County's 1987-88 budget
expands health services
By Alicia Gano
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Funding for a new county epidemiologist was tentatively
gained Tuesday night when the Lane County Budget Com
mittee approved the county's 15(87-88 budget. The budget
now moves to the laine County Board of Commissioners
The county has requested an epidemiologist for the last
several years to coordinate a communicable disease program,
but could not get the funding, said |eanette Bobst. program
manager for Public Health, a division of the county's Health
and Human Services department
Bobst attributed this to poor economic conditions within
the county and said other health department staff have bi*en
haphazardly handling problems in the area of communicable
disease for the last several years
Hepatitis outbreaks in lane County have soared in the
last two years, and the problem of AIDS is now becoming a
grave concern. Bobst said The epidemiologist would
"problem solve and develop control measures" for all com
municable diseases within the county including tuber
culosis. venereal diseases and giardia. she added
Hit! epidemiologist would assist county neaun ad
ministrators with other non-communicable diseases, in
cluding toxic shock syndrome, luctardous waste problems
and pesticides, when they pose health hazards, she said
With approximately one million dollars more in county
funds available this year. Bobst thinks its hopeful the board of
commissioners will approve their request for the
epidemiologist atid staff support
The additional funds result from federal timber revenues
the county will receive this year, called O N C funds, accor
ding to ken Champion, administrative services officer for the
Department of Health and Human Resounds.
The transfer of O & C funds to counties originated with a
railroad that ran between Oregon and California on lands pro
vided from federal grants Eventually the railroad went under
and the government took back the land, consolidated it and
gave it to the Bureau of land Management to manage for
timber. Champion said.
As the timiter was harvested and sold. 50 percent of the
proceeds went Ink k to the surrounding counties to offset pro
perty taxes they lost after the land was no lunger privately
owned. Champion said.
Over the last year more timber has been harvested by
contractors who bought the timber al lower bid prices and
were able to sell it at a profit. Champion said
lame County’s budget typically contains anywhere from
$H to $10 million in () A C funds. Champion said But this
year, because of I letter economic conditions, the county has
an extra $1 million to spend on needed services
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Harassment policies are topic of forum
By Michael Rivers
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The University Committee on
the Status of Women is asking
for public input on proposed
changes in University policies
on sexual harassment at an open
forum today.
The committee plans to pre
sent what it sees as problems in
current policies and proposed
solutions to those problems.
The forum is the result of a re
quest made by President Paul
Olum in December asking the
committee to pinpoint problems
with, and to propose changes
to, the University’s sexual
harassment policies.
"The purpose of the forum is
for us (the committee) to bring
in front of interested persons at
the University our proposals
and to get input from them on
the ideas we have." said assis
tant geography Professor Pat
McDowell, who chairs the
committee
After receiving Olum's re
quest. the committee began its
task by dividing into three sub
committees dealing with rules,
policies and procedures, and
education and public
awareness. McDowell said. The
subcommittees, each of which
have met at least three to six
times in the last three months,
researched the issue by talking
to people on campus, looking
for previous documents or
studies on sexual harassment
and talking to people at other
colleges and universities, she
said.
“It turns out there’s a lot of
literature on sexual harass
ment." McDowell said, adding
that the literature dealt with
sexual harassment in almost
every conceivable environment,
whether it was on campuses or
in the workplace.
McDowell hopes public input
at the forum will serve to point
out any areas the committee
may have overlooked in its
research or what the proposed
solutions may lack, she said.
The committee plans to incor
porate input from the forum in
to-a “real rough draft" of ideas
it has come up with so far.
McDowell said. When the com
mittee continues its work in the
fall, it will try to formulate
those ideas into a new set of
rules and procedures and write
it up into final form, she said.
When completed in a “fairly
final form." a draft of proposed
changes will be circulated
around campus for more input,
and then a final draft will be
presented to Oluin with a
recommendation that a new set
of administrative rules be
adopted. McDowell said. If
Olum accepts the committee's
recommendation, the final draft
will enter the legal process for
adoption of those rules, she
said.
Students to receive free athletic tickets
By Carolyn I.amberson
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The imulrni.il Fee Commit
tee on Wednesday unanimously
approved the contract between
the ASt'O and the Athletic
Department
The contract outlines the in
cidental fee subsidy the Athletic
Department received in the re
cent ASUO elections. The sub
sidy equals $1.155.000 and will
go toward non-revenue produc
ing sports. In exchange, there
will he an unlimited number of
free student tickets to the non
revenue events, tt.000 free
tickets for footliall and .'1,583 for
men's basketball.
The contract guarantees stu
dent sections in Autzen
Stadium and McArthur Court.
Any student seats available
seven working days before a
game can be sold to the general
public.
Tickets will not lie required
for events other than footliall
and men's tiaskeihall However,
students wishing to attend the
women's game of a men's and
women's doubleheader will
need a ticked.
For fall events, student tickets
can be picked up with a spring
and summer fee card or letter of
admission and photo l.l). (Cor
responding fee cards will be re
quired for winter and spring
events. Students must show a
ticket and photy l.l). to attend
football and men's basketball.
Football tickets will be
distributed game by game,
while men's basketball tickets
will be distributed in pairs.
The clause that prevented the
contract from being approved
last week dealt with tickets for
spouses or spousal <M|uivalenls.
As approved, spouses and
spousal equivalents can receive
fn*e student tickets and attend
events free of charge if their
status is approved by the ASUO
Kxecutive. The Executive cer
tification must be shown at en
try as well. The criteria for ac
cepting spouse/spousal
equivalent will la* determined
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by the incoming Executive.
In the event of post-season
play, and if there is a need to
change any of the conditions,
the athletic director or
designate shall consult with the
ASUO president.
The final condition of the
contract prohibits use of in
cidental fees for construction or
maintenance at Hayward Field
and Autzen Stadium. Also pro
hibited is fee usage for dome
construction at Autzen.
The contract will tie signed by
IFC Chairwoman |odie Mooney.
Associate Athletic Director
Chris Voelz, Athletic Director
Hilt Byrne. ASUO President
Steve Nelson and Vice Presi
dent for Administration Dan
Williams.
Mooney said she was pleased
with both the process and the
product.
"The actual negotiation pro
cess went smoothly." she said.
"It was a pleasure to work with
Chris Voelz."
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