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Cam
with
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State employees a
in a four-week peric
pay, according to a
Board decision, and
unhappy about the
Under the decisio
of overtime pay is i
possible. Previousl;
time-and-a-half for
"We furnish poli<
Olink an frnk-tmUit
no iiaiviuuj |
of Safety George K
limit on overtime w
a weekly basis. Th
KEY SAID days 11
to be made up befor
Certain members
to remain anonymc
should not apply tc
"I counted on tha
"If I had to work
told me to come in i
day/ I'd tell them to
it for the wages th
"How can they cli
the people who woi
has to be in operati
week, 365 days a ye
July 4,1 don't see h
day off. It's easy to
paper and make the
talked to a lot moi
another policeman
"MOST FELLOW
no room for ad\
policeman." "Ever
retired. It's kind of
Boarc
By Jan Easfti
Gamecock Staff
A recent Budget
Board ruling effecth
July 1 will require
ployees, includin
employees, to take
stead of receiving t
pay for overtime
personnel official st
"It will save the
said Tony Mixon, st
employment relal
agencies are now
strive to allow emuK
Putm
William F. P
for 22 years, hi
athletic affair!
rne one-yea
Friday by Prei
is effective Ju
As vice presi
will coordinat
campus univc
four-year cam]
and Spartant
Salkehatchie, 1
Union; and th<
PUTNAM SI
whose four-mo
university is c
newly created
DUS DO]
A X
new p?
r Jan Easter ling
m*cock Staff Writer
oon must work 160 straight hourc
d to be eligible to draw overtimi
recent State Budget and Control
some USC campus policemen arc
? A Aft
situation.
n, compensatory time off instead
to be given employees whenevej
y, campus policemen were paic
overtime hours worked.
? for various student activities
Murties and ballgames," Directoi
ley said. "Prior to this time th<
ork was one week; we worked or
e key is hours worked."
nissed because of illness will hav<
e overtime can be paid.
of the campus police, who wishec
us, said they feel the new ruling
t them
it extra overtime pay/' said one
a four-hour dance and then the]
ind only work four hours the nexi
> jump in the lake ? I wouldn't ck
ey pay."
issify us in the same bracket witl
k eight to Ave? Our departmen
ion 24 hours a day, seven days t
ar. If you've got 40 police working
iow they can give each of them i
sit behind a desk with a pen an(
se decisions, but they should hav<
^ 1 ^ | # Aft -ft# ft -
rc (wupie oaore uiey cua Ulis,
said.
rS try to do a good job, but there ii
'an cement," according to on<
yone in a supervisory position ii
like a group that's looking out foi
I ruling en
erling the number o
writ* W0J*?d i tead
The ruling sj
i -
nut ue aiiowea t
; and Control actually works
^ 90 days from hours within i
all state em- period. The Bi
g university Board feels that
hours off in- period, the com
ime-and-a-half be taken to offs
work, a state worked or tim<
lid. that overtime
necessary."
state money," "We have si
ate director of piementation ol
tions. "State days to give Un
supposed to prepare for the
nr?- fn Mat Un.>A ? ??
w gw wit nave a review
im named a
tit nam, a member of the faculty
is been named vice president for
s for the USC system,
r appointment was announced
iident James B. Holderman and
1 v 15, 1978.
dent for athletic affairs, Putnam
e athletic policy for the ninesrsity
system, which includes
puses at Aiken, Coastal Carolina
Mirg; two-year campuses at
Beaufort, Lancaster, Sumter and
e Columbia campus.
JCCEEDS Dr. James A. Morris
nth contractual obligation to the
oncluding. Morris assumed the
position last March, helping to
ice mil
i
ly guia
their own, and the others
classes in. There's no fring
less than the Columbia Ci
County patrolmen."
; "I have mixed emotions
| another. "Sometimes I fe<
s money, and other times I v
' can I say about it? I guess i
Starting salary for a car
| year. He is required to attc
' no college degree is re<
1 Policeman starts at $10,448
academy, and no colleg
iucmana uounty deputy si
[ salary is $11,271; he must 1
* be graduated from the po
KEY SAID the startin
policeman is "low. We ha\
? personnel to survey our s
"I don't think it's fair ?
I other police in town," one
{ "The only difference betwc
deal with here are of a high
but we also have to deal w
f "It doesn't bother me i
L mnbo mA?*A UiU
I munv UIU1C Uiv/licjr, UUl UII
) the academy) I would want
added.
1 M. D. TAVENNER, vice i
t institutional research, said
i work overtime hours and v
\ by the decision. "I don't thi
i campus police) too much.
1 more than the others/' he
; "I started looking for a n
' the decision/' one campui
"I never considered goii
because of the people I cor
i should be given the option
5 the time off, instead of th
i want me off. I probably w<
r it's the principle of the th
ids overti
f overtime hours Mullins,
of being paid." sonnel.
lys "overtime will
tnless the employee renuire<
in excess of 160 c
a fixed four-week overtim
udget and Control "Thista
within a four-week deai fa
pensaiory time can Gmi)iOV(
et additional hours employ
3 to be worked so "Ovei
pay will not be minima:
M.D. Ti
uspended the im- persom
I the policy for 90 researcl
i agencies time to much <
new policy and to treasun
of it/' said Jack during i
ithlptlp Jiff:
formulate the duties withi
system.
