THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE IN SIGHT AND SOUND Jewish Community Council: Prime Cut? HOME THEA IhR, AUDIO SYSTEMS AND MORE... Your home is probably the biggest investment you'll ever make. Of t course, your investment in home electronic equipment like stereos, television, VCRs and computers can be extremely impressive as well. Imagine what it would be like to have all of these invest- ments work together. Imagine how much more you could enjoy your leisure time. Welcome to RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER F "There is significant staff reorganization in the works." — David Gad-Harf the review committee's conclu- sions, but not disheartened. "We're not going out of busi- ness and we're not looking at it as criticism," he says. "We'll deal with it." Next week, Council board members will discuss ways to contend with anticipated changes. They will address new methods of boosting volunteer participation in the agency's op- erations. "That's going to be more im- portant than ever," Mr. Gad-Hart says. "We will be seeking help from individual board mem- bers to play even more active roles." 11 Southfield Declares Winner T THE INSIDE SOLUTION ■ AUDIO-VIDEO 15 MILE ALTERNATIVES 14 MILE 4526 N. WOODWARD • ROYAL OAK, MI 4 N THE INSIDE SOLU TION 13 MILE 48073 • 810-549-3100 • FAX 810-549-5509 LALIOU E at Sherwood. This magnificent piece is available in 24 striking colors at $99. Shop Sherwood... it's worth it. Complimentary Gift Wrapping 6644 Orchard Lake Road at Maple in West Bloomfield Mon-Thur-Fri 10-9 Tue-Wed-Sat 10-6 Sun 12-5 810 855-1600 STAFF REPORT V oters in the Southfield Public School District elected Roger Goolsby to fill the vacancy created by outgoing board member Steve Kaplan. Because no candidates offi- cially filed in the election, Mr. Goolsby and others had to run write-in campaigns, which added to the longer-than-usual time it takes to tabulate vote totals. Mr. Goolsby, who has been ac- tive with various parent-teacher organizations, accumulated 431 write-in votes. He is expected to be sworn in to the vacant four-year term on July 5.1 I i - have undergone similar scrutiny as part of a new, fiscal oversight program aimed at maximizing monies donated by local bene- factors. Mr. Gad-Harf believes the soon-to-be released report on Council advises his agency to fo- cus attention on government, in- tergroup and media relations, as well as domestic issues like pub- lic education, hunger, and the separation of church and state. He is not sure which functions of Council the report recom- mends downplaying. Council president Allen Zem- mol says he is disappointed with I CRO OKS ederation's pocketbooks are bulging this year with dol- lars from a record-breaking 1995 Campaign, but the Jewish Community Council ex- pects to receive considerably less of the pie. The Council, a nearly six- decade-old agency designed to build bridges between Jews and the general community, last year received almost $500,000 from the Federation, its primary fund- ing source. This year, that allo- cation might shrink by more than $40,000. Jewish Federation officials, who determine allocations each spring, would not say why the Council has been targeted for cuts and they stress that nothing is final until the governing board posts its funding decisions July 11. Most agencies affiliated with Federation are expecting larger allocations, thanks to an Allied Jewish Campaign that brought in about $8,500,000 more than last year. The Jewish Commu- nity Center is slated for an in- crease. So are university Hillel organizations. JCCouncil Executive Director David Gad-Harf declined to com- ment on why his agency might be getting less money, but he says that reductions will impact staff and programming. Evidently, they already have. On Monday, June 19, one Coun- cil staff person, a seven-year vet- eran of the agency's public relations department, was dis- missed. The salary of another member of Council's nine-person staff is in limbo. "Positions are being eliminat- ed," Mr. Gad-Harf says. "There is a significant staff reorganiza- tion in the works. It will be fully implemented in the course of the next six months." The changes come subsequent to an agency review that began last December. A 10-person, Fed- eration-appointed committee, led by Irving Tukel, examined the Council's role and recommended a decrease in funding. Mr. Tukel would not give de- tails about a report his commit- tee is finalizing for presentation to Federation leadership later this summer. "I do not believe it is appro- priate to comment since the mat- ter is ongoing," he said. "This is all premature." The review committee for Council is neither unusual nor designed to punish that agency, Federation officiaLs say. Other re- cipients of Campaign dollars Send Someone Special A Gift 52 Weeks a Year. Send a gift subscription to THE JEWISH NEWS Is Your Financial House In Order?? To find out call PHASE FOUR. 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