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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[November 18

On motion of Mr. Forsyth, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Mr. Madden, Mr. Neal, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Cobb, Miss Forsyth; no, none; absent, Mr. Bandala.) By consensus, the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered the vote on each agenda item nos. 2 through 11 inclusive. The recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. (The record of board action appears at the end of each item.)

Award of Certified Public Accountant Certificates

(2) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of certified public accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Illinois Accountancy Act of 1943, as amended, to ten candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked certified public accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the United States and who qualify in all other respects under this provision of the law. The names of the candidates are filed with the secretary. I concur in this recommendation.

On motion of Dr. Donoghue, these certificates were awarded.

Appointment of Acting Vice President for Business and Finance

(3) As the trustees know, and in accord with the October 21 action of the board, steps are underway now to search for permanent appointments to the positions of vice president for administration and vice president for business and finance. In the interim, it is essential that a person be appointed on an acting basis to carry out the administrative and statutory responsibilities of the vice president for business and finance and comptroller. Accordingly, I recommend the appointment of Craig S. Bazzani, presently associate vice president for planning and budgeting, as acting vice president for business and finance, effective December 1, 1982. T h e general duties assigned to Dr. Bazzani will be as described on October 21, e.g., "to oversee operations in the areas of business affairs, financial affairs, administrative information systems and services, personnel services, and capital construction." In general, therefore, the responsibilities will be those of the "general business officer of the University" as identified in various sections of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure. Certain other functions, less directed toward business operations, and previously identified with the then vice president for administration (and presently assigned to the executive vice president) may be shared in various ways by other officers, in particular the vice president for academic affairs and the new vice president for administration. 1 In acting upon this recommendation, I ask that the trustees also approve the following specific duties as a part of the overall responsibilities of the acting vice president for business and finance and authorize the president to designate additional duties as the need arises: (1) Duties and functions assigned to the vice president for administration in Article I I , Sec. 2 ( d ) and Sec. 3 and Sec. 4 of the General Rules. (2) Duties and functions assigned to the vice president for administration under the University's Self-Insurance Plan for General and Professional Liability.

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These include, for example, budget and planning and resource allocation.