2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 5, 1995 CITY Continued from page 1 "For me this was a very tough decision, and I will support the deci- sion of council. I support a single city administrator. I do not favor the concept of co-administrators," Kolb said. Gatta himself recommended the single-administrator approach. Councilmembers Jane Lumm (R- 2nd Ward) and Peter Nicolas (I-4th Ward) addressed the issues of legal- ity and disagreement between the ad- ministrators. "What if the team dis- agrees?" Lumm asked. Accountability and division of work became another issue of con- flict. According to the resolution, the two acting administrators will share equally the duties of administrator. They will both receive an increased salary - adding up to 180 percent of the current administrator's sal- ary. Currently, Northcross earns $66,706 and Olson earns approxi- mately $74,000. The increase would put them each at $85,944. The mayor and several council members expressed concern about funding such an increase. "We can vote without allocating money," Daley said. Nicolas said, "My concern is bud- getary." The mayor said she needed a fund- ing source identified before support- ing the appointments. Daley wanted to use the $16,000 left in sick and vacation pay for Gatta. However, no funding source was determined. The resolution made no mention of what will happen to Northcross and Olson's current positions after they depart. "It is assumed that they will still perform their jobs," said Budget Di- rector Alan Burns. He also said the assistants may take over some du- ties. The council must now take action to specifically define the roles that Northcross and Olson will take and discover a source to fund the two administrator salaries. The search for a permanent city administrator still is continuing. As- sistant City Administrator Rob Bauman said he expects that the posi- tion will be filled permanently some- time around October. SATIONAL EPORT Jury convicts White House gunman WASHINGTON - Rejecting claims that his actions resulted from mentl illness, a federal court jury yesterday convicted Francisco Martin Duran of attempted assassination of President Clinton and nine other weapons-related charges for spraying the White House with semi-automatic rifle fire last October. A jury of 10 women and two men deliberated only five hours before convicting the former Colorado hotel worker.4 U.S. District Judge Charles R. Richey set sentencing for June 29. U.S. Attorney Eric H. Holder Jr. told reporters that prosecutors will recommend punishment ranging from 25 years to life. Duran, 26,wearing an open-collar white shirt and dark slacks, sat impassively at the defense table as Richey Duran announced the verdict. 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