[Vision2020] UI to Furlough Employees

lfalen lfalen at turbonet.com
Wed Mar 3 10:09:31 PST 2010


Another place that they could save money is on legal council. They have a staff of legal council people, yet outside lawyers handle most court cases.
Roger
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From: Wayne Price bear at moscow.com
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:25:09 -0800
To: Art Deco deco at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] UI to Furlough Employees

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