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DPS continued from page 1 the decision to commission officers. “It’s shocking to me that we wouldn’t be contacted over a deci sion of this magnitude,” Watts said. Berkman said the move could be the first step down a “slippery slope” that could lead to DPS offi cers carrying firearms. Fitzpatrick said he did not be lieve the process warranted any in put from students or other campus members, because it did not involve any new laws. “I think it was viewed as an ad ministrative decision,” he said. “It wasn’t a new situation. ” Campus security forces are able to commission their officers under a state statute enacted in 1987. Ore gon law, however, still prohibits campus security officers from car rying firearms. Fitzpatrick said DPS will be host ing several public meetings to en sure that students have the right perceptions about the changes, but “not to seek their approval.” DPS will also establish an 11-mem ber Public Safety Advisory Group that will handle any issues that arise with commissioned officers. To become commissioned, Fitz patrick said officers must submit applications to him and then under go an extensive training and evalua tion procedure. Three sergeants, Lt. Joan Saylor and Associate Director Tom Hicks will be the first DPS per sonnel to go through the commis sioning procedure. Part of the process will include classes in the legality of probable cause arrest and searching suspects so that officers will be well aware of their legal limits, Fitzpatrick said. DPS officers that already patrol student housing have displayed in terest in being commissioned, Fitz Patrick said, but he did not know if these officers will make it through the evaluation process. Through her position in the Of fice of Student Advocacy, Berkman said she is acquainted with the cam pus and said she does not believe there is enough of a threat for DPS to commission its officers. “I wonder about the need of the change,” she said, “I don’t think there’s a justification for it.” With a Eugene Police Station a block away from campus, Berkman also felt there was little need for a larger police force. She said it was not in the best interests of the stu dents to be putting DPS resources into creating an agency focused on persecution and investigation. Her main point of contention, however, was that there was little opportunity for campus members to discuss the change. “If there was more of a consensus I’d feel more comfortable,” she said. Watts also said there should have been more discussion prior to the announcement by DPS, but said while he didn’t believe it was neces sary for the department to commis sion its officers, he would defer to its judgment in matters of campus security. When the University does have commissioned officers it will join Oregon State University, Western Oregon University, Southern Ore gon University and Portland State University in having commissioned officers on campus. Scott Young,president of the As sociated Students of Southern Ore gon University, said that although he could understand why the issue would be controversial in Eugene, his campus in Ashland has had no difficulties with expanded power for security officers. “I’ve never seen any problems with it,” he said. EWEB continued from page 1 man said. Immerman also suggested that the increase should be 18 percent, with the extra three percent dedicat ed to conservation. The board recognized issues ad dressed by the public, and agreed that it should also be concerned about the increase’s effect on lower income energy users. “This increase will mostly affect people who we think we have been protecting,” Bartel said. One of the plans that received a positive response from board mem bers was a block proposal that would provide inverted rate op tions. The plan would reward resi dential energy users for keeping their usage below an as-yet-to-be determined level. Usage over this level would result in a higher price per kilowatt hour. “Some residential consumers are overly zealous with consumption, sometimes using more than a small business,” said EWEB Commission er Sandra Bishop. “We should be charging them more.” The board will be making a final decision at a hearing scheduled for Feb. 6. 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