Wednesdav. February 25. 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
City creates alcohol advisory board
By Jeremy M. Doherty
jdoherty@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
City commissioners voted 5-0 last night to establish a five-member Special Alcohol Fund Advisory Board.
The advisory board will determine which programs and organizations will receive state funds to treat and prosecute drug and alcohol offenders. Members of the board will be appointed by the City Commission.
The board will make recommendations concerning the use of funds collected each year by the state for alcohol taxes.
The board has the power to
review and determine which programs deserve financial assistance, said Mike Wildgen, city manager.
"We would like to have persons from the hospital and the United Way serve on the board." Wilder said.
To be eligible for funds, organizations must, according to the ordinance:
have long-term effects on persons' decisions about alcohol and other drug use;
- strengthen families and be inclusive of all persons regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, disability, race or sexual orientation;
be cost effective with a reason
able budget and demonstrate a diversified funding base;
have a governing body which establishes policy, approves a budget, monitors the organization activities and is structured to be broad-based and representative of the community.
Wildgen estimated the total amount of money available at $330,000.
The advisory board stemmed from the passage of another ordinance last month which exempted the city from a state statute governing the use of alcohol funds.
Commissioners objected to the statute's requirement that funding could go only to programs whose
principal purpose was the education and prevention of substance abuse.
"This option allows us more flexibility," said Marty Kennedy, city commissioner.
Commissioners proposed that funds also should go toward law enforcement, prosecution and court activities related to apprehending and prosecuting individuals suspected of drug and alcohol abuse.
At the Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 commission meetings, several citizens protested the ordinance and accused the commission of unnecessarily funding police patrol cars at the expense of addicts.
Elections Commission requests money
By Melissa Ngo
mngo@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate committees tonight will debate legislation to move committee elections from the beginning of fall to the end of spring and legislation to finance the Elections Commission.
Ann Marchand, Journalism senator, said that a bill to move elections of Student Senate committee chairpersons, vice chairpersons and secretaries passed in Fall 1996. However, Senate reconsidered the bill and defeated it with less than quorum present at the last 1996-97 Senate meeting.
If the bill passes committees tonight and Senate next week, committee elections would be this April.
"Every other position in Senate
turns over in the spring, and it doesn't make sense to elect a new administration in the spring but wait until the fall to elect committee chairs," Marchand said.
She said that spring elections would allow for more informed elections. She said new committee members often showed up in the fall and elected a chairperson without knowledge of the candidates' records.
The University Affairs and Student Rights committees will debate the bill.
Another bill to be debated would finance the Elections Commission. The commission needs $1,600 to finance new polling sites at Ekdahl Dining Commons, Oliver Hall and Gertrude Sellards Pearson - Corbin Hall.
chairman, said that the commission would open the new polling sites even if the bill did not pass.
"If we don't get the funding, we might have to cut poll workers in other locations, cut back on advertising or some other projects that we want to undertake." Finkeldel said.
Brad Finkeldei, commission
Seth Hoffman, All Scholarship Hall Council senator and a sponsor of the bill, said that not passing the bill would reflect negatively on Senate.
"Obviously, I think everybody's goal is to get a high voter turnout." Hoffman said. "Cutting poll workers and advertising would hurt voter turnout."
Kelly Huffman, Student Executive Committee chairman, said the language of the bill likely would cause problems in Finance committee and the committee may
want additional explanation.
"The way the bill's worded is so vague, it doesn't talk about polling sites or anything." Huffman said.
The University Affairs and Finance committees will debate the bill, which does not explain how the commission will use the money to increase voter turnout. The bill said the goal of the Elections Commission was to make the Spring 1998 elections a fun, engaging and positive experience.
Other legislation includes bills to finance Headquarters Counseling Center, Circle of Percussive Sound, University of Kansas Habitat for Humanity, KU Chapter for a Free Tibet, KU Environs and KU Cultural India Club.
The committees will meet at 6:00 in various rooms in the Kansas Union.
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