June 12, 1974 (8 pages)

awe » Uae hot aa 2 . 8 The Nevada City County Nugget Wed., June_12,1974 Animal control law planned _ County Counsel Leo Todd was directed by the supervisors Wedriesday to draft an animal control ordinance and present it June 18. The request for the ordinance was made by Supervisor William Curran who said his s only half price be charged for licensing of animals that have been spayed or neutered. She asked if the county would initiate a spaying and neutering program. She was told that the decision would have’ to be taken up after the preliminary budget for fiscal 1974-75 is reviewed. The board began preliminary budget studies in the afternoon session. Her program would provide for the partial repayment of spaying. and neutering costs by the county to pet owners who. had the operations performed on In other action the board expresséd displeasure over a tation made before the board at:.an earlier meeting by Sierra View Mental Health. Tom Turner said that the board had not been fully ‘informed by Sierra View of the county’s financial obligations to a drug abuse control program. The county was not told that county funds in the amount of $3,500 would have to paid out this year even though the state would reimburse the funds next year. Following approval of a budget transfer to support the drug abuse program Turner successfully moved that Sierra View be sent a letter informing them of the board’s displeasure regarding their presentation. The letter will direct Sierra View to fully disclose all financial obligations of the county in the future. In another item county Auditor Controller Fiscal Officer John Trauner told) the board they should establish a policy regarding a new Fair Labor Standards Act. Many county employes could be excluded from new overtime legislation and that he felt the board’s Fiscal Committee, © Turner and Lawrence Filer, The ._ board approved Trauner’s request along with another that-requested the board to form a Manpower Planning Committee made up of local businessmen so the county ‘may receive state manpower. funds Following Trauner’s suggestion that Robert Long, Howard Swearingen, Willard Trauner was appointed director. They also selected Turner as the board’s representative on the have to inform the state of the county’s plans for the $50,000 funds by June 12. to insure receipt of the money. Trauner recommended five PEP employes be retained and placed in permanent jobs. He AY said that about 13 others, could be let go. The board, following a presentation by Public Works Director Terry Lowell, . approved the acceptance of bids on two pieces of snow removal equipment under a cooperative venture between the county and the Tahoe-Donner subdivision near Truckee. The pieces of t are a four-wheel ~ drive truck and a grader. The truck will cost about $44,000 and the grader $53,000.: Lowell told the board that bids on one of the four items was not satisfactory and that the fourth item should be larger than the eounty had originally thought. Lowell said he would return to the board with bids on the final two pieces of equipment, a loader and a blower; and that he would also return with proposals for the financing of the purEugene Newman, the county’s social services director, asked that a contract either be ammended or dropped with Visiting Home Services, Inc. for homemaker’ services in the county. The contract would have to be amended to raise the hourly wage paid to the company’s employes to an average of $4.50 per hour. . compen Hews . CAMPTONVILLE, June 5. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Aspland of Pinole spent a few days last week at their mining claim here. Constable and Mrs. William E. Groves returned Saturday ‘from a vacation in Eureka visiting their daughter and family. Mrs. Betty Holloran of Wallowa, Oregon, was in town a few days ago on a brief visit to her former home. She is a county treasurer in Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. John Pettit have returned to their home in Hayward after a week’s vacation at their summer home here. granddaughter of Bafigor were in town Monday. Norman Weis of Casper,, Wymong, was ~here Monday seeking historical information for a book he is writing. Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Simpson of Scaramento were in town Monday. Montez-Crabtree extravaganza THIS STRING instrument is hand made by the musician who is demonstrating for visitors to the extravaganza, held in Pioneer Park. Lots of music filled the air and most were.dressed to fit the theme. -

awe » Uae hot aa 2 . 8 The Nevada City County Nugget Wed., June_12,1974 Animal control law planned _ County Counsel Leo Todd was directed by the supervisors Wedriesday to draft an animal control ordinance and present it June 18. The request for the ordinance was made by Supervisor William Curran who said his s only half price be charged for licensing of animals that have been spayed or neutered. She asked if the county would initiate a spaying and neutering program. She was told that the decision would have’ to be taken up after the preliminary budget for fiscal 1974-75 is reviewed. The board began preliminary budget studies in the afternoon session. Her program would provide for the partial repayment of spaying. and neutering costs by the county to pet owners who. had the operations performed on In other action the board expresséd displeasure over a tation made before the board at:.an earlier meeting by Sierra View Mental Health. Tom Turner said that the board had not been fully ‘informed by Sierra View of the county’s financial obligations to a drug abuse control program. The county was not told that county funds in the amount of $3,500 would have to paid out this year even though the state would reimburse the funds next year. Following approval of a budget transfer to support the drug abuse program Turner successfully moved that Sierra View be sent a letter informing them of the board’s displeasure regarding their presentation. The letter will direct Sierra View to fully disclose all financial obligations of the county in the future. In another item county Auditor Controller Fiscal Officer John Trauner told) the board they should establish a policy regarding a new Fair Labor Standards Act. Many county employes could be excluded from new overtime legislation and that he felt the board’s Fiscal Committee, © Turner and Lawrence Filer, The ._ board approved Trauner’s request along with another that-requested the board to form a Manpower Planning Committee made up of local businessmen so the county ‘may receive state manpower. funds Following Trauner’s suggestion that Robert Long, Howard Swearingen, Willard Trauner was appointed director. They also selected Turner as the

board’s representative on the have to inform the state of the county’s plans for the $50,000 funds by June 12. to insure receipt of the money. Trauner recommended five PEP employes be retained and placed in permanent jobs. He AY said that about 13 others, could be let go. The board, following a presentation by Public Works Director Terry Lowell, . approved the acceptance of bids on two pieces of snow removal equipment under a cooperative venture between the county and the Tahoe-Donner subdivision near Truckee. The pieces of t are a four-wheel ~ drive truck and a grader. The truck will cost about $44,000 and the grader $53,000.: Lowell told the board that bids on one of the four items was not satisfactory and that the fourth item should be larger than the eounty had originally thought. Lowell said he would return to the board with bids on the final two pieces of equipment, a loader and a blower; and that he would also return with proposals for the financing of the purEugene Newman, the county’s social services director, asked that a contract either be ammended or dropped with Visiting Home Services, Inc. for homemaker’ services in the county. The contract would have to be amended to raise the hourly wage paid to the company’s employes to an average of $4.50 per hour. . compen Hews . CAMPTONVILLE, June 5. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Aspland of Pinole spent a few days last week at their mining claim here. Constable and Mrs. William E. Groves returned Saturday ‘from a vacation in Eureka visiting their daughter and family. Mrs. Betty Holloran of Wallowa, Oregon, was in town a few days ago on a brief visit to her former home. She is a county treasurer in Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. John Pettit have returned to their home in Hayward after a week’s vacation at their summer home here. granddaughter of Bafigor were in town Monday. Norman Weis of Casper,, Wymong, was ~here Monday seeking historical information for a book he is writing. Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Simpson of Scaramento were in town Monday. Montez-Crabtree extravaganza THIS STRING instrument is hand made by the musician who is demonstrating for visitors to the extravaganza, held in Pioneer Park. Lots of music filled the air and most were.dressed to fit the theme. -