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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, April 19, 1995
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Commission sets speaking rules
By Sarah Morrison Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence city commissioners don't want city hall turned into a battlefield when they vote on adding a sexual orientation provision to the human relations ordinance next Tuesday.
So last night the commission set some guidelines for the public to follow when speaking to the commission about the issue at next week's meeting.
Following are the rules the commission agreed upon:
Repetitive testimony will be discouraged.
The proponents of the proposal will speak first, followed by the opponents.
Each speaker will be limited to three minutes.
Only respectful, pertinent discussion will be allowed. Personal attacks will not be allowed.
Mayor Bob Moody said it was not unusual for the commission to set guidelines for public comment when an item was expected to be controversial.
Moody said he encouraged people to write their comments to give the commission a chance to study the
Although members of the public may present arguments to the commissioners next week, Moody said, the outcome of the vote was a foregone conclusion.
comments before the meeting and to reduce the number of people who will speak.
Commissioners Jo Andersen, Allen Levine, and vice mayor John Nalbandian have said they would vote to make the change. Moody and Commissioner Bonnie Augustine have said they would vote against it.
"I don't think there are going to be any surprises in the way we vote," Moodv said.
Andersen said she disagreed with Moody that all the commissioners' decisions were not going to change. To make that assumption is to disregard the value of public comment, she said.
"Nothing is ever set in stone," Andersen said. "There have been times when I thought I had made up my mind only to change after the public comment. Sometimes the public says things you never thought of before."
Andersen said another purpose of the ground rules was to keep the meeting from running late.
Discussion rules
Following is an explanation of the procedure the city commission will use to vote on the proposal to add the words "sexual orientation" to the Lawrence human relations ordinance:
After the commission discusses the issue, it will allow the public to comment.
After the public comment, the commission will vote on the issue. If it passes, it then will be placed on the consent agenda for the following Tuesday, when it will be voted on again.
If members of the public still wish to speak on the subject, they can request that the item be pulled from the consent agenda. The commissioners will allow for comment and then vote again on the issue.
If it passes again, the change will go into effect. The purpose of the two readings of an issue is to give the public ample opportunity to speak about the issue and to offer different arguments to the commissioners.
Residency status lowers tuition
Bryan Thomas, Newfield, N.J., sophomore, works about 25 hours a week as a night security guard to pay his non-resident tuition and living expenses.
By Brian Vandervliet Kansan staff writer
"More than likely, I'll end up living here permanently," Thomas said. "I am applying for residency because out-of-state tuition is outrageous."
Next fall's tuition will be $3,939 for out-of-state undergraduate students. Resident tuition will be $1,091.
Thomas is not alone. According to Cindy Sanders, assistant to the registrar, about 1,500 students apply every year for resident tuition classification. She alone decides whether a student classifies as a
Kansas resident for tuition purposes.
"I's a process that students need to go through with a lot of forethought," she said. "There is no quota. The regulations are set forth by the Kansas Board of Regents."
Sanders said to prove residency, students must show that they have lived in Kansas for 12 consecutive months before enrollment, have relied primarily upon Kansas sources of support and have demonstrated an intent to stay in Kansas indefinitely.
These requirements must be proven through documentation, such as driver's licenses, tax returns and voter registration cards.
Richard Morrell, University registrar, said that it was important for students to know that there was no checklist of requirements.
"Morrell said that determining the intent of applicants to stay in Kansas after graduation was difficult but that she believed that most students applying had honest intentions.
Two years ago, Gregory Frost, assistant to associate dean of the graduate school, was assistant to the registrar and responsible for reviewing residency applications. He said that when he worked in the office, the approval rate was about 90 percent.
He said that many students had applied for financial reasons.
"The cost of higher education is getting extremely high," he said. "It's difficult for many students. I think the majority of them wanted to stay after graduation. They are trying to make their education more economically affordable."
Deadline for submitting an application for Fall 1995 is September 19. The deadline for Summer 1995 is July 6. Applications are available at the registrar's office in 121 Strong Hall.
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