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Thursday, July 12, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Senate Trains Now, Pays Later...
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THE CONTRACTS WERE first im- plmented last February and were revised (e)
"The biggest problem is just getting people used to the new system and to advance written authorization for each expenditure," Kretsch said.
"This requirement protects the Senate, but we try to emphasize that it also protects the organization because there are so many requirements—particularly state but also University requirements—governing the expenditures," she said.
Some of these regulations include buying all office supplies from the University Supply Store, all printing from the University Printing Service, all furniture purchased with Goods and every purchase above and according to state bidding procedures.
Knetsch said "The state requirements are the most difficult (for organizations and
their representatives) to accept. What they don't realize is that the money is collected by the state and on deposit with the state treasurer. We never see any money. All we
"IT IS DEFINITELY involved with the state bureaucratic system, but we are not."
Kretsch said the training sessions attempted to inform people of the process so they could be prepared.
About 40 organizations have so far been funded by the Student Senate for next year.
Knetch explained the smaller number this year as resulting from a slightly smaller group of learners.
MONEY ALLOCATED BY the Student Senate, but unspeared at the end of the year, is returned to the Senate treasury. Last year the Senate approved a basis of anticredated fees, Knetsch said.
This year they decided that was not a good policy, she explained, because they
were actually allocating money they didn't have.
"It was a risky business" she said.
This year, instead of anticipating refunds and allocating money accordingly, the senate adopted a priority list of organizations requesting funding. When organizations are not appropriate to these organizations according to their positions on the priority list.
Today's session is open to anyone interested, but the Senate treasurer's office would like to know in advance who is planning to attend.
Professor Writes Book
A book by David Dary, assistant professor of journalism has been released by Tab Books. It is a 192-page manual encyclopedia for News Write for Broadcast and Print Media."
CPA Questions Verbal Contracts
The failure to return security deposits has caused three complaints to be filed with the Lawrence Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) against Fred Hagenman, operator of the Big Blue Student Rentals, 303 W. 19th St., according to a CPA release.
In all three complaints, tenants said they had depended on certain statements made to them by Hagman's wife concerning the return of their security deposits. When the tenants tried to acquire their deposits, Hagman told them that the statements made by his wife were not legally binding, the CPA release states.
When asked about the CPA release, Hageman said, "I feel that the CPA acted without doing much research on the complaints."
HE SAID HE thought that when dealing with as many people as he did there were three problems.
Hageman refused to comment on the specific cases.
At this time, no action has been taken by the Big Blue Student Rentals against the CPA or other individuals involved in the matter. Haagem said.
He said that further action in the matter responded on what became of the CPA receipt.
THE FIRST COMPLIANT was filed Nov. 19, 1972, by a student who had rented a furnished apartment from Hagerman until 1972, the day the lease was terminated.
Upon completion of the lease, the student said, he had made a verbal agreement with Mrs. Hagman to store some personal belongings there until he could move into his new apartment. At that time, he said, they had not yet been rented out and was vacant.
When the student returned May 22, the apartment had been rented. He then asked for his $50 security deposit, and was allegedly refused by Hageman because he had stored his furniture in the apartment past the expiration date on the lease.
HAGEMAN SAID the furniture had caused him great difficulty in trying to show
The student told Hageman that Hageman's wife had given him permission to store his belongings, but Hageman still has the security deposit, the CPA release said.
When the CPA asked Hageman to explain his side of the story, Hageman denied that his wife had given the student permission to store the objects, and said that the student owed him rent for the privilege of storing the items.
When the CPA attempted to settle the matter, Hageman said he did not wish to disclose it.
WHEN THE complaint returned Aug. 20, she found that the apartment had not been painted, most of the furniture was not there and the apartment was very dirty.
THE STUDENT said that Hagerman had violated the lease agreement, which stated that the security deposit was to cover damages to the rental property only. Hageman did not mention any damage to the apartment.
The second complaint was filed April 2, 1973. The complaint signed a lease with the firm and the lawyer for the deposit plus $400 to the August rent at a verbal promise was made to her by Mrs. Hageman that the apartment would be repaired and furnished to certain agreed terms.
She said she notified Mrs. Hageman that she would not move in because the apartment was not in the condition promised by the date agreed upon when the lease was signed, and she asked for the return of her security deposit.
