8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, June 1, 1994
City Council reduces
pension fund dollars
* City Council votes
to take $1 million
from pension fund
By Michelle Lee Thompson
DAILY STAFF REPORTER
After months of haggling over the
city's contribution to the employee
pensionfund,the AnnArborCity Coun-
cil voted last night to knock $1 million
off the city's contribution to the fund.
Insomuchashecould, Larry Hahn,
chair of the pension board, offered a
lukewarm endorsement of the amend-
ment, which passed unanimously.
Hahnofferedhisownsupport,while
reminding council that he was one of
only nine members of the board. City
Council members agreed that the pen-
4ion board has "first call" on any
changes that the city may make on the
pension's funding.
"It's closer to the language we the
board requested," said Hahn, pointing
out that council members acknowl-
edged this. "We've come along way."
According to Councilmember Jane
Lumm's strategy, with the passage of
the pension amendment to reduce the
budget expenditures by $1 million, the
2nd Ward Republican wanted to avoid
a millage increase by taking another
$200,000 from the budget. Another of
Lumm's points was to direct all sav-
ings at lowering the millage.
However, the original amendment,
presented by Councilmember Julie
Creal(R-4th Ward), whichwouldhave
reduced the millage and used the pen-
sion offset to reduce dependence on
prior years' spending, failed, 6-5. One
moreyeavote would have allowed that
amendment to pass.
City Attorney Elizabeth R.
Schwartz clarified the budget proce-
dure in a memo to council members:
Seven votes are needed to adopt the
budget, but only six are needed to pass
an amendment.
In that same memo, Schwartz ex-
plained that there was no pressure to
adopt the budget last night. The City
Charter mandates that the city
administrator's budget effectively
passes if council fails to adopt a budget
"at or before the second meeting of the
council in May." However, since the
meeting was a continuation after a re-
cess, this clause did not add to the
pressure council members felt in the
chambers while they debated many
amendments postponed to last night's
meeting.
HOUSING
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ing sexual and racial tensions, must be
addressedbythenew housingdirector.
"The director of housing needs to
be sensitive to and informed about the
concerns of all sexual orientations,"
said Jim Toy, co-coordinator of the
Lesbian, Gay Male and Bisexual Pro-
grams Office.
"In particular, there needs to be a
welcoming climate in the residenc
halls. There also needs to be a spe "
'The director of
housing needs to be
sensitive to and
informed about the
concerns of all sexual
orientations. In
particular there needs
to be a welcoming
climate in the residence
halls.'
-O Jim To
LGMBPO co-coordinatol
resolution to any complaints dealing
withsexualdiscrimination,harassment
and assault," Toy said.
Toy expressed hope that the new
director will eventually create sexual
orientation peer advisers in the resi-
dence halls, similar to the already ex-
isting minority peer advisers.
Multicultural Initiative Direct
John Matlock said the director m
continue to maintain a good working
relationship with minority groups and
must also adequately train minority
.peer advisers.
Other pressing problems also need
to be solved by the new housing direc-
tor.
When asked what needs to be
changed in the residence halls, most
students, including LSA sophom(S
Mehul Patel, said, "The food."
Rain, rain go away
A student scurries through the thunderstorms in front of the Modern Languages
Building yesterday.
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