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Committee faces financial questions AB c0"ld
By John Kalkowski
The question facing the Legislature's
Revenue Committee is whether higher tax
rates should be established or this year's
budget appropriations be repealed, ac
cording to Waverly Sen. Jerome Warner.
Warner was one of three senators who
testified before the Revenue Committee
Wednesday with State Tax Commissioner
William Peters and State Treasurer Frank
Marsh.
He said that by administering current
laws, operating by better management prin
ciples and raising the tax rate, the state's
fiscal squeeze can be loosened.
Sen. Ralph Kelly of Grand Island told
the committee that the public is being de
luded when they think the amount they
pay in taxes has not risen.
'Total state spending has skyrocketed,"
he said. In 1968, the state spent S86 million
in state tax dollars. The 1976 budget will
spend $372 million in state funds, Kelly
said.
Sen. Orval Keyes of Springfield added
that total state spending, including federal
funds and reappropriations should extend
to $852 million this year.
Gov. J. James Exon, in his proposals,
suggests that the state continue a five per
cent budget reserve.
The five per cent reserve is not satis
factory for a variable budget which is con
stantly increasing and decreasing, according
to Kelly.
Marsh, however, said he thinks that an
even higher percentage of reserve might be
prudent.
Another problem facing the Revenue
Committee is whether the Legislature or
the State Board of Equalization should
make what Marsh called an inevitable tax
increase.
Kelly said he did not necessarily think
the Legislature can do a better job than the
Equalization Board. However, Marsh added
that because the Legislature is a nonparti
san body it might be able to "wring out the
partisanship" involved in the decision.
The State Board of Equalization is com
posed of five members, all elected on parti
san tickets.
Marsh said the state's fiscal squeeze is
caused by an estimated $44 million of
debts to be paid in January. After that, he
said, the debt payments taper off.
Marsh suggested that a solution to the
pinch early next year, might be a reexam
ination of dates on which funds are given
to school districts, county and local
governments.
Public hearings before the Revenue
Committee continue today.
Chancellor post attracts 140 applicants
One hundred and forty men and wo
men, representing almost every major uni
versity in the country, are vying for the
position of UNL chancellor, according to
Richard Gilbert, chancellor search com
mittee chairman and professor of chemical
engineering.
Oct. 20 was the deadline for applica
tions and nominations. Gilbert emphasized
confidentiality of names and some
nominees don't know they are being con
sidered. He refused to say how many of the 140
are from NU or how many are female. He
did say, however, that fewer females than
males applied.
The committee will cut the list to
five or 10 names by Dec. 1, he said. The
NU Board of Regents and NU President
D. B. Varner then will select one person
from the list, he said.
Because of the "tremendous grapevine'
throughout college administrations, the
search committee received applications and
nominations before the committee's first
advertisement for the position was released
in the Chronicle for Higher Education on
Sept. 22, Gilbert said. The weekly publica
tion is circulated to college administrators..
Most applicants and nominees are or
have been administrators at their colleges.
He said the search committee is looking
for persons in line administrative positions,
as opposed to those in staff positions. A
line administrator is one with authority
and from whom information and decisions
eminate, according to Gilbert. '
Along with administrative experience,
the committee is looking for someone with
"good academic experience" and know
ledge of a land grant institution such as
UNL, GUbert said.
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freeze funds
If financial summaries by certain uni
versity organizations aren't submitted
soon, a freeze on funds given by the Fees
Allocation Board (FAB) will be instituted,
the board ruled Wednesday.
FAB asked Jack Guthrie, director of
the office of student activities, to withhold
any allocations traceable to the board until
these summaries are received.
The organizations involved must be
notified before this takes effect, board
member Dennis Martin said. .
Groups mentioned who have not sub
mitted their summaries were: Ag Advisory
Board, Graduate Students Association,
Black Culture Programs, Hockey Club,
Rowing Team, Chinese Student Associa
tion and International Club.
Also, the board agreed to form four
three-member subcommittees to evaluate
budgetary and programming areas of the
Recreation Dept. and Facilities, the
Career Planning and Placement Office,
Union Operations and the Center for Stu
dents and Organizations.
It further ruled that the subcommittees
should submit a report to FAB by Nov. 19
on the status of these groups.
With the creation of these subcommit
tees, Martin said, FAB would not always
need to conduct hearing for each of the
organizations as has been done in the past.
Procedures and criteria for allocating
funds were also discussed by FAB. It was
decided that the board will continue its
policy of allocating funds to activities
that enhance cultural and educational
value before social value.
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