ead
ore
15 memb rs into the ichigan
For State Vocal A ociation.
70 000 in renov tion co ts,
the Tri-County Coun il for Child
Developm nt can have the orth
Shore chool building at 1
year for five years. The lea
and term were approved at
th regular Benton Harbor
School Board meeting held Tues-
y ov. 13.
The Tri-County Council pro
po s to u e the building for a
He d Start 'program. The pro
gram ould rve about 200
Benton Harbor pre-school chil
dren. Turstee Larry ielsen
the only dissenting vote.
The best Tiger football team
in 20 years received a com
mendation from the chool
board, along with Coach Dan
Lauer and staff. Also receiving
commendations were the Tiger
arching Band, for its per
formance t the District VI
competition, and the Honors
choir for the induction of all
NOVEMBE'P. 21 - 27, 1984 THE CITIZE
PAGE THREE
Sympathy re olution were
unanimou ly adopted for the
familie of Gloria Hawkin and
Hazel ay. r. Hawkins
served a para-profe ional
and teacher and passed away
on Oct. 28. s. ay was
teacher for 29 years in the
Benton Harbor chools and was
killed in an auto accident
ov.6 ..
The board accepted, , ith
regrets", the resignation ofTru -
tee Larry ie1sen. ie sen �as
elected Benton Township super
visor on ov. 6, and will ume
the duties of office ov.20.
While not required to resign, EMPIRE AVENUE E
ie1sen stated he felt it was
in the b t interest of both
the chools and the township
if he did so. He did not be
lieve he could devote the pro
per amount of time if he con
tinued to hold both offices.
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Ci y giv'es ette ney what he wants almost
. I
Conti
from
1
August, 1986.
Under the new contract
White' salary jump from
$30,000 to $35,000 per year.
In ddition, he can engage in
othe·r legal busine and move
out of city hall, though the
city will remain his prime
responsibility. The contr ct is
ubj ct to ' month revie .
Under the modified contr ct,
Ite will be re ponsib for
paying his own insurance, office
pace, su ppli ,on taxe and
office help. The city ill pay
for any judgements and fees
won in court c
bite h d reque ted a alary
incre to $40,000.
Commissioners voting in
favor of the contract were:
Juanita Echols, Arnold Bolin,
ichael Go to , ayor ilce
Coo e, Ralph Crensh w, Char
le Yarbrough orval ei.
Randall J uergensen abstain
ed and Charles Henderson cast
the lone no vote.
Henderson said to p y some
one $35,000 ho claimed to
be bored is unfair to city tax
payer.
Earlier, White had submitted
a letter to the commission ex
plaining hi need for the con-
.Fiv
tract changes. H wrote, "I no
longer work 40 hours a week ...
the extra time on my hands not
only Ie ve me somewhat bored,
but also a bit testy."
Henderson also aid the con
tract should be put up for bids
and recommended a tudy of
what other cities pay their
attorneys should be made.
Bolin said the city will save
about $25,000 over a 12 month
period, because White will no
pay his own insurance, with
holding taxes and other expen
ses now being paid by the city.
White requested that his con
tract be discussed in clo ed ses
sion. George Wysinger, city resi
dent, objected to the commis
sion decision to meet in closed
e ion saying it was unlawful
for contracts to be discussed in
closed ssion. .
According to the Open Meet
ings Act, closed se ions are
permitted "to consider th dis
missal, suspension, or disciplin-
Co . eel from 1
appro ched the igerians inside
the night club and began bump
ing into them and uttering racial
slurs.
The igerians were truck,
chased out of the club, and one
was kicked repeatedly while he
lay on the ground.
, When one igerian ran back
into the club for help, the five
followed him, crowded against
him in a phon booth as he
tried to call police and h d
the I phone taken away from
him.
BUBS STUDENT OFFICERS: Rep nti Benton Harbor HiP School in udent �ff:' and before
the Board of Ed tion are from left: nda Cates, junior repre tative to the board; Margrette
Taylor, Student te tary; ancy Stepben , Student Senate p . ent; Audrey People , Stud nt
Se te vice t; T y Tate, Student Senate tr r; and Donna Adkin, nior rep nbt· e
to ani of Education.
ing of, or to hear complaints or
charges brought against, a public
officer, employee, staff member
or individual agent, when the
named person requests a closed
meeting."
There is no provi . on in the
Open eetings act that allows
discus on of contracts in closed
session.
White is a resident of St.
Joseph city.
In other business, Charles
Long, a member of the Ber
rien Landlord Association, pre-
ented the commission with a
counter proposal to the rental
registration ordinance recently
adopted by the city.
The Landlord's proposal asks
the following changes:
-Lower the inspection fee to
10 per single unit, 7,50 per
multiple unit and 5 per sleeping
room. Thi is a reduction from
the city's 30, $25 and $10 fee
chedule.
-Collect the fees only after
the inspections. The landlords
point to the city' failure in
the past to implement ordin
ances.
-Allow four weeks notice
before writing any new ordin
ance or change .
o action was taken by the
commission on the propo al.
A special ad hoc committee
chaired by Commissioner
Charle Yarbrough will meet
with the landlords and make
rcommendations to the city.
In other business Alfred
Frazier, Benton Town hip, asked
if some kind of fine can be im
posed- on tenants who disarm
smoke detector .
"If it is mandatory to have
them installed, then it should
also be mandatory for tenants
to leave them intact," Frazier
said.
He also requested that the
Paw Paw river area where land is
v cant be a designated dump
ite. He said that there re no
busine ses nearby and th fee
charged to dump tr h no
matter how little is $ 1 O.
The commission voted to hire
Handelan Pedersen Inc., 333
orth Michigan Ave., Chicago,
to design a logo and promottion
campaign for the "ne Benton
Harbor."
Cost of the contract is $3,000
and came from a recommenda
tion by economic development
director Alex little. 0 bids
were solicited from local com
panies. Little's recommendation
was that it would "have to be
done piecemeal " if done local
ly.
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Additional ites for chee e
and butter distribution will be
at the following locations- on
ov. 27: Star of Bethlehem
Church, 490 Broadway
Benton Harbor; Benton Har
bor/Benton Twp. Senior Cen
ter, Wall and Pipestone Streets'
Calvary Lighthou e Church,
2651 E. Main St., Benton Twp.;
ount of the Good Shepherd,
2675 Burkett, Townline Road;
St. Jo ph -Lincold Senior Cen
ter, 2955 iles v. St. J ph.
Also, orth Berrien Senior
Center Coloma; ile -Buchanan
Center 16 S. Third St., iles:
Central County Senior Center
423 Shawnee Road Berrien
Spring; St. Jo ph Catholic
Church Lucinda Lane, ater
vliet: Youth emorial Building
county fairgrounds B rrien
Sprin s: Buchanan Teen Cen
ter 112 Oak St. Buchanan .
River Valley Center, Haebert;
and the Fire .Hall in G ien,