Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 87, Greencastle, Putnam County, 14 December 1979 — Page 14

The Putnam County Banner Graphic, December 14,1979

IU officer to head University of Wisconsin MADISON, VVis. (AP> Robert O’Neil, vice president in charge of Indiana University’s Bloomington campus, was reported today to be the choice to succeed Edwin Young as president of the University of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Journal and The Milwaukee Sentinel both reported that O'Neil. 45, was chosen from among three finalists at a closed board of regents meeting on Thursday, and told the board he will accept. The appointment was to be announced at another session today. O'Neil declined comment Thursday night, saying it would be unfair to say anything before the appointment was formally announced. The other finalists were identified by souces as Thomas Ehrlich. 45. director of the International Development Cooperation in Washington, and Lattie Coor, 43, president of the .University of Vermont. The Sentinel quoted Coor as saying that he had not been offered the job and would not have accepted it. The same re4X>rt said a spokesman for Ehrlich said he had not been offered the job. Others reported to have been under consideration until kjuite recently were William Boyd, president of the University of lowa, and David Gardner, president of the University ■of Utah. O'Neil is a Baston native and graduate of Harvard Law School. He has been vice president of the 31,000 student Bloomington campus since 1975, and held administrative positionsa at the University of Cincinnati from 1972 to 1975. O'Neil reportedly receives $65,000 a year at Indiana, while Young’s salary at Wisconsin is $65,800. O’Neil is the author of more than 50 articles and books. He taught law at Bloomington in addition to handling administrative duties.

Mayors' powers limited by 1977 law

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Limited by a 1977 state law, new mayors taking office next month will have little power to reshape police and fire departments, says C. Michael Pitts. Pitts is labor relations specialist for the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. He

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noted Thursday the legislature in 1977 amended the police and fire disciplinary and appeals statute to limit strictly rights of mayors to demote police officers and firefighters. The traditional practice of demoting ranking police officers and firefighters and replacing

Sponsored by Mutz, backed by Ridlen

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State Treasurer Julian L. Ridlen wants to invest surplus dollars on behalf of local governments so they can get a better interest rate. Ridley said Thursday he backs a bill sponsored by State Sen. John M. Mutz, R-In-dianapolis, which would set up an investment pool of surplus

Hoosiers display confidence in schools

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A majority of Indiana citizens consider schools are doing an effective job in educating students, according to a survey by the Indiana Department of Public Instruction. Schools Superintendent Harold H. Negley released the survey Thursday. It was similar to one taken in 1975-76 and indicated the public’s satisfaction with school programs overall is similar to their opinions then. The department said the survey showed the public feels schools are doing a better job now in the areas of student behavior, parent and student interest in schools, availability of low-cost meals, teaching of national heritage, adult education

them with new officials when administrations change cannot, therefore, occur legally next year, Pitts noted. “In the past, new people came in and officers were demoted to patrolmen and from the ranks of patrolmen came new officers. The 1977 law is

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dollars from cities and towns wishing to participate. The money would be invested by the treasurer in banks throughout Indiana. Because the treasurer, through the pool, would be investing larger sums than an individual local government, such as a small city, higher interest rates could be obtained.

and use of schools as a community center. But the survey showed citizens are less satisfied with school financing, teaching gifted pupils and in providing career guidance. The department mailed questionnaires to 14,500 names

going to change things since the last time we had changes in municipal leadership.” As he interprets the law, mayors have no authority to demote for political or policy reasons officers such as captains, deputy chiefs and assistant chiefs, Pitts said.

The bill would permit cities, towns, counties, townships, school districts and specialservice taxing units, such as sewer districts, to join the pool. The plan would be voluntarily with local governments that felt they could do better on their own not having to join, Mutz said. He said some of the larger

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counties and cities already have sophisticated investment programs and would see no need to join the pool. But smaller units of government do not have the money, the expertise or the time to seek out the best ways of investing idle cash, he added. Mutz said his plan would create a poor fund completely

option of raising property taxes to finance summer school and adult education programs. The proposals were presented to the Indiana Board of Education and generated no controversy, the superintendent said.

separate from other money handled by the treasurer, and it could not be mixed with other money. Expenses of running the pool would be paid by charging local governments a quarter of a percent of their earnings. Mutz and Ridlen said the program is needed because In-

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diana ranks in the bottom 10 percent among the 50 states in earnings on local government investments. Mutz said he has tried in previous legislative sessions to win approval for similar measures and has failed. But the latest effort contains changes designed to make it more acceptrable to lawmakers, he said.