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May 3, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com /DesertMessengerNews Follow on Twitter @DesertMessenger @QuartzsiteRain FREE CLASSIFIEDS Desert Messenger offers FREE Classifi ed Ads! HERE'S THE SMALL PRINT: Items for sale under $1000. Private Party Only. 1 per month. Yard/Ga- rage/Craft Sales, Wanted, Give-a-ways, Free, Lost & Found, etc. (non-commercial) For more information, contact Rain at 928-916-4235 or Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Town accepting funding applications The Town of Quartzsite is now accepting applications for 2017 Town Economic Community Outreach Funding. "We understand the value of dona- tions from the Town to support lo- cal activities and it is our hope that the new Town Economic Commu- nity Outreach Funding procedures will provide a fair process where all non-profi t organizations will receive timely and equal consider- ation." Applications are due by May 16, 2017 by 4:30 p.m. Applications can be found on the Town's website at www.ci.quartzsite.az.us or at the Town Hall at 465 N. Plymouth Avenue, Quartzsite, AZ. "Thank you for all that you do to make Quartzsite a great town!" Corner of Moon Mt. & Cowell • Quartzsite • 928-927-5400 QUARTZSITE'S ONLY YEAR ROUND SALON Cheyanne, Debbi, Sandy, ARE HERE FOR ALL YOUR OPEN YEAR ROUND! Hair, Nails, and Pedicure Services 585 N. Central Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 8-5 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner BEST AUTO RV & TRUCK REPAIR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! C & B LOCK & KEY Betty Crenshaw CML Owner 41 Years Experience 928-927-6589 MOBILE SERVICE ONLY Thanks for another great season! SEE YOU IN THE FALL! Bonded - Insured BLM Approved Serving Quartzsite and Surrounding Areas "Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose." ~Lyndon B. Johnson La Paz County Supervisors held a special meeting Monday, April 24 to focus on the county's fi nancial crisis. In a 2 to 1 vote, the Super- visors agreed to cut $133,683 to be cut from the County's monthly operating budget, around $1.6 million per year. Supervisors Duce Minor (Dist. 2) and D.L. Wilson (Dist. 1) voted for the motion, with Supervisor Holly Irwin (Dist. 3) voting against the motion, stating she cared about the employees and their families. Employees laid off were from the career center, community resource, community development, facil- ity maintenance, fi nance, health, parks, public fi duciary, public works, rabies control and sheriff's departments. 13 of those positions cut were full-time, 17 were part- time. Supervisors voted to implement an immediate reduction in force of county employees, as well as budget cuts to eight departments occupied by elected offi cials. County cuts 30 positions $64,711 of the cuts will come from a direct Reduction-in-Force (RIF) by the County administration headed up by Interim County Ad- ministrator Robert Smith working with Human Resources Director Mary Frantz. A scoring system was used to determine which positions were mandated, which ones could be absorbed by others in the same department, which ones may be duplicated in function, and other considerations. County Fiduciary Vivian Hartless said the recent layoffs left her with a one-person offi ce, and she cannot maintain the same level of services by herself and she did when she had someone working with her. She said her job was to look after people who can no longer take care of themselves and who have no family nearby who can help them. Hartless said the layoff at her offi ce presents a huge liability for the county. Her offi ce will not be able to accept new referrals.

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