[Vision2020] UI to Furlough Employees

[Wayne Price]

Wayne,

An even better one would be why, since we have an ABA accredited   
College of Law, does the administration maintain it's own Legal  
Department? Why are outside architects brought  in for projects
on campus when we have a Department of Architecture? and so on........

And yes, I understand that  some of what I advocate is radical,  we  
are living in radical economic times.  And while I understand that  
some disruption will occur, in the end it would be for the better.


WMP










On Mar 2, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Art Deco wrote:

> Why is Daley-Larsen still around?  How much is he being paid?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wayne Price
> To: Mo Hendrickson
> Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 3:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] UI to Furlough Employees
>
> 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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