901.94 43
347,319.25 93
460,221.19 73
Pastor
Leonard Bergstrom
CONVINCING
CONFUTATION
I want to get estab-
lished in life then I will be
a Christian, or I will wait
till I get ready to dieD
then I will think about the
things of the Lord.
Does that sound familiar?
No doubt you have heard it
many times, and even been
tempted to believe it a few
times yourself.
You may have often heard
the proverb too, "a bird in
the hand is worth two in the
bush." It is quite easy to get
wrapped up in materialism
these days. However any
excuse is as good as another
when we don't want to face
an issue of responsibility. No
business or pleasure should
be allowed to cheat one out
of heaven's blessings. Pro-
perty or pleasure should not
]dll the privilege of being a
child of God. "What shall it
profit a man, if he shall gain
the whole world and lose his
own soul?" God called one
man a fool to his face. Luke
12:20. Maybe we all could
learn from this incident.
Once we are separated from
this life, the next life gives
no opportunity to prepare for
eternity. If we could only
prepare as well for eternity
as we prepare for tomorrow,
what a blessing we would-
experience. Are you like the
fool of whom Jesus spoke
about in Luke 12:20, neglect-
ing your souls welfare by
building barns, enlarging
crops, and feeding your soul
on corn? Think about it and
let Jesus Christ change your
life into abundant living.
EDITORS NOTE --
We have had a great many
comments regarding our
Letters to the Editor column.
One of the most common is
that "If it is worth writing
about; it should be signed
with the name of the writer.
We agree. In the future
letters will have to be signed
if they are to be printed.
There may well be cases
where a writer would wish to
have his, or, her name
wJU eld because of possible
recrimination. We will with-
hold the writer's name in
those circumstances but will
need to have the name on file
for our reference.
Dear Editor:
After his return, March
31, 1977, from an inspec.
tion tour of the Panama
Canal Zone area, National
Commander of The Ameri-
can Legion, William J.
Rogers urged the 2.7 mil-
libn members to contact
their elected• Representa.
tives in Washington con-
cerning the status of current
negotiations on the Panama
Canal and Canal Zone.
The following is directly
quoted from the Com-
mander's stance reguarding
the potential danger
involved in the event the
United States would be so
foolish as to turn the Canal
over to the government of
Panama. In part, is the
following as recorded in the
Legion Magazine. "The
American Legion fears that
the Carter Administration,
in drafting a new treaty
with Panama, may act with
undue haste with little or
no public discussion."
"The future of the
Panama Canal is vital to the
security interests of the
United States and the status
of the negotiations that
were mysteriously ended in
February must be reported,
in full, to the Americar
people consistent, of
course, with national secu.
rity requirements."
SCHEDULE OF
CHURCH SERVICES
COUNCIL BII~LE CHUR(~H
Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
Services 11: 00 A.M.
Eveninq Services
Sun.-Wed. at 7:30 P.M.
COMMUNITY
CONGREGATIONAL
Rev. Leonard Bergstrom
Regular services Sept. 4, 1977
Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
Worship Services 11:00 A.M.
Tuesday
Choir Practice 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday
Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 P.M.
First Thursday of the Month
Church Council Meeting
7:30 P.M.
2nd Wed. of the Month
Ladies Aid 2:00 P.M.
Everyone is welcome, if you
need transportation, call the
Pastor.
ST, JUDE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Mass 8:00 A.M.
Penance
Wed. Evening 7:00 P,M,
Alter Society
3rd Wednesday of the Month
NAZARENE
Rev. Jim Perry
Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Worship Service 11:00 A,M.
Sunday Evening 8:00 P.M.
Wed. Prayer Meeting 7:30 P,M.
HIGHWAY TABERNACLE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Rev. K.H. Casper
Sunday School 9:45 A,M.
Worship 11:00 A.M. &7:30 P,M,
Thursday Bible Study & Prayer
7:30 P.M.
LATTER DAY SA tNTS
Sunday
Priesthood 9:00 A,M.
Sunday School 10:30 A.M.
Sacrament Meeting 6:00 P.M.
Other Meetings
Tuesday
Primary 10:00 A.M.
Wednesday - M.I.A.
Youth Meeting 7:30 A.M.
Thursday
,Relief Society 10:00 A.M.b
Youth Meeting 7:30 A.M.
tOr'
"The American Legion.
asks the Carter Adminis,
tration: "Why the intensity
of negotiations? Why the
determined effort'to move
quickly? What is the
urgency? Has the United
States government, or, the
banking interests who have
loaned Torrijas untold sums
of money, determined that
it is in the best interests of
the United States to keep a
repressive dictator in
power?" Before a treaty is
finally negotiated and acted
upon by the Senate of the
United States there are
some questions that must
be answered in regard to
the political, economic, and
human rights policies of the
government of Panama."
"The American people
bought and paid for the
Panama Canal and the Canal
Zone." "The Canal was
built up on land purchased,
not stolen." The American
people deserve and have the
right to a full, open debate
in the Congress concerning
the status of any and all
negotiations concerning the
Canal."
"The American Legion
and the American people
will reject any secret deals
made by our government
and the dictatorship that
controls the Republic of
Panama. We are, of course,
concerned about our
Country's relationsh:
all nations of the
Hemisphere, but we are not
interested in being black.
mailed by a totalitarian
government as part of the
cost of these relationships."
Gladys Knight
Council
Don't put glassware into
hot water bottom first.
Even very hot water will
seldom crack the more
fragile glasses if you slip
them into the water side;
ways slowly.
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