A native of Woodruff,
and associate dean of th
Administration. He will r
duties there, those relate*
Partnership Foundation.
Putnam is USC's facu
the NCAA, and is also a
Athletic Advisory Comm
PUTNAM WAS gracjua
and earned a Master's dej
the College of Business A
as an instructor and was
the dean in 1961, and assii
became associate dean ir
in 1977.
happy [
I -1 '
leiines
\ are trying to get a few
;e benefits, and we're paid
ty Police or the Richland
i about the decision/' said
si I would like to have the
rant the time off. But what
t's the system."
npus policeman is $8,480 a
snd the police academy but
{Hired. A Columbia City
i. He must attend the police
c uc^ioc id najuireu. i\
leriff patrolman's starting
lave a college degree, and
lice academy.
ig salary for a campus
re a request in to the state
alary ranges."
hat we are paid less than
) campus patrolman said,
sen us is that the people we
ter caliber than in the city,
ith city people on campus,
now that the other police
ice I get my degree (from
: to make more money," he
president of Dersonnel and
few university employees
/ill not be greatly affected
Ink it will affect them (the
They will lose out a little
\ said.
ew job when I heard about
i patrolman said. L
ig over to the city police,
ne in contact with. I feel I
of taking the time pay or
em telling me when they a
)uld take the time off, but
ing," another said.
me pay
&
director of state perpoint
is, we are not J
i by law to pay overtime or
ompensatory time for d
e work," Mullins said, v
an attempt for the state to
ilrly and equitably with
ees." a
rtime work is fairly c
1 at the university," said
ivenner, vice president of s
iot AnH institutinnfll
ti. "We don't have that 8
overtime except in the 1
sr's and registrar's office
registration."
ii
airs Y P I i
V
in the developing USC
P
_ ! ft
Putnam is professor t
? /1..11 _ _ # V% 9
e uHiege ox Business
etain a segment of his
\ to the USC Business p
a
Ity representative to s
member of the USC tl
ittee.
P
ted from USC in 1955
(ree in 1957. He Joined a
administration in 1956 p
made a. -~*ntto s
itant dean in 1964. He 1
11969 and a professor
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Entrance ways are normally fl
for Dana Latham of Columbia the
place to pause as she waits for 1
with the education department.
Athletic aff;
1\T * 4
IVVW ffust ua stvtt
By Brian Dun
Oamtcock Staff W
Dr. James A. Morris, interim vice pre
londay he is "comfortable" with the proj
ISC President James B. Holderman ask
Morris, who will be replaced as vice pr
uly 15, spoke before the University Athlc
"We are pretty much on schedule,"
evelopment of vice-presidential duties
/ell as for the regional camDUs svsterr
MORRIS SAID the vice president is t
thletic activities excluding recruitmen
oaches.
"The vice president acts for the presit
aid, "essentially in a financial and budg<
Morris said the vice president is also
iderations for regional campuses, wher
0 percent of the Columbia campus and n
ACCORDING TO Morris, athletic insti
n South Carolina. He added he would lil
ports programs be approved at the mi
urograms.
Questioned about the recent turmoil1
thloHp hiornrnhv Mnrria aaid "on im#L>
IMMVMV IIIVC Viy I ?UV? ft tw WW**! IUI WIUV
/ith all involved parties."
Football coach Jim Carlen said "A1
paperwork requested by the president to
t is." Carlen added he foresees no trou
Bking duties away from me," he said.
CARLEN ALSO expressed disappoin
lorting President Holderman's stand on
dopted last spring. "I am a little disappi
aid. "You have every right to your opii
he facts."
Carlen said the athletic deoartment w
lain its position to the committee.
Peter Becker, chairman of the commit
it the request of Carlen and approval <
tending lawsuit against USC involvin
cholarship football player injured duri
973. No details of the session are kno\
The advisory committee is made
ninistrative, two athletic, two studen
epresentatives.
r^MT -
jj
John Wilton ? GAMECOCK
llled with movement but
s doors to Wardlaw are a
her mother, a secretary
airs
idule,' Morris says
can
frltor
sident for athletic affairs, said
gress his office has made since
ed him to set it im Inst snrincr
resident by William F. Putnam
itic Advisory Committee.
Morris said, speaking of the
for the Columbia campus as
i.
o provide for overall control of
t and the hiring and firing of
Jent in a delegated sense," he
stary overview capacity."
responsible for financial cone
sports budgets are less than
ivenue sources are limited.
tutions must be self-sustaining
le to see new regional campus
ain campus, as are academic
within the administrative and
rstanding has been worked out
1 I am doing is sending the
someone else. I don't care who
kU U1
i/w. me fnvuicin uemre was
tment with a resolution supthe
issue which the committee
Dinted with the committee/' he
lions, but 1 wish you would get
as given no opportunity to extee,
called an executive session
of the committee to discuss a
g Michael Waters, a former
ng the Florida State Game in
vn.
up of six faculty, two adt
and one Board of Trustees