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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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vide a higher minimum scale and to eliminate substandard rates. In the Laundry and Housekeeping Division, an adjustment to standardize rates now varying from 40^ to 50^ per hour to a minimum of 53^ per hour is proposed. It is also recommended that in lieu of adjustments to meet the change in cost ;of living, an automatic increase plan be approved for Hospital and Housekeeping employees. Such a plan has been in force in the Research and Educational Hospitals for the past two years. Those in charge believe that an automatic increase program has considerable employment attraction and is especially valuable in this period in retaining employees. It is recommended that this plan of adjustment of compensation be approved for these employees in lieu of the cost of living adjustments provided by the salary and wage policy, effective July 1