The College Station Police Departments feels a larger problem lies in neighborhood parties. Dr. Southerland said the College Station Police Department will hold a press conference on Thursday in Northgate to present the area s new emergency telephones. Dr. Southerland reviewed the recent open records issue involving students who made statements to the University Police Department after the Bonfire accident. The police have implied no criminal action and have released the statements to the Bonfire Commission. The Commission included in their Web-based report that they had received these statements and would be investigating them.
Media sources are now interested in receiving copies of the statements.
He asked the directors to encourage their new employees to enroll in direct deposit. Mr. Pankratz said the budget guidelines are expected in late February or early March. The budget hearings will be scheduled for the last week in March, and the budgets are due the first week in April. Mr. Pankratz recently met with staff members from the Payroll Office to talk about the FICA exemption for student workers. This exemption will go into effect on July 1 and should be automatic.