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To reserve a seat at the Midnet Conference or to attend the free introductory session, call: MIDnet (402) 472-7600 Lincoln, NE email: info Gi) mid net Regents want to improve I By Matthew Watte__ Senior Reporter An NU Board of Regents subcom mittee met Thursday to discuss how the board could work better and faster. The governance subcommittee, which reviews the way the regents do business, spent the most time discuss ing a proposal to limit the number of business items that come before the regents. Regent Don Blank of McCook said that the session was held to present and discuss ideas, not to make any formal decisions. There were questions about whether the regents were delegating enough authority to the president and the chancellors, Blank said. He said that because of an information log jam, the regents may be missing some major strategic issues. The regents currently examine all items that cost more than a set amount. That amount varies depend ing on the issue. James Van Horn, associate NU vice president for business and fi nance, said the regents should raise the set amounts. In a written statement, Van Horn, along with NU General Counsel Dick Wood, proposed changes in regent approval of business items. During regent meetings in 1992-93,335 busi ness items were discussed. Under current regent policy, any construction project that costs more than $100,000 must come before the board. Regents also must approve statements of need, program, sche matic design, design development ana tne lowest oia trom the contrac tor. Under the proposed policy, regents would approve the above statements and a budget for the project. Admin istrators would then take bids and select the lowest. If the bid came in below the regents budget, the board would not have to approve the con tract. Regent Nancy O’Brien of Water loo questioned that proposal, which did not include regent approval of the schematic design, during early dis cussion on the matter. “Under this plan, we wouldn’t see what a building looks like,” O’Brien said. “No way.” After some discussion, the mem bers of the committee agreed that re gent approval of the four statements and the budget was necessary. Regents hope to stress policies By Chris Haln_ Senior Editor The agenda for the NU Board of Regents’ meeting today is the type that its members would like to avoid in the future, regents said Thursday. At its monthly meeting, the re gents will discuss an agenda domi nated by administrative and business items, with a few items of interest. “There’s not a lot on this agenda,” University of Nebraska spokesman Joe Rowson said. The board would like to change the focus of its meetings. The gover nance committee on Thursday con sidered a proposal that would restruc ture meetings to eliminate some pro cedural elements. “We want to see if we can mini mize management issues and put more emphasis on policies, Regent Chairman Charles Wilson of Lincoln said. The board will decide if NU should purchase the Beta Sigma Psi Frater nity house, 2224 U St., for conver sion into family housing units. An informational item on the agenda concerns the proposed man datory purchase of individual com puters by students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Ar chitecture. The computer issue had the poten tial of putting significant financial strain on architecture students, Wil son said. However, it probably can’t be avoided, because architecture stu dents need to have computers avail able almost 24 hours a day. NU President Dennis Smith also will discuss the engineering task force at the meeting. Rowson said the president probably would clarify the goal of the task force. Regent Robert Allen of Hastings has requested that the regents discuss the task force’s forthcoming report. According to a note on the agenda, Allen has raised questions about the expected report. The regents also have been setting aside a portion of their meetings to discuss strategy items. This month’s item is student recruitment. “There has been some press about top students from the state who leave the state to attend college,” Wilson said. “We want to see what the Univer sity of Nebraska can do to recruit stu dents to the campuses.” Committee to enforce parking laws By Awdfw Luc—__ Staff Reporter A new citizen committee will be ticketing cars parked in handi capped spots, a Lincoln police spokesman said. Capt. Doug Ahlberg of the Lin coln Police Department said the volunteer program was another step to enforce handicapped park ing laws. The Americans with Disabili ties Act requires owners of prop erty open to the public to make improvements to assist the dis abled. Property owners must build sidewalk ramps and install signs warning illegal parkers of possible fines. “Lincoln wanted to address this issue, so Mayor (Mike) Johanns set up a committee in February,” Ahlberg said. The city also raised the fine for parking illegally in handicapped spaces, Ahlberg said. The fines went from $37.75 for each offense to $97.75 for a first offense. Within the same year, the second offense fine is $197.75, and the third of fense fine is $297.75. The committee is taking appli cations from interested volunteers. Anyone older than 20 can contact the Lincoln police for an applica tion before Oct. I. When the ap plications are in, the police will complete background checks and interview prospective volunteers. The 10 chosen volunteers will go through a training program that will teach department procedures. That includes how to write a cita tion and how to fill out an activity sheet. Volunteers also will take a ( course in conflict resolution. “The volunteers will work within the policy and procedures of the police department,” Ahlberg said. The volunteers will be sched uled to work a set number of hours. They also will be expected to pro vide their own transportation. They will be given a vest and an identification card. “[The volunteers] will have di rect communication with the po lice department in the form of cel lular telephone,” Ahlberg said. A recently passed Lincoln city ordinance gave the volunteers the power to assess fines. The state passed a similar statute that gave them the power to patrol private parking areas but not to give tick ets. Just Ask Her!