Hageman did not return the security deposit and said he did not think that he had violated the lease by not having the apartment ready for occupancy.
Phase 4 Not Ready Yet
By R. GREGORY NOKES Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON--The new Phase 4 controls against inflation will be tough, but also designed so they can be ended quickly, sources said Wednesday.
A final decision on Phase 4 has not been made yet.
One source said it would not be unreasonable to think that controls could be ended altogether this year, especially if the state's Department of Agriculture Department proved correct.
the complaint from her contract and was proceeding to sublease her apartment in an effort to recover some of the lost rent, the release stated.
'New Scholasticism,' Pearson Cheered
To the editor:
Congratulations to you for choosing to reprint (July 9 Kansas) Russell Kirk's column from the National Review. Bill Kirk himself couldn't have stated the case, so well.
Even though I'm a University "outsider," I've followed with great interest the Pearson case and have even become "simpatico" with Pearson's cause.
Wouldn't it be refreshing to see a renaissance of scholasticism? How about scholasticism for the sheer fun of it all? Wouldn't that be a lark?
Perhaps Krik's column will wake up some of KU's academic heads; Pearson could be repreived and society could benefit by some enlightened, thinking students.
HAGEMAN SAID he thought he was justified in keeping both the security deposit, and the Augt rent because he had undergone considerable time and expense in attempting to sublease the apartment. The complainant said the apartment had been rented the next day, according to the CPA release.
Marilyn Stewart
1012 Jana Drive
Lawrence
The third complaint was also filed in April, 1973. The complainants said that in July, 1972, they signed a lease with Mrs. Hageman and paid $250 as a security deposit. The next morning Mrs. Hagerman and the complainants collect in Topeka to discuss a change the lease from 12 months at $250 a month to nine months at $300 a month.
The complainant said that Mrs. Hagerman said that if the new terms were not agreeable, the complainant would be able to get the house back post back since the house could be rented.
Kenneth Fisher, assistant superintendent for business and facilities, said Wednesday the decision is one of the final steps in completing the 1973-74 school budget.
Schools Get OK to Lift Budget Lid
The complainant, after contacting the others who were to live with her, told Mrs. Hagman they would not be able to accept the new terms.
Lawrence School District 497 received official word Wednesday that its requests to the State Board of Tax Appeals for budget issues and a transportation mill levy were approved.
THE COMPLAINANT then left for a vacation and after returning contacted Mrs. Hageman concerning the return of her security deposit. Mrs. Hageman said that the house had not been rented, and Hageman then suggested that the complainants had better move into the house and fulfill the contract, the release stated.
By DWIGHT HILPMAN
Kansan Staff Writer
The complainant told Hageman that Mrs. Hageman had said they would receive their security deposit back. Hageman asked them if they had his wife's proposals in writing, and said that if they did not, his wife's statements were not legally binding.
The decision means that the district will accrue $14,749 in budget aid increases and a 1.14 transportation mill levle ($1.14 per $1000 assessed valuation) to maintain special education and transportation programs and to partially finance a new special education program. The taxes on a house with $20,000 assessed valuation will increase $22.80.
THE BUDGET increase and the mill levy were granted following an appeal by the Board of Education under the new school finance law. This measure allows school districts to increase budgets if the five per student minimum is sufficient to maintain existing programs.
The district will receive $6,700 for partial payment of the salary for a learning disabilities teacher and associated transportation costs under the new program.
$129,492 of the budget lid increases will go to maintain the cooperative special education program with area school districts. Lawrence shares salaries for the area schools in Rudman, Radium, Perry-Leptonom, Wellsville, Lawn-Woodson and Tonganoxie.
Under state law, the district receives compensation for busing students who live more than two and one half miles from school. The district also provides bus service for students who live closer for safety reasons.
THE TRANSPORTATION moll key will raise $18,357 for carrying students who live more than 1.8 half miles from school and $74,026 for non-mandated transportation of students who live between one and two and one half miles from school.
Fisher said that the transportation levy would be reduced to 61 of a milk in future years.
The passage of the appeals also means that an approved six per cent salary increase for district personnel will go into effect. The Board of Education approved the increase at its June 18 meeting contingent on the passage of the appeals.
Fisher said that the additional revenue from the budget lid increases would allow for salary increases up to $165 for beginning teachers, half-step increase for teachers and experience or experience and a raise of about five per cent for 39 district administrators.
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