Show The Utah Statesman Monday March 9 1981 Past $ 1 Senate in violation of open meeting act? Sec just before ihr meeting'' Olson said He said that there was no mention in the previous week’s meeting that the would lie discussed or voted on Earlier when the council appointed Brian Hammer and Sue Sorenson to develop the election the I’tah Statesman had no one covering the council Olson was assigned to cover the brat two ’wCkristmn Executive Council was probably in Jfloeofthe Utah Open and Public Meeting Act s election proved the student Ixxly by-law- IVASUSU by-law- tai and it may sxd have been violating the law by-la- put year s will tie taken back to kaujtofthis the 11 according to March on Wednesday sod President Peter Daines lliere they will lie this time in accordance with the weeks ago “I think it’s important that we should have had someone there” said I'tah Statesman editor David Eskelsen ‘‘Someone from the editorial staff should have gone” Managing Editor Wayne Adair said that if there had been a rrportrr assigned to the council meetings students may have heard that the were bring developed "However” hr said “we still wouldn't have known that they (the council) were going to approve the last week No one except the council knew alxitil that 1 fir council may have liern unwittingly violating the ojien turning law every nine u held a meeting during ihr past vrar according to former Utah Attorney (irnrral Koliert B Hansen Bv not jmMing an agrnda the required 24 hours fiefore the meeting the council was probably breaking the law Hansen said rkxijain law liodv is required to kxatmn of its next public hours before that meeting law a legislative fastetinj near the Inst 24 ASU’SU Marili Johnson according to Mer etjh councd seldom has an agenda minutes before the meeting the ai i itw by-law- ready which govern the of candidates for ASUSU otTuc — were the council there was no public notice fad election — s ac-a- o Uhtasua reporter Krrinit Olson who covers that be ret rived no tithe intention ul the loutiul to approve the kbccstnt Council said 'W first heard that thrvr (by laws) would Inwas when I got an agrnda 1 fer approval VlmNdlit psrrming is the tries of television fefai produced at Utah kjl’jntniiyand kdoo fa MED public television prognmi are far subsequent use 'fedasroom and are V I?0 rrlate t a variety of family problems and situations Each spring a new section is produced on a new subject ten are currently in production More han 80 family life siecialists have contributed to the produttion of this program The series cost J22000 to put together and was fund- the public riej for example Checkftti from aI a "I fawuon future “It isn’t like you’re saying these (public officials) are bad guys” said Hansen “You’re just saying either the law ought to be amended or you guys ought to comply” In any case even if the council was in violation of the law no criminal action could be taken against it All that could happen under the open meeting law would be that action taken in a meeting that violated the law could be declared illegal and void Hansen stressed that persons wishing to invalidate action taken in an illegally held meeting would have to take court action within 90 days after the meeting The ojien meeting law specifies that ‘‘a person denied any right under this chapter may commence suit in a court of conqietent jurisdiction" to compel compliance with the art It further stipulates that “the court may award reasonable attorney fees and court costs to a successful plaintiff” The election which prompted the con- trovrrsy are little changed from those which were used last year according to Hammer 1 he Executive Council holds a regularly scheduled meeting which is open to the public every Wednesday at 5 pm in the SC Senate Chambers after high several high ' M s II I V VVVV AVAV a AS f 'VAN B v B " )tir audience resjxinse gtcai I'hey were there right Irom the said Jenson He told the Utah State University Institutional Council Jail 31 that tnOre than 900 students have viewed the tapes for college t redit and have c ompletecf the work that ac- wav Thc tapes whit are stored section of the Merrill Library are in color An announcer introduces the program and gives the tredits Then Jenson presents the topic anrftntrodure the J speaker Hie material is presented in an informal manner The 'set in the Audio-Visua- h l t t -- Elkind of the of Ur Rochester talk dolr scents U”fan rMi ravuil speaking “formal basis i alxiut v TxW fpit in a wto-- j the viewer faxilh W '‘I1'"'produce! I tew fa V - at USU as has w years fa advice col- - ° f V“c w subject “’thtoriesa ' “fance and Dr J1-- X 1' taxi be wants confu- - "fa °f the w in but no o c°n rf(®crcnc ViV“he better of 62 divided subjects Nationwide interest is accumulating as family life specialists from across the United States discover this electronic means of distributing information that relate to quality parenting Requests to borrow t&a tapes have come from many states an indication chat interest in the series is growing Jenson explained The extention service and department of family life at USU have worked closely to produce the series and a new section of the program is put together every spring Different topics are explored in each section Jenson said it is hoped that think Wnt?KhheCwi- " by-la- parenting USU television series topic Duality fepitf s bv-law- s ap-'jacf- 'Tk s Both Daines and Johnson said that they didn't know about the requirements of that law and that the council would meet the letter of the law in the ed by tuition from students wishing to see the program Additional money was set aside by the College of Family Life to help meet production costs of the series To date an estimated 100000 people have seen all or part of the series So far about $43000 has come in which is helping to offset the cost of producing future companies the progam Variable units can be obtained by taking regular USU courses under FHD 388 or 550 or through the extension class division under the same numbers It is possible to obcredits by completing tain additional study Jenson said that the fees students pay to see this program help defray the cost of keeping the series available to 1- is a library or office with chairs and tables set up Speakers and guests assemble around the table for participation in discussions and question and answer sessions through this program quality parenting and parent education will bring about less demand on social services and an increased interest in good parenting skills The tapes perform a valuable service to USU and the communities that have viewed them The “profession of parenting" as Dr Jenson calls it is gening a considerable boost from the Quality Parenting Program The set ies has been shown in many western states Six are in the process of purchasing the scries It is also in use in many of Utah's secondary schools The videotape subjects range from familiar such as finance and young c hildren so ttc — — The tapes currently in use topers like fatherhood a5rl ate from the Second Annual lion and teaching social com Quality Parenting Conference petence which is coordinated by the The audience is "reaSy conand appreciative’ department of family and cerned human development and USU Jenson : |