S�PTEMAER 9 - 15, 1915 THE CITIZEN
ew LMC pres: 'Renaissance of excellence'
y on Leuty
BE 0 HARBOR
'renai ance of excellence" can
begin t Lake ichigan College,
id Dr. Anne E. ulder, as she
in talled, ug. 26 as the
ixth president of the college.
, e can create excellence
hen e operate with enthu-
i rn when we begin to be­
lie p ionately in our mi ion,
and hen we- encourage creative
effort' ulder told nearly
200 C instructor, board
members, and visitor .
e can experience a re­
nai nee of excellence," ex­
plained ulder,' ith a truly
student-centered environm nt,
ith n of family where
all of us - tudent, te chen
t ff, board, and community
- re full- cale participants ith
genuine re pect for e ch other.
ulder briefly explained .
yor
ilce Coo e lost round three
in the test rie of bout
b t een himself and the re­
mainder of the City Commis-
'on, Sept. 3.
Th entire commission, led
by Commissioner orval Wei ,
au tered Cooke' attempt to
not h ve hi narn called during
the oting roll call.
Coo e id that he told City
C1 rk argaret Bowman not
hi name for voting,
in the ca of the tie.
Cooke alleged that ince the
city' ch rter tates that it is
hi right to vote, he al 0 h the
right not to vote.
Commissioner orval. Wei
id that there re tim s that
he h preferred not to vote,
too but said that 'it is incum­
bent upon all of u , including
th mayor, to cast a vote - aye
or nay or b tain - on each
and every c that com be­
fore thi commission.
ei later m de a motion
to have the mayor vote. Cooke
rul d the motion out of order.
CO SSIO ER GE ED
It is not out of order!
It i not!" aid an enra ed
ei .
"You can not et aw y with
ittin on your re r end and
not ca ting a vote - th t's
wrong. It is absolutely wrong,
it i doubly wrong, it is triply
wrong. It i ab lutely, po itiv -
ly wrong, wrong wron! ex­
claimed the infuri ted Wei
as he pounded hi fi t n th
. table.
Coo e finally let the motion
be vot d on, and i p d by
6-0 ote. Coo e did not
but a ter the v te id
should tell you hy
m ti n's out of rder,'
chamb r br
way in which e intends to
encourage a renai nee of e -
cellence at Lake ichigan Col­
I ge:
-Establishing an assessemnt
and career planning and place­
ment center where students can
determine skills that they need
in order to be employed.
-Providing a te ting and
placement and support service.
, e will encourage the concept
and the practice that every
individual has the right to
ucceed," said Mulder, "and is
not inve ted with the mandate
to fail."
- "We will fo ter encourage­
ment for dvanced placement
and articulation with area high
schools" added Mulder.
-Strengthening activities and
program in the liberal arts
and developing and exploring
program in the fine and per-
sioner, it doesn't say I have to .
vote."
'TEMPO
Y DOUBLE LOSS'
fter the meeting, Cooke
told r porters that hi third
bout with comrni sioners in as
many weeks i only a temporary
10 . He said that' he will ex­
plain his ctions later, and that
the citizen of the city 'will
be symp thetic" for him.
Commissioner Ralph Cren­
shaw, along with other com-'
rm toners ere not sympathe-
tic to Cooke.
"It disturbs me that any
one of us, including the mayor,
would shirk that responsibility
of n�ering to the public on
any i ue that concerns the
public," aid Crenshaw.
Crenshaw stopped short of
calling for Cooke's resignation:
I think when we get to the
point that we allow our personal
feeling or thoughts to inter­
fere in our duty, I think it's'
time for that individual to step
down."
Commi loner Randall Juer­
gensen echoed Crenshaw's nti­
ments, saying that he thought
Cooke's actions were "inap­
propriate" and 'ill-advised".
Juergensen urged Cooke to re­
con ider hi directive to the
City Clerk.
C ,. EXPLAIN ACTIO S
Commi sioner Charle Yar­
brough said after the meeting,
th t he h "no ide " why th
battled the com-
n m
called!"
C 0 e 0 failed n
attempt to have his vote fr m a
previou meeting ch n ed to
'no" vote. The vot re arded
the commi sion's appr v d city
bill Ii tin , but Cooke w uld
pe ify the item of hi
m.
forming art .
-Establishing a pecial $5000
fund to sUPP9rt "the creative
effort of our faculty and
staff' ulder said.
-Promoting LMC through a
"variety of activities" celebrat­
ing the schools' forti th anni­
versary .
ulder came to Lake Michi­
gan College from Grand Rapids
Junior College where he wa
Dean of Academic Services.
She received her bachelor'
degree from Transylvania Col­
lege, Lexington, Kentucky, and
earned both her master's and
doctorate at the University of
ichigan.
In Grand Rapids ulder
was active in community
theatre production numerou
organizations and in 1981 was
names Outst nding Community
Educator.
o
e
Commissioners referred the
question to City Attorney
Ernest White, after Cooke in­
sisted that h could change
his vote at any time.
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TREASURER RESIG S
Overshadowed by Cooke's
antic wa an announcement B
by Finance Director Ricardo
Johnson that he would not '
ek renewal of hi contract.
In the letter John n aid
'I do not depart with any ill
feelings, but with a n e of
pride, many meaningful fmancial
accomplishm nts and with a
great appreciation and thanks
to the employees of the Finance
Department. "
Johnson, whose contract ex­
pires October 31 did not com­
ment of his future plans. He
ha rved in the position of
Finance Director/Treasurer for
three year.
HIRE PPRAISER
In other action the om­
mission purcha d appraisal r­
vice from Apprai al As ociates,
Inc. of Kalamazoo. for the
orth of ain Industrail Park.
Ace rdin to ammo fr m
lex Lit tl Director of
Economic Dev lopm nt rate
for residential lots will be
S300 ach, vac nt lots S250
each. and commercial pr pcrty
600 each. 0 e timated
total co t w s ven.
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Continued from P
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Simaz of Eau Claire who i
white.
Piggee points to page 53
of the 1981 court order de g ..
regating the Benton Harb r
schools. The court requires
the superintendent to report
annually on the district's pr -
gre s in achieving the goal of
50 percent Black repre ntation
in ho I nur e ecretaries
and maintenance pers nnel -
all categorie the court deter­
mined were underrepresented by
Blacks.
Jo eph Shurn, Personnel
Director for BHAS aid the
n wly-created foremen's po it­
ion were administrative and
not covered by the court­
order which dealt with m in­
tenance per onnel. Shurn re­
fu ed to comment further on
Piggee s charges.
To Piggee this is "a game"
the board is playing and 'a
way they use to get around"
compliance with the court and
the union contract.
'There was one Black in
maintenance when th court
order came out and their s
one Black today, ' Piggee id.
J ames Turner, executive
director of the Community
Education Council, a court
ordered group of over e
implem ntation f the dese re­
gation could not be rea hed
for comment.
Board member Lynn Hayes
and Jane Strand both con­
firm d in phone interviews that
the board as a re that
their approval in the pring f
a new or anizationaJ ch rt
would eliminate one main­
tenan e po iti n.
Pi ee and S inner said tw
men in maintenance were iven
the pti n of taking a cut in
payor being laid off. Rus U
Hume . took a ut in pay and
though a liscensed plumber i
workin in the warehou , the
men said, while en Gardner
to k a lay-off rather than a
cut.
Both Pi ee nd Skinner
contend they meet the posted
qualifi ati n f r the f rem n
position and say th man hired
was le qualified than either
of them.
(Editor: ext week: a look
at Pi ee's charge that th
board i payin mor to ron­
tra tors to do the rk for
whi h s hoof per onnel are
qualifi d.)
900 new jobs in Muskegon
Led by the ervice and
retail ctor, u kcgon County
empl yment ro by 900 j b
in June compared ith ay
and with June 19 4, accord in
to the Michi an Employm nt
Security C mrnissi n.
Total n n-farm mpl yment
in Mu e on unty to d at
5 ,00 in June up from
53,900 the previou month and
in Jun 19 4, the S report-
ed. Jon's cmpJ yment wa
u kegon C unty' hi he t incc
ptember 1 4.
The late t rep rt n u -
kegon .ounty j Ie ne how-
ed unempl ym nt at 12.7 per­
cent in Mar h.
The hi e t j b increa in
Jun came in the br ad ield of