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PAGE 16-PI AINDEALER-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1971 Comments from the Governor (The c< , ,erT,(>r discusses • stale expense account sprac- rices in the follow inc special column for Illinois ne»s- papers.) H* (int. Richard R. Oijihic Springfield. III. i He b e s i rlisTC !\m I he I.»\p.i\C!-' Joll.i:" iv tn the t.ixp.iver's pocket I h..t stiitcmcnt hs .t coniiirittcc named 1"\ me to' imeM.ig.tte some ivoi ;<huse> of v:ate expense .ivcounts mioiv i:p the b.iMv. dit ieience Km ween expense*. ip gov ernment miuI in pnvaie 'btismess pr.Kticev ;>!' hwncw ,io not a'ppV !,• po\ ertimc'i! ofVKi.ilv^ e\pensi>. •.ite.'. i noim.iJ p. ttt ot the v«>si'ot Joinc business foi • persons "lht standard in Govern­ ment., is far more rigorous," the committee reported, "and expenses' must he far more limited." I .tcreo .ind since I sene as , h.ir in.in ot the' I i.oel I onttol Hoard. 1 v.in aful have put the lui on l.o i-h ot improper expense In past \eats. I.ootcd empltnes Mere permitted to list then homes as their heailguai tei s m Jefi.inee ot the lasts Once this was done, the em plmi's then soilcsted tot their apartments ,,iid meals and othet expenses when awa\ tiom their "headquarters.' \Ne stopped the practice, and in the one instance where it re-occurred, t h e employe promptl> paid hack all he'd hilled -- plus interest. \\ e ha\e one natural alls in our constant etlort tei keep ex pense account abuses to the mini­ mum the news reporter who k n o w s heiw to dip out the \oHchers on which expenses are listed He knows as does an\ sensi­ tive public official -- how strongly the public reacts to s u c h dts- sO\ er ies It 's difficult at best to establish in the news media the kinds of bureaucratic inefficiency or worse that waste the funds of a mill ion- dollar federal grant program. Bui a lavish or improper expenditure is -easily * found, simple to proxe. and quite comprehensible to most exery one. I he I ravel Control Board has set sharp limits on allowable ex­ pense while employes are actually awm from their headquarters c it ies.. Breakfast expense is l imited to SI M). lunch to $2.0(1 and dinner to S4 MV Overnight hotel or mote] ex­ pense is l imited to $11 outside the ( hicago metropolitan area, where the limit is $16 a day. In the i.ire cases where a mile- ape allowance is approved, the limit is 10 certts a mile. I he few recent incidents involv­ ing expense account practices prompted my appointment of the special committee, whose report I back stronply. • A prevailing presumption, the committee reported, is that an ex­ pense not covered by travel regu­ lations should be allowed if it relates to the work of the em­ ploye. "We feel this presumption should be reversed," the com­ mittee reported. Directors should presume in­ stead that any expense beyond the employe's basic salary is unneces­ sary. Only when necessity can be demonstrated should the ex­ pense be allowed." A case in point is the mealtime business conference which in one case was charged to the state. The committee reported: "Individuals who decide to con­ duct business in that manner can and should pay for their own meals." If an exceptional case can be shown, the limits of payment per meal in the travel regulations will apply. Another instance involved the hilling of the state for membership in a private club. The committee reported: "If a state employe feels the need to belong to a social club, "he must pay for the membership himself.,"" Ihe committee also reviewed the rare practice of ranking state officials who charge for giving speeches or writing articles. Henceforth, the committee rec­ ommended, all such fees received by any official who is subject to confirmation by the Senate shall be l u r n c d over to the state treasury. I he regulation would not apply, f o r example, to professors or lower-ranking officials who do ad­ ditional work on (heir own time. But it would apply to an execu­ tive "whose broad responsibilit ies make his time entirely the state's." All these regulations -- and our vigilance --- are necessary in my judgment to reinforce the point that working for the taxpayers is different from working in private enterprise. I intend to enforce these regulations to the letter. POLITICAL CORNER REP G W LINDBERG The Republican Central committee of McHenrv county, home of State Rep George W Lindberg. formally joined the list of endorsements he has received for the office of Secretary of State Earlier, he received the endorsements of the Republican county chairman of three northern Illinois counties. Albert M. Jourdan, Jr. , the McHenrv county Republican chairman, stated that the November endorsement of Rep Lindberg was unanimous. "Our county is very proud of George's tremendous ac­ complishments as a member of the Illinois General Assembly." Jourdan pointed out that the McHenrv county legislator had risen to the chairmanship of the Judiciary II committee after only two terms in the House. "His work in the recent court scandals has given him state­ wide and national prominen­ ce," Jourdan said. Lindberg is also chairman of the House Ethics in Government com­ mission which sponsored the tough ethics bill which is currently being debated in the legislature. Lindberg's endorsements follow in the wake of an an­ nouncement by Secretary of State John Lewis that he will not seek re-election to that office in 1972. Rep. Lindberg, in his third term in the General Assembly, is a lawyer and a life time resident of McHenry county. PWP Chapter Program On Nuisance Calls The Midwest Regional council of Parents Without Partners, comprised of over 2,000 members in the Chicago suburban area, will conduct a regional conference in Aurora Nov. 13, hosted by the Aurora Area chapter. The conference will include three professionally conducted workshops. These workshops are titled, Communicating with the Public, Communicating with * Others, and Com­ municating with Yourself. An awards luncheon and an evening of planned social ac­ tivities will complete the day. Regional officers include recording secretary, Patti Gibson, of Crystal Lake, a member of I^ake Area chapter board officers and members plan to attend. NEW TRAINING TECHNIQUE A new film-role-playing technique is to be utilized to train law enforcement officers, Law Enforcement Director Herbert D. Brown said last week, noting the importance of human relations skills in modern police work. A training film will be created and coordinated with a study manual by Southern Illinois University faculty members associated with the Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency and Corrections, the Vocational Technical In­ stitute and the SIU Film Production Studio. A $39,848 grant from the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission and $29,602 from the Department of Law Enforcement will fund the project. STORAGE RATES APPROVED Farmers planning to store grain should look for state- approved rates posted in the warehouse. All rates, including handling charges, must be approved by the agriculture department, John Austin, superintendent of warehouses, said a list of approved day-to­ day rates are on file in the department, where farmers may check rates charged the day their grain was stored. He also cautioned farmers to get a warehouse receipt. Parents Without Partners is an international educational, non-sectarian, non-profit organization devoted to the welfare of single parents and their children. The Midwest Regional Council includes 18 local chapters in Northern Illinois and Indiana. There are two cars built in Sweden. Before you buy theirs, drive ours. Our car has Front-W heel Drive for bet­ ter traction, stability and handling. 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