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Davis Clipper • December 3, 2009
DATC chief loses out on top post Courtesy Photo
BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper News Editor
Cragun sworn in as tax commissioner
LT. GOV. GREGORY BELL administers the oath of office to newly appointed State Tax Commissioner Michael J. Cragun with his wife, Heather, at his side.
BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Clipper Staff Writer
SALT LAKE CITY — Former Davis County Commissioner and Layton resident Michael J. Cragun was sworn in Monday as Utah’s newest Tax Commissioner, Cragun was appointed by Governor Gary R. Herbert and confirmed by the Utah State Senate in November. He fills the seat vacated by Pam Hendrickson who served on the four-member commission since 1997. Lt. Gov. Gregory Bell administered the oath of office, and Cragun began his new duties right after. “It’s quite exciting to think that Gov. Herbert has such a high level of confidence in me and that the senate would confirm the appointment,” Cragun said. The terms are for four years, and Cragun will serve about three years and seven months.
Cragun served as Herbert’s deputy chief of staff during his time as lieutenant governor, and after his term as Davis County commissioner. “The citizens of Utah will be well-served by having Michael as a commissioner. His experience in state and local government, along with his discerning legal mind,will make him an excellent addition to the tax commission,” Herbert said. Cragun has a juris doctorate from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore., and an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University. Tax commissioners are responsible for ruling on tax appeals, supervising and administering the state’s tax laws, and promulgating rules. Other tax commissioners include Chair R. Bruce Johnson, Marc Johnson and D’Arcy Dixon Pignanelli. mwilliams@davisclipper.com
KAYSVILLE — For the second time, DATC CEO Mike Bouwhuis has lost out on his bid to become chief of the statewide applied technology college system. And once again, it was awarded to Robert Brems, who previously had resigned from the UCAT (Utah College of Applied Technology) leadership position. A split vote of the board led to the decision, 7-5. Chair Spencer Eccles had to leave the meeting and didn’t participate in the vote, Bouwhuis said. “It’s a complicated scenario; they reinstated the other guy,” he said of Monday’s action, which followed
interviews of both men. “It was a closed session,” for the interviews, said the 15-year head of the DATC. “They gave me a long, fair interview. I feel great about that, to have an opportunity to present my credentials, history, background, philosophy of my work. “I am very grateful for that and got my day in court,” he said. “I don’t think I got that the first time, but this time I did.” Brems had served as UCAT president until two years ago, when he resigned over issues that ranged from problems with an audit to reportedly allowing the Mountainland ATC, which he headed,to build a float for the Republican Party. He was reappointed in
October, but that move was quickly scuttled by UCAT trustee William Sederburg, Utah’s commissioner of Higher Education, which led to Brems’ removal. The UCAT system includes eight campuses from Logan to St. George, training tens of thousands of students per year.The DATC has more than 3,000 students typically enrolled at any one time. However, its total number can be far greater, over a year, because of the open entry/open exit system used. “They apparently voiced their beliefs, whatever they were,” said Bouwhuis of the vote. While repeatedly expressing satisfaction with what he’s done at the DATC, as well as with staff, he told the
Clipper last week he wanted to move on to something else and share his ideas on a broader scale. “I’ll probably stay here until I retire or move on to something else,” Bouwhuis said. “This is a beehive of activity,” he said of the Kaysville campus. “I’m not unhappy about not leaving this institution. It’s always been a privilege and honor, and I will continue, as long as they give me the privilege of leading this organization.” Bouwhuis has 35 years of experience in the ATC/career institutions field. While at the DATC, he has overseen development of $10 million in foundation assets, including the 16,000 square-foot Simmons Entrepreneurial Center.
formed, including transportation, recreation and trails, downtown and land use. Committees included council or commission members as well as residents. A public open house was held in September, attended by about 30 people.Two general interest items were raised, including residents in the city’s northeastern area concerned about the gun range and off-road vehicle traffic around the “B.” The planning commission
will consider adoption of an animal point ordinance in January. The ordinance would not allow pigs or cattle, but horses, sheep, goats, llamas, chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, rabbits and similar small animals could be allowed in some circumstances.
Among revisions is specific designation of Hobrook Canyon as an area for preservation and acquisition as part of the recreation and trails master plan. General plans are generally updated at least once every 10 years, and often more frequently.
Bountiful Council to adopt general plan BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper News Editor
BOUNTIFUL — The Bountiful City Council is expected to adopt general plan revisions in its Dec. 8 meeting which begins at 7 p.m. at city hall. Since the spring of 2008, the planning commission and city council have been working with the city planning department on plan revisions. Four committees were
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