budgets

[Fred Sturm]

I'd be very careful to keep copious records of sale of any university
property, regardless of whether or not it is listed on inventory.
Actually, I'd avoid getting into that at all without an okay from my
supervisor, in writing. It's state taxpayer's property, and the laws are
not very forgiving in this area.
	Our department charges an applied music fee (anyone taking private
lessons) and a recently added technology fee (surcharge on all music
courses). These are the sources of much of the discretionary money
available in the department, and some gets applied to piano related
items. Most of my parts budget comes from "extra tunings" done for
recording sessions, rental of the performance hall, and work for other
departments in the university.
	Good luck. I had zero budget to start with, and it just takes
persistent lobbying to develop an improved situation.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico

Murphy Mail wrote:
> 
> Dear list,
>     I am the new piano tech at SIUE(Southern Illinois Univ. at
> Edwardsville) and have inherited a much neglected situation.  Among
> everything else is the lack of a budget.  Currently I ask the chair
> for what I need and he says ok or has to get the deans approval. 
> There are no tools and very limited supplies here.  I know you all had
> a discussion of this topic a few weeks ago, so at least I know I'm not
> alone with this money problem.  Do any of you out there have a policy
> on campus where the students are charged a fee for using the
> universities pianos?  Our Instrument tech person charges the students
> $10 per instrument per semester to cover her budget for the necessary
> parts and repairs.  I also want to sell some items that were given to
> us but not tagged by the university, our local piano store is not
> interested in selling them on commission, so I guess I'll pursue this
> venue on my own.  Any suggestions? Thanks,
> Richard Murphy
> SIUE