[Vision2020] UI to Furlough Employees

[Wayne Price]

Mo,

While I agree that laying off the entire administration won't solve a  
thing, it is the administration that is responsible, and should bear  
the biggest burden of the cuts.

For instance, draw a line in the sand, say $100,000.00 in salary and  
bonuses. Everything above that should be up for grabs, spread across  
the board of those making 100k or more.
Now, some folks will say, then  those making more than 100k will leave  
and go elsewhere. WHERE? Those jobs aren't out there and if they can  
find them, more power to them. And real leaders LEAD,
so where  are the university 'leaders" that are stepping up to the  
plate and saying: "Times are rough, so instead of making 350.000 this  
year, pay me 200k." ?

Has anyone got a list of the U of I employees that with salary and  
bonuses make more than 100k? Amy be that number has to even drop down  
to 80k a year. OK, who can't live
comfortably in Moscow on 80k a year?

And now that things are getting tight, the administration, those poor  
folks making 100k  or 80k plus, are going to have to  make very tough  
cuts of NON ESSENTIAL things that go on at the University,
starting with the NCAA sports programs.  Now, when everyone so  
inclined starts to complain about there being no football, baseball,  
basketball etc, advise them to ask the legislature to give
more money for sports programs rather than academics. And yes, that  
doesn't just hold for the college/university level but also for the  
grad and high schools. More important that little Jimmy or
Janie can spell FOOTBALL than play it. Face it, non essentials have to  
be cut, and unfortunately,  sports has to go before academics.


Now, we look at other governments and agencies and ask, IS THIS  
NEEDED? A great example of total irresponsible government waste is the  
new chain just installed on the western side of the federal parking lot
on Jefferson.  Five  short poles, installed by a contractor, connected  
by waist high chains. FOR WHAT?

And then there is the city council.  $500 a head for a kumbaya session  
paid to an out of state contractor to do what, make sure they get  
along? The reason I voted for the folks I voted for was to see
CHANGE, I don't want them to get along!  IF that session was so VITAL  
to the council members, would THEY have paid for it out of their own  
pockets? IF the answer is yes, well why didn't they?
And how about when we do spend, we have the local government spend it  
locally rather than spending it on out of Moscow, out of State  
contractors and employees?







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On Mar 2, 2010, at 2:45 PM, Mo Hendrickson wrote:

> I have been wanting to ask folks this question for a LONG  
> time....How would you solve the financial problems at UI?  You all  
> are great at criticizing and griping about the decisions that are  
> being made, but I have yet to hear from any one of you a better  
> way.  Yes, it sucks that people are going to be required to take  
> furloughs, yes it sucks that programs are being merged and so on and  
> so on and so on.  But guess what the economy is in the shits, the  
> state is taking money away from everything including higher ed, and  
> the university has to do something.
>
> So please, all of you who are so wise and all knowing how would you  
> solve the problem?  Without laying the administration off, that  
> won't solve a thing.
>
> -Mo
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