Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
GRAND JURY SUBMITS FINAL
REPORT AND is DISCHARGED

nished by the auditors employed
! during the years 1929. 1880 and
1881. reveals the following condi-
tions:
The total income received by the
county from taxes and other sources
in 1929 was S2.596, 607.14; the total
expenditure for the same period was
$2,307, 1855. The total income for
the year 1880, all sources, was 81
| FOL ,965.00; the total expenditure for
the same period was $2,563 GAS SO.
The total income from all sources
in 1881 was $2,635 ,58857; the total
expenditure for the same period was
81, 1928, 1924. The total budget al
lowance for 1882 is S2,897, 00800.
It will naturally be seen that the
overhead in 1881 was in excess of
Sl93, 100000 greater than the income,
and assuming that the income for
1892, which we believe is a reason
able assumption, is no greater than
that of 1881, we will have an addi-
tional deficit at the close of the fis-
cal year June 80, 1882. These def
cts have been handled only for the
reason that prior to 1890, a large
amount of balances had been main
tanned and carried forward. It is
quite evident that under present
depressed business conditions some
radical change must be made in
the overhead We believe that
greater care should be given to the
expenditures of the county and the
Irrigation District in order to pre-
serve the future prosperity of this
valley.
Perpetual Inventory
The grand jury, as a part of its
work for the past year. employed
our auditor to set up and establish
a perpetual inventory for each of
the supervisorial districts. and this
is now working to the satisfaction
Of all concerned.
County Charter
We believe the county should be
looked upon as a going concern,
that its affairs should be operated
! strictly on a business and not a
political basis, consequently a COM
mittee was appointed for the pur-
pose of considering a county char
ter. This committee, after having
spent several months in investi-
! eating by correspondence, by max
ing personal visits, reviewing and
analyzing existing charters. have
] come to the unanimous decision
that it is possible for this county to
adopt county form of charter that
will bring a great Improvement to
the present method of county gov
! erning, insure a greater return for
taxes paid and eliminate some OF
the present county problems and,
/ for that reason have offered the
j following resolution. 1t was unani-
mouSly adopted and was presented
to the board of supervisors with the
urgent request that they give it
early and serious consideration:
Whereas, the committee APP
pointed by the l930-31 grand jury.
! to study county charter form of
! government, having studied all the
! county charters now in use in the
state, and the report of the state
commission for the study of home
rule. and having made personal in
vestigations believe it to be to the
/ best interests of the taxpayers OF
! Imperial county from the stand
/ point of economy and efficiency to
| adopt a county charter;
Now, therefore, be it resolved
that this grand jury recommend to
the honorable board of supervisors
that they take the necessary steps
to present the matter of a county
/ charter to the voters of Imperial
county in due and legal form.
(Signed) H. E. ZURCHER,
"A. B. HANSON.
/ RUTH BURGER.
"a. H. KELLER.
n. A. HASTAIN."
Summary
In the interest of the work OF the
future grand jury, this grand jury
feels that it is impossible to get the
best results from grand jury OPP
, Grating for only one year and spend
ing about half of that time not
| knowing what their work consti-
| tuteS. 1t is, for that reason, that
they feel the interests of the COM
munity and state demand a hold
over grand jury, and have adopted
the following resolution:
That the 1880 grand jury rec
ommend to the 1881 grand jury that