University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, February 28, 1973
Commissioners Support Plan
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City Orientation Week Proposed
By CHUCK POTTER
Kansan Staff Writer
Kathy Allen, Topek junior and student body vice president, proposed Tuesday that the University of Kansas and the Lawrence community orientation week for KU students.
Alen made the proposal to student leaders and city officials at a luncheon at the Ramada Inn. She said that the orientation week could be aimed at acquaintances with students, and law students new to the city could be included in the program, Allen said.
City commissioners agreed that the idea was sound.
"It's just a matter of working it out," Commissioner Jack Rose said.
Dave Dillon, Hutchinson senior and student body president, opened the luncheon meeting by saying that the student vote would have an impact in the upcoming commission election, and that students should be aware of candidates' views.
Dillon then asked the commissioners questions about revenue sharing, the halfcent sales tax, the Neighborhood Tax Dollars, and pay parity for firemen and policemen.
Commissioner J. R. Pullam told Dillon that the commission had not decided how revenue sharing funds would be used, but that the money probably would be used for social programs and capital expenditures and to relieve the mill tax levy.
"How we spend the money the first few years is very important," Pullman said. "We're on the carpet now right so far as the federal government is concerned."
Dillon asked if revenue from the half-cent
sales tax had been applied to the police and tax departments as originally planned by
City Manager Burger Watson replied, "The city decided in 1970 that we would have a tax that would finance and expand the police and fire departments.
Commissioner Nancy Hamberton said the downtown improvement represented a major achievement.
"We feel we've followed the sales tax the wav it was sold, to the letter."
"People must see a change or there's an incentive to move away from downtown," she said. "It's part of the total picture of how you keep a town healthy."
"That application, for $500,000 in federal funds, was made 1925 ago." Rose said. "I think that's not a good idea."
Dillon then asked why there was a difference between the salaries of firemen and police officers.
"That's apples and oranges," Commissioner Chuck Fisher said.
Dillon asked if Neighborhood Development Program improvements to Massachusetts St. represented where the commission wished to spend the city's
Rose agreed: "The qualifications are different, the working hours are different and the schedules are different. There's no real reason why they should be the same."
Allen said that she had been reading in the library, but not creating a committee to create a citizen's advisory board. She said she was concerned that students had not been mentioned as possible.
"The University and the city should be reaching out to each other," she said.
Rose said that the proposed board would
Some Faculty Positions Lack Budget Foundation
"These appointments were made before hard line funding was provided," he said. "The people are physically visible, but budetearly invisible."
Chancellor Raymond Nichols said Tuesday that an addition of faculty to some departments without a provision for funding salaries had created an "invisible budget."
Last week the University reported that it would lose about 21.2 more faculty positions than the 23.5 positions it will cut because of decreases in enrollment. The additional faculty cuts are a result of expected losses next year in federal aid.
Nichols said that some faculty appointments were made with a dependence on federal funds to provide salaries. He said he had appointed appointments created the invisible budget.
Ambrose Sarick, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said last week that under ordinary circumstances, the University could absorb the positions. Because of the expected federal money loss, he said, KU is preparing to reallocate the 21.2 positions were replacements for faculty members on leave and those working on research projects.
Nichols said Tuesday that some departments hired faculty to enrich the teaching experience.
"They now want to keep these people and understandably so," he said. "But then we will have to cut comparable positions in some other area."
Nichols said he hoped that the entire invisible budget could be absorbed and that an additional 10% would be needed.
Free Recital
Richard Reber, assistant professor of piano, will present a piano rectal at 8 p.m. today in Swarthout Rectal Hall. He will play Bach's "Prelude and Fugue" in C Sharp Bass, the "Piano Sonata" in Brass, "Intermezzo" in O Major, and "Rhapsody," Op. 119 No. 4", and Gutschalk's "The Last Hope" and "Union", Admission is free.
Radio Club
The KU Amateur Radio Club will meet at 7 tonight in 118 Learned Hall to discuss public service activities of the club. All members in amateur radio are welcome to attend.
KU Dance Clubs
Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity, will have its formal initiation at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Law School Courtroom. There will be a presentation by Dr. Ian Imra in 2097 W. 6th st., followed by dinner speaker, Jack Potcuck, 1979 graduate of the KU School of Law and Summer County at-large will speak. The special guest will be John Port, Province IX President of Phi Delta Phi.
Tau Sigma, honorary dance fraternity, and the KU Folk Dance Club will present an informa studio dance rectal at 7 p.m. (5:30-8:30 Gymnasium. There is no admission charge.
Fraternity Rites
still will have to be made, he said.
"The departments want to keep these people without any commitment concerning money," he said. "The deans must set up their priorities."
Faculty with tenure must have a year's notice before they are let go. Nichols said that this action probably was being taken already.
When Nichols came into office there was a deficit budget caused by this problem. He has said that he didn't want to burden his successor with it. To solve the problem, he, deans at KU must go back to using a sound budget process in hiring practices.
"I suspect that some staff members in our unit have been given notice for next year," he said.
Fisher said that the commission was attempting to establish a broad-based, continuing group, and that a problem would require students "moving on" in a few years.
be composed of 15 former commissioners and other citizens selected by the City
"It was mentioned that students should be represented," he said.
"How can you keep a continuing group like that?" Fisher asked.
Allen replied that students were not as tranient as they used to be, and that a student representative was a necessary means of improving communication.
Allen briefly discussed the possibility of a downtown busing system to be financed by the KU Student Senate and downtown merchants.
Mett of the commissioners said merchants would probably be reluctant to help finance the system because a downtown system had proved unprofitable in the past.
Alien told the commission that the campus reclamation center was planning a "Whomper week" in the near future in hopes of promoting volunteer action for the center. Alien told each of the commissioners a letter outlining the center's ideas for the week.
Politicking Denied To City Employes
Should city employees be allowed to participate in political campaigns?
The Lawrence City Commission answered that question with a qualified "no" answer.
The commissioners agreed that city employees should be allowed political activity in some elections but not in city commission elections.
The issue arose when Robert Haralick, commission candidate, and Alvin Samuelis, president of the Firefighter's Local 1596, appeared before commissioners to request that a section of the city's employee manual restricting political activities be changed.
City employees' participation in city elections could lead to the development of a spoils system, most of the commissioners said.
THE MANUAL states that city employees should not publicly support or endorse any candidate.
Commissioner Nancy Harbleton agreed that the manual was somewhat outdated and could be replaced.
Haralick and Samuels also objected to a statement in the manual that prevents a city employee from talking to a city commissioner expressed approval of the city manager.
Mayor John Emick said the rule was intended to place disciplinary powers over city employees in the hands of the city manager as required by state law.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli Premier Golda Meir combined rest with work Tuesday before a round of meetings with U.S. government officials.
Meir arrived Monday afternoon. Embassy sources said she had arranged her schedule for the day of rest and conferences with her aides.
Haraldik replied that city employees should be able to talk to commissioners about matters unrelated to their jobs, such as sidewalks, annexation and zoning.
THE COMMISSIONmitted unanimously to authorize City Manager Buford Watson Jr. to prepare revisions for the manual to allow city employees to participate in non-city elections and to approach commissioners about matters unrelated to their jobs.
In other business, the commission authorized an increase in city cemetery rates to $50 for adult burials, $120 for child burials, and $35 for child burials and for cremations.
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- Burpum Equipment Co., Independence,
Mo., for a new street sweeper.
-Arnoc Oil Co. Bulk Plant, 846 Penns-
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