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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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REGULAR AGENDA1

The board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University.

Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 1992

(1) T h e University budget for operations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1991, is submitted herewith in the document entitled "Budget Summary for Operations, FY 1991-1992." T h e budget has been prepared by the vice president for academic affairs and the vice president for business and finance based upon recommendations of: (a) the chancellors, after consultation with their respective deans, directors, and other campus officers; and (b) the president of the University. T h e allocation of funds follows general policies and priorities developed by these reviews and was recommended by the University Planning Council. I recommend that this budget, covering the allocation of the estimated operating income from all sources for the year beginning July 1, 1991, be approved by the Board of Trustees; and that the president of the University be authorized, in accord with the needs of the University and the equitable interests involved, and within total income as it accrues to make such adjustments in items included in the budget as are needed, such adjustments to be covered in periodic reports to the Board of Trustees.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved and authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Wolff. (Ms. Caporusso and Mr. Mitchell asked to be recorded as not casting advisory votes on this item.) By consensus, the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered the vote on each agenda item nos. 2 through 5 inclusive. The recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. (The record of board action appears at the end of each item.)

Appointment to the Athletic Board, Urbana

(2) On recommendation of the chancellor, Mr. Kenneth N. Hughes (student) has been nominated for reappointment to the Athletic Board at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Hughes will fill the unexpired term of Ms. Caroline A. Martin. This appointment will be effective immediately and continue for the remaining year of the term. T h e Athletic Board is a committee concerned with intercollegiate athletics at the Urbana campus. It is responsible to the campus senate for the academic and educational aspects of the intercollegiate athletic program. T h e board also serves as an advisory committee to the chancellor and the athletic director on the financial management, personnel, and other operational aspects of the intercollegiate athletics program. T h e board consists of eighteen members: two faculty representatives to the Big

1 Following the board's consideration of the regular agenda, the Committee on Alumni met to receive a report from Louis Liay, executive director of the Alumni Association, and some of his staff. This report dealt with several projects now underway within the Alumni Association.