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MONTANA Bowers discusses budget, plans in university address By JILL THOMPSON to. use for personnel costs, but that One part of the budget which Montana Kalmln Raportar he felt it wasn't fair to withhold the has not been worked out and Friday,KAIMIN Dec. 1, 1978 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 81, No. 36 money from administrators while submitted to the governor by the The temporary freeze imposed the faculty was engaged in collec Board of Regents is faculty last December on administrative tive bargaining. He added that the salaries. The regents will discuss a salaries at the University of Mon pool of money allocated for non recommendation for salaries at the tana to meet budget restrictions faculty salaries could not be used Dec. 11 and 12 meeting. was "reversed sometime in the for faculty salaries. Members of the University spring of last year” as a result of In his State of the University Teachers Union, involved in collective bargaining, UM Presi address, Bowers discussed the collective bargaining negotiations dent Richard Bowers said yester university's bienniel budget re with the regents’ representatives, day. quest, Commissioner of Higher this week called on the board to Education Lawrence Pettit's final The freeze was announced as step up negotiations so a request role and scope statement, the part of Bowers’ plan to meet could be presented to the gover university's troubles with the budget guidelines set by the 1977 nor. Statewide Budget Accounting Montana Legislature, but Bowers Bowers said, however, that after System, core curriculum, long- said UM administrators received talking with legislators he thinks “it range academic planning, the six 2.5 percent across-the-board is going to be difficult to even mill levy and recruiting and fund raises at the beginning of this realize the budget request made by raising activities for UM. school year. the regents" at the Legislature, The university system's budget much less a request by UM. Bowers made his remarks in request for the next biennium is In addition, Bowers said, the answer to questions asked by now before the executive branch legjslative fiscal analyst is looking faculty members following his of the state government, Bowers for funds within the university State of the University message said. Submitted by the Board of system that could be used instead presented to about 75 persons at a Regents, this budget request is of money from the state general Faculty Senate meeting yesterday. molded into part of the governor's fund, and is eyeing “reserve" funds Bowers said the purpose of the state budget recommendation to of the university-system schools. freeze was to create a reserve fund the 1979 Legislature. These include building fee funds, Bowers said, which are used for projects not covered by legislative appropriation. Verdict not guilty “To use these funds to offset state general fund appropriations is not appropriate,” Bowers said. On another topic, Bowers said in Sullivan trial he thought the general reaction at UM to Pettit's final role and scope By STEVE STOVALL District Judge James Wheelis, statement was that “many, in fact Montana Kalmln Raportar who recently replaced retired most of the recommended Judge Edward T. Dussault, pre changes that UM made were William Walter Sullivan, former sided. This was Wheelis’ first addressed" in the statement. minority counselor at the Uni criminal trial since assuming the The statement is Intended to Lobbyist Johnson versity of Montana, was found not judgeship. guide development and control guilty last night of the charge of Sullivan testified yesterday duplication within the university felony theft. morning that prior to his arrest he system. It must be approved by the Sullivan pleaded innocent to the did not know the five stereo com Board of Regents, which will hold a establishing name charge after allegedly receiving ponents he received were stolen. hearing and vote on the statement stolen stereo equipment from UM The components were two Ken at its December meeting. By DAVE CATES school in Montana for over a year," student Vernon Kelly. Kelly, 21, wood speakers, a Pioneer SX1250 He said the statement gave UM Montana Kalinin Reporter Johnson said, adding that he sophomore in Radio-TV and a UM receiver, a Sansui reverb amp, a the primary responsibility among decided to enroll in a Montana football player, received a two- Dual 1229 turntable and an Akai the units of the university system The new Montana student lob automatic-rejecting cassette deck. school when he saw the advertise year deferred sentence Aug. 21 for for the humanities, fine arts and byist said in an interview yesterday theft and burglary involving the The equipment taken from 371 ment for the lobbyist position in a social and behavioral sciences. He his first responsibility is to get to break-in last May of two dor Duniway Hall was valued at $2,400 newspaper last summer. said the responsibility for this last mitory rooms. by owner Daniel Skeie, sopho know legislators on a personal Although he has lived in Oregon area had been shared by UM and Thefive-woman, seven-man jury more in business administration, basis before discussing specific most of his life and is unfamiliar MSU in an earlier draft of the policy with them. - deliberated for six hours before who testified following Sullivan. with Montana politics and statement. reaching its verdict in the two-day Under questioning by Ed Lobbyist Curtis Johnson said he politicians, Johnson said he Bowers said, however, that he trial. The jury heard 16 witnesses, McLean, deputy county attorney, is making appointments with in believes he can be effective in the was disappointed in the statement dividual regents and legislators including Sullivan, Kelly, other Sullivan said he received the Legislature this winter. because “it didn't address forceful around the state to "get his name persons involved in the incident stereo from Robin Tougas, an old He said he wants to contact ly enough duplication in areas in established" as the representative and UM and county law enforce girlfriend of Kelly’s. Tougas, Sulli- which we feel we are preeminent.” of the Montana Student Lobby so • Cont. on p. 8. ment officers. • Cont. on p. 8. He said those areas are the that when he sees them in the humanities, the social sciences, Legislature he can "get right to it." fine arts and the sciences. Johnson came to Montana just Bowers also reported on what he three months ago from Oregon called “serious problems” with the where he represented Oregon Statewide Budget Accounting State University as a lobbyist at the System. According to 1977 law, all Oregon Legislature. He will finish state agencies must use this his political science degree at system for their financial records Montana State University this quarter. rather than internal accounting systems. He admitted he has not gone to The university is having “very his classes at MSU very often since serious difficulties" in getting he was selected for the lobbyist job financial reports out, Bowers said, because he has been setting up adding that the university does not appointments and preparing for the Legislature. have the computer equipment necessary to transmit information He will attend "legislative to the system in Helena. The socials" before Christmas break, material is currently delivered by he said, to acquaint himself with bus, Bowers said. legislators in Butte, Billings and On the subject of core re Havre. He said he will probably quirements, Bowers said he was "veto" a trip home to Oregon for pleased with the amount of work Christmas in order to meet with going into a plan for a core legislators in Great Falls and curriculum at UM, and added that Helena. core requirements will be one of Johnson was in Missoula the most important things the Wednesday and Thursday to Faculty Senate will consider this become acquainted with the area year. and visit with local state A senate committee is putting legislators. the final touches on such a "One of the major reasons for my proposal and will submit it to the coming to Montana was this posi senate for discussion in early tion," Johnson said, referring to BILL SULLIVAN and his attorney, Bernard Goldman, sit with their backs to the camera as Judge James January, Wayne Van Meter, chair the student lobbyist job. Wheelis delivers his final Instructions to the jury yesterday In Sullivan’s trial for felony theft. The jury returned a man of the committee, said at the “I'd been considering going to verdict of not guilty six hours later. (Staff photo by Bill Cook.) meeting. ® p Oo O D Do ® D O Ambiguity on every front the simplest messages. But perhaps Hey there, well-paid University of notification memorandum to "all em regular income tax in April 1980. Does most noticeably the Bowers ad Montana administrators and faculty, ployees” is as unclear as the anyone know? ministration is painfully unemotional.