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Philosophy Club President Tim Adamson (left) and senate president Michael Olson (right) listen to DOS
Director Brandon Smith at Monday 's meeting
Senate: Payroll an issue of debate
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from stipend to hourly wages for its top positions.
Smith said that this helps maintain internal structure
and morale by keeping the pay of the supervisors incre
mentally above that of the drivers, navigators and dis
patchers, who have always been paid hourly wages.
Several members of the Senate, though, were un
comfortable with the sudden, large pay raises that
would result for Smith and three other DDS employ
ees and approved an ASUO-proposed DDS budget
with stipends ranging from $100 to $175 per month.
“I don’t think [DDS supervisors] should be paid more
than people in ASUO or other programs on a
stipend,” said Sen. Spencer Hamlin during debate.
Although the original budgetary situation was set
tled by the senate’s vote Monday, concerns that sur
faced later—including some inter-personal conflicts
— have yet to be resolved.
“Of course we’re incredibly disappointed,” said
Smith of the senate’s vote. “There are so many issues
that are up in the air.” Smith said he feels as if there is
a “personal vendetta” against him. “We didn’t stand a
chance in hell,” he said.
“I know people think there are personal conflicts,
but really this budget is what we think is the right
process,” Cowling said. “We have to do our job. It’s
too bad he feels that way,” she said in response to
Smith. “We just really want to see the program get up
and running.”
Smith said a DDS van will run on Friday and Satur
day. “We’re going to go this weekend. Come hell or
high water,” he said.
The senate also voted Monday to approve two spe
cial requests — $1,300 for the Philosophy Club and
$3,600 for the Spencer View Co-op Family Center. A
third special request by the Oregon Commentator was
recommended for consideration before the full sen
ate in the fall. Senators also voted to replace Sen.
Tamir Kriegel with Sen. Autumn DePoe for the re
mainder of the summer session. Kriegel has not at
tended any summer senate meetings and senate pres
ident Michael Olson was concerned about the ability
of the senate to reach quorum with one senator con
sistently absent.
“We depleted all our funds,” Olson said of the special
requests, which drained the senate’s summer surplus.
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An early-morning fire in
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