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Wednesday, September 17, 1975
University Dally Kansan
Commission may pass home rule
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners will review and probably pass, the county's third home rule resolution to Pete Whitengen, county commissioner.
The authority of home rule was created by the Kansas Legislature in 1974 to give counties "the largest measure of self-government."
WHITENIGHT SAID yesterday the resolution already had been discussed and the three commissioners this morning to implement a housing rehabilitation program.
The program, which will be financed by
Lawrence's community development fund will also sponsor a housing rehabilitation program, Whitenight said, and two programs probably won't overlap.
part of the county's first community development grant, will provide grants and low-interest loans to improve substandard housing in the county.
"We'll probably stay outside the city limits to avoid conflict with their programs and to spread the money around the county as a whole." Wittenhoff said.
He said the money would be used to
THE HOME RULE resolution is necessary because Kansas law neither specifically authorizes counties to institute program programs nor denies them that power.
rehabilitate houses in rural areas and other Douglas County cities.
Two types of home rule resolution are possible. A charter resolutions allows a county to exempt itself from state statutes that don't apply uniformly to all counties in the state. A charter allows a county to assume power neither specifically granted nor denied by state law.
The Douglas County commission has
passed one charter resolution. However, the resolution was rescinded shortly after it was passed.
The resolution, which provided for county commissioners to set salaries for county officials, became unnecessary because of the results of the latest county census, Whtenight said. The census said the county's population was 63,833. State law requires those population is more than 80,000 to set salaries for their own officials.
TWO REGULAR home rule resolutions
that have been passed by the county commission.
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Women's self-defense classes are forming now. If you wish to learn realistic, practical self-defense methods, please either call or come in to see our academy.
There will be a free demonstration of women's self-defense techniques tonight, September 17 at 8:30 p.m.
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LAST DAY FOR FILING
For Openings as Student Senators and Freshman Class Officers:
6 Full-Year Freshman-Sophomore Seats
2 Half-Year Freshman-Sophomore Seats
3 Half-Year Graduate School Seats
1 Half-Year Education Seat
1 Half-Year Liberal Arts and Sciences Seat
1 Half-Year Fine Arts Seat
1 Half-Year Journalism School Seat
Pick up and return applications with a five-dollar filing fee by 5:00 today to the Student Senate office, 105B, in the Union.
A petition with 50 names is required for freshman class officer candidates.
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