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Thompson renews and reviews cabinet appointments

Gov. James R. Thompson announced the reappointments of 18 department and agency directors when their biennial reviews were completed in January and March. Those whose appointments had been confirmed by the Senate as of March 24 are:

Peg Blaser, director of the Department on Aging (at a salary of $40,000 a year).
Richard J. Carlson, director of the Environmental Protection Agency ($43,000).
Gary L. Clayton, director of the Department of Registration and Education ($44,000).
Gregory L. Coler, director of the Department of Children and Family Services ($46,000).
Peter B. Fox, director of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs ($46,000). Fox has already announced his intention to resign in July.
Michael E. Fryzel, director of the Department of Financial Institutions ($43,000).
John Kramer, secretary of the Department of Transportation ($52,000).
Louis J. Giordano, director of the Department of Central Management Services ($52,000).
Robert W. Granzeier, director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services ($46,000).
David V. Hardwick, director of the Department of Veterans Affairs ($43,000).
J. Thomas Johnson, director of the Department of Revenue ($46,000).
William L. Kempiners, director of the Department of Public Health ($52,000).
Michael Lane, director of the Department of Corrections ($46,000).
Jeffrey Miller, director of the Department of Public Aid ($52,000).
Joyce E. Tucker, director of the Department of Human Rights ($44,000).
Michael B. Witte, director of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources ($43,000).
James Zagel, director of the Department of Law Enforcement ($46,000).

In addition, William C. Harris, Commissioner of Banks and Trusts ($42,500), was reappointed in 1982 for a five-year term.

Thompson had announced (but not yet submitted to the Senate Executive Appointments Committee) his reappointment of Larry Werries as director of the Department of Agriculture at a salary of $43,000 a year and his appointment of Gary N. Wright, Rochester, as acting director of the Department of Nuclear Safety for $45,000 a year. Wright had been manager of nuclear facility safety since the department was created in 1980. Previously he was director of nuclear safety in the Department of Public Health. He replaces Philip F. Gustafson who returned to Argonne National Laboratory.

Agency directors whose reappointments were still under the governor's review March 24 include: Allen Bernardi, director of the Department of Labor; Jack H. Carter, state fire marshal; Bradley N. Evilsizer, director of the Department of Mines and Minerals; Michael Jones, superintendent of the Illinois State Lottery; David Kenney, director of the Department of Conservation; John R. Phipps, adjutant general, Military and Naval Department; Ivan Pavkovic, director of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities; and James W. Schacht, director of the Department of Insurance.

Senate confirms O'Connor, but not Schmid for commerce commission

Gov. James R. Thompson's appointment of Philip O'Connor as chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission was confirmed by the Senate March 24, but his reappointment of incumbent commissioner Helen D. Schmid was not. The vote for O'Connor was 39 yes, 12 no; the vote for Schmid was 26 yes, 24 no, falling short of the required 30-vote majority of the full Senate. Both appointments have been criticized by consumer groups fighting high utility rates and seeking an elected commerce commission.

Lt. Gov. Ryan heads Illinois Job Development Team

Lt. Gov. George Ryan was named head of the state's new Job Development Team by the governor, effective February 16. The four-member team also includes Peter B. Fox, director of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs; Tom Morsch, governor's assistant in economic development issues; and Doug Keller, Ryan's economic development aide. Their aim is to reduce unemployment and other job-related problems in Illinois' most economically depressed areas. Another goal is better communication between labor and management. Seven cities have been selected for the team's focus; Decatur, Rockford, Kankakee, the Quad Cities, Peoria, East St. Louis and Joliet.

Skinner's fees for defense of governor's public aid cuts

Chicago attorney Samuel K. Skinner's fee was $75,000 for representing Gov. James R. Thompson and the Department of Public Aid (DPA) in the recent court battle over public aid cuts. The Supreme Court ruled March 2 in the governor's favor (see "Judicial Action," page 28). Skinner was selected to represent Thompson after Atty. Gen. Neil Hartigan refused to take the case. Skinner and his associates at Sidley & Austin will be paid $40,000 from DPA's litigation line item and $35,000 from other contractual line items. The department emphasized the funds will not come from grants to recipients.

The Judiciary

The Supreme Court appointed Joseph A. Salerno, Westchester, as circuit judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, effective February 1. Previously an associate judge, Salerno fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Irving Eiserman.

The circuit judges of the 6th Judicial Circuit reelected Rodney A. Scott, Decatur, as chief judge.

The Supreme Court appointed Circuit Judge Robert L. Welch, Quincy, of the 8th Judicial Circuit, as a member of the Criminal Sentencing Commission, effective January 25.

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The following attorneys have been appointed by the circuit judges as associate judges: Michael R. Weber, Newton, 4th Judicial Circuit; John C. Wooleyhan, Quincy, 8th Judicial Circuit; and Richard A. Hudlin IV, Belleville, 20th Judicial Circuit. Weber and Wooleyhan were previously in private practice. Hudlin was assistant state's attorney for St. Clair County. The following associate judges have retired or resigned from judicial office: Billy Jones, East St. Louis, 20th Judicial Circuit, retired effective December 29, 1982. Jones had been a judicial officer since 1965. Charles J. Ryan, Jacksonville, 7th Judicial Circuit, will resign effective June 30. He had been a judicial officer since 1971. Alvin A. Turner, Chicago, Cook County Circuit Court, retired effective December 26, 1982. Turner had been a judicial officer since 1964.

Atty. Gen. Hartigan hires and fires

Comparisons of Tyrone Fahner's and Neil F. Hartigan's administrations as attorney general show that Fahner was over on the number of personnel the office should carry after the first half of the fiscal year, according to a spokesman for Hartigan. When Hartigan took office there was a $475,000 deficit, and as a result, Hartigan had to fire 75 people. As of February 28 the head count was 755 employees for this fiscal year.

Atty. Gen. Hartigan made the following appointments:

John D. Hastings, Wilmette, as division chief, and J. Ram Ray, Chicago, as program director, in the newly created office of Senior Citizen Advocacy, effective in January. Hastings served as senior counsel in the Attorney General's Office since 1973. Ray founded and was editor of Weekly Review, a large-print newspaper for senior citizens. The new office will work with an advisory council composed of senior citizen leaders across the state. Hartigan said initially it will work to help increase the effectiveness of the consumer fraud and victim compensation divisions, but it will eventually expand to other areas such as patient abuse in nursing homes, physical attacks on the elderly and increasing utility rates.

Martha Goddard, Chicago, as chief of the crime victims division of the office, effective in February. This position has been vacant for 11 out of the past 14 months. Goddard, co-founder and executive director of the Citizens Committee for Victim Assistance, will be in charge of carrying through on the promises made in the Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Act, which was passed by the legislature in 1973 to provide financial relief to victims of violent crime.

Lynn Edward Baird, Richton Park, as chief investigator, effective in February. Baird was most recently assistant to the director of security for the First National Bank of Chicago. Before that he held positions as superintendent of the Illinois State Police, chief of security for Hartigan when he was lieutenant governor, and provided executive security for Govs. James R. Thompson, Dan Walker, Richard B. Ogilvie, Sam Shapiro and Otto Kerner. Baird replaces Ed Spellar.

Rearranging administrative assignments in Department of Transportation

There has been a shuffling of bureau chiefs within the Department of Transportation's division of highways. The changes were made by division director Harold Monroney with the approval of Secy. of Transportation John Kramer and were effective March 1. According to Monroney, the purpose of the shakeup is to give the division a fresh outlook. The rearrangement includes:

• Thomas Bright, Springfield, as chief of construction operations in the bureau of construction, instead of head of the design bureau.
• Edward Kehl, Springfield, as chief of the bureau of construction instead of head of the maintenance bureau.
• Melvin Larsen, Springfield, as chief of maintenance services in the bureau of maintenance instead of head of the bureau of local roads and streets.
• Clark Leesman, Mason City, as highway maintenance engineer in the bureau of maintenance instead of an assistant to the head of the construction bureau.
• Frank Madonia, Edwardsville, as chief of the bureau of local roads and streets instead of spearheading the department's St. Louis Metro Area Rail Gateway Enterprise.
• George Moberly, Springfield, as chief of the bureau of maintenance instead of head of the traffic bureau.
• John Olds, Springfield, as chief of the bureau of design instead of chief of construction operations in the construction bureau.
• Robert Schmidt, Rochester, as chief of the bureau of traffic instead of head of the construction bureau.

Former Atty. Gen. Scott wants law license reinstated

Former Atty. Gen. William J. Scott whose law license was suspended after his March 1980 conviction of tax evasion is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to reinstate his license with only a public reprimand. His request is supported by an impressive list of more than 70 character witnesses who include attorneys, judges and other public officials. A brief has been filed with oral arguments expected to be scheduled for some time this spring. Scott, a Republican, had been attorney general for 10 years before leaving his office shortly after his conviction; no felon can hold a constitutional office. The Constitution adds, however: "Eligibility may be restored as provided by law."

Changes in members of Illinois Industrial Commission

Rebecca Schneiderman, Chicago, has resigned as chairman of the Illinois Industrial Commission, effective March 4. She was first named to the commission in 1977. Although the governor did not indicate his replacement as chairman when he announced

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her decision March 1, he did announce the reappointment of Calvin Tansor, Harwood Heights, and the appointment of Adolphus Green, Chicago, to the five-member commission. Green is an arbitrator with the commission and replaces Jim Thomas. Their appointments were effective January 31, and their terms end January 19, 1987. Senate confirmation is required for the $38,000-a-year appointments. Acting chairman for the commission is Norman L. Brown, Evanston, chief arbitrator for the commission.

New jobs for former legislators

Former U.S. Rep. Paul Findley (R., Pittsfield) was named adjunct professor of agriculture at Western Illinois University, Macomb, by WIU President Leslie F. Malpass effective January 3. Findley, who served 22 years in the U.S. Congress, was defeated last fall by Richard J. Durbin (D-20, Springfield).

Former state Rep. Irv Smith (R., Springfield), was appointed deputy director of the index division of the Secretary of State's Office, by Secy. of State Jim Edgar effective March 1. The position had been vacant for several months since the resignation of Kenneth Cobern. Smith, a teacher by profession, was elected state representative for the 50th District in 1980 after the death of Rep. J. David Jones. He lost his bid for reelection last November to Michael Curran (D-99, Springfield).

Former state Rep. Betty Lou Reed (R., Deerfield) was named executive assistant to Congressman John Porter (R-10, Evanston), by Porter effective February 1. Reed, who had served four terms in the Illinois House, did not seek reelection in 1982. She replaces Joan Ferdinand, who resigned.

Former state Rep. Philip W. Collins (R., Calumet City) was named a special assistant to the director of the Department of Insurance by Acting Director James Schacht, effective February 28. He will be working on a special health project. Collins, who spent 16 years in the House, lost his bid for reelection in the 77th District to Frank Giglio (D-77, Calumet City).

Other appointments

Midge P. Feinberg, Chicago, as a member of the Children and Family Services Advisory Council, by the governor effective in December. Feinberg is vice president of the board of directors for the Jewish Children's Bureau and is on the executive committee of the women's division of the Jewish Federation. The Children and Family Services Advisory Council is made up of 16 members. Feinberg will serve a term ending in January 1985. The position pays expenses only and requires Senate confirmation.

Roland R. Kulla, Chicago, as regional administrator of Cook County for the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), by Director Gregory L. Coler effective March 7. Kulla has been with DCFS 12 years and was most recently assistant regional administrator. He replaces Gordon Johnson, deputy director for program operations, who filled the post on an. interim basis.

David F. Vite, Woodstock, as executive vice president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA), by its executive committee effective January 19. Vite joined IRMA in 1978 and will continue to direct membership development and governmental affairs.

Mary Lou Lowder, Springfield, as director of legislative affairs for the Illinois State Bar Association, by its board of governors effective in December. Lowder was associate legislative counsel for IBA.

H. Brent De Land, Springfield, as treasurer of the Great Lakes Rural Network Inc., by the board of directors effective February 14. De Land is executive secretary of the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies. The Great Lakes Rural Network, Inc., a nonprofit Ohio corporation, is an affiliation of over 200 community action agencies serving the water/wastewater needs of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin. It is funded by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its 21-member board of directors includes three other Illinois residents: Michael O. Ayers, Pawnee; James R. Raibley, Mill Shoals; and Frank Schwab, Carlinville.

Sally A. Ward, Wheaton, as administrator of the Illinois Department of Labor's Bureau of Employment Security (BES), by the governor effective in March. The appointment pays $51,000 a year and does not require Senate confirmation. Ward had been a member of the governor's staff since 1980, specializing in sunset law regulations and other management issues. She has also worked for the Department of Law Enforcement and the Bureau of the Budget. She replaces Agaliece Miller, Chicago, who is retiring from state government after more than 44 years of service. Miller first worked as a clerk in the Unemployment Insurance Department at its inception in 1939 and was promoted through several agencies to be named BES administrator in 1979. She will serve as a consultant to BES during a three-month transition.

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