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Trustees consider pay cuts and vacancies at SIU system
The SIU board weighing mid year raises and vacancy freezes to save about 2520000 annually amid nine million in proposed state budget cuts. Chancellor Wendler says 35 million still to trim with possible layoffs. union leaders decry the plan as unfair. In Du Quoin, City Council clashes over merit board appointments and a controversial legal opinion on police promotions, with Babe Hill slated to remain on the board until a vote or replacement.
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SIU
Walker
George Ryan
SIUC
Walter Wendler
Ruth Pommier
Association of Civil Service Employees
Hill
Rednour
du Quoin
Jeff Robinson
Cha
Perry County
Pyramid Park
Babe Hill
Angie Roach
Conrad
Robinson
Jim Booker
Mike Ward
Jamie Ellermeyer
John Brother
James, Gustafson and Thompson Ltd
Naperville
State Police and Fire Merit Board
Brother
Ken DeMent
DeMent
Ellermeyer
Ward
Merit Board
Council
Mike