Show " ' V: 3 U IX 1 5 1 S jrt£:y mi iiyw h J Cj 9 2X0 DriJ-rlanJ- ul!i Tiioci Lo Dally Newspaper s $125 MXEm Sabbatical to cap Emert presidency Insido institutions” Foxley said Emert’s annual salary is $163000 The Utah State Board of Regents policy allows university presidents to claim sabbatical status if they have served for a period of time Foxley said Year off with pay called 1 ‘tradition for departing public university chiefs By Arrin Bronson staff writer MV f" Page 3 Wild about Harry Updalo wsm Because When George Emert steps from the presidency of Utah State University on January 1 2001 he won't be walking away from a paycheck Cecelia Foxley commissioner of higher education told The Herald Journal that Emert will not be the first to receive pay fra one year after his resignation takes effect “It is all outlined by policy and it is very traditional when individuals step down from presidencies at state intensity of administration presidents often need time to decide and prepare for the future she explained Webster's dictionary describes sab- batical leave as a year or shorter period of absence fra study rest or travel given at intervals (originally every seven years) as to some college teachers and now to 3 said When former USU President Stanford Cazier retired from that posi- tion he took a year sabbatical from administration before returning to die classroom to teach It really is up to the president how they plan to use that year Foxley said They develop a plan and present it to the board of regents for approval President Emert was unavailable fra comment as he was attending to Foxley said Emert hasn't decided what his next professional move will be His retirement from the USU presidency doesn’t necessarily signal a departure from academia she said "There are a variety of things that George could do" she said "He may even choose to do something other than with the university such as consulting with private companies" The amount of pay Emert will receive while he has the benefit of sabbatical status will be determined by the board of regents after Diaries Johnsoi chairman of the board and Emert meet to discuss this and other details of the arrangement Another question sure to be on the minds of Emert and his wife Billie the funeral arrangements of his See EMERT on Page 8 father who passed away last week See how they ran Episcopals Lutherans join hands DENVER (AP)— Episcopal Church leaders approved a historic Saturday with the nation’s st Lutheran denomination voting to create an alliance in which the churches will share clergy sacraments and strategy The Episcopal Church’s House of Deputies made up of 832 priests and lay people overwhelmingly approved the agreement Saturday one day after it won approval from the other chamber of the church's legislature die House of Bishops Leaders of die 52 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America approved the alliance last year "It enables our two churches to wok together in a shared mission to our broken and hurting world” said the Very Rev Donald Brown co- chairman of ecumenical relations for the 24 Episcopal Church “Both our communions will be living into reality Jesus’ prayer that all hu followers might be one” Brown said While they differ in style the Episcopalian and Lutheran churches in the United States share similar patterns of worship and of regional organization Allowing the sharing of cleigy will help congregations in parts of the country where one is church is strong while the other has a thinner presence In New England for example there is a single Lutheran synod and one Lutheran bishop while die Episcopal Church has Seven dioceses and a dozen bishops erMid- Across the much of the west die opposite is true The pact which takes effect Jan 1 also includes a compromise involving die Episcopal ordination of bishops who are installed in a of hands by three prede- laying-o- n cessor bishops from a line believed to stretch back to Christ's apostles The alliance will allow Lutheran clergy to serve in Episcopal churches without such ordinations New Lutheran bishops however would have to go through an Episcopal ordination to serve in an Episcopal ' church A spokesman for the Evangelical Luthoan Church in America Frank Imhoff said there is some opposition to die pact among Lutherans who for centuries have been wary of authority and church hierarchy It may prompt some Lutheran congregations to leave the church said the Rev Lowell Almen secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Quitch in America but he stressed that much of the opposition to the of the people in other fields at foil or partial salary "We recognize that presidents have been away from their disciplines and they are given that time to gear up for what they plan to do” Foxley K million-memb- miUion-memb- er er Debate over Smithfield system not unique on Utah political landscape City departments Mayor! Appointments iiQubi oound tpprovil CouncNcnactmnliMbiMttomayorvalo City manager system Opdonai for Utah dties but not in um In Cache VUey I ’ i t ' Yj - OracftclyiMnagW"'- I Ft'' City departments ii council-manag- system describing its er corporation-styl- e function as more efficient than the federal system It has been heralded for its empha- - 27 Movies Opinion Obituaries wwwhjnewscom of this program” saidPJ Grow-- 1 ley a spokesman fra the Nation-al —- its sec-retar- Indore Page44 TT7 Security Council at die White second failed intercept in three House tries — raised new doubt Satur- ' “The president awaits the analysis and recommen-- " day whether President Qinton will approve a quick push fra a datum and will make a decision on deployment later this year” national system Clinton has said he will decide he said Saturday in several weeks whether to stick The failure early Saturday with the current Pentagon suggests to some analysts that timetable of building a missile the Pentagon needs more time defense for use as early as ' "Logically you do regroup December 2005 after something like this and you ‘'This is something wd will don’t go forward with the existhave to take into account as we ing schedule” said Anthony look at the technical feasibility Cordesman a defense specialist anti-miss- Mini fandom) Cttaf nocuKvo missile defense project Page 8 9 dty round (no ttMuSv City manager WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest setback for the Pentagon’s back— wear sunscreen Enterprise Mayor was conceived as a government of the people by the people and fra the people — challenged at its roots by civil war and conflict by domestic mocked in present-da- y unrest and political mistrust Yet die concept of democracy and a distinct separation of federal powers has been sustained repeatedly as an effective form of government But is it effective on a local level? Over the past three decades cities in Utah have addressed that issue in depth questioning whether a separation of powers is necessary on a local level and whether democracy is maintained by hiring rather than electing a chief administrative officer In Cache Valley the issue has recently reared its head with sharp criticism of the modified city manager system of government in Smithfield The pros and cons have pronounced themselves in communities across the state ie Ogden West Jordan and Logan igniting debates over operation costs accountability and professional expertise Some have advocated a sis on professional expertise but challenged for its supposed lack of accountahil- ity to a voting constituency Democratic? Good question Cities have debated strongly on both sides of the issue But in short the system functions on a e council and corporate scale A elected but are die opermayor e ations of the city are governed by a professional manager who is hired by the council to serve as the chief executive officer e The of the coin is the council-mayphilosophy Some have praised it fra more closely following die structure of die federal government with a separation of legislative and executive powers while others claim it has inherited many of the same faults such as inefficient methods of pass-an- d increased costs of government As a system of elected representatives however it has been de scribal as responsive to its constituents’ needs while maintaining a system of checks and balances part-tim- day-to-d- ay foil-tim- or flip-sid- The battle lines have been drawn between the two parties across the state The dilemma is which side to join See CITIES on Page 8 Failure rocks missile defense plan Watch your Crossword r- - y T See CHURCHES on Page 4 Weather iii4 Jif SuRtloy spofiigirti 12 4 ile at the Center for Strategic and International Studies A critic was blunter "It’s hard to see how they can recommend a deployment decision of a missile system that doesn’t work” said Sen Byron Dragan “I think the test failure should and will mean the president will D-N- D not announce a deployment decision” The rocket took off ns sched- uled from Kwajalein Atoll at 12:40 am EDT Saturday about 21 minutes after the target Sec DEFENSE on Page 4 AP photo A target missile that was launched from Vandenberg Air FOroe Base leaves a blue light over the night sky in Woodland Hills Calif Friday night A missile Interceptor launched from a Pacific island missed Its intended test target this dummy warhead Wfr Hr 4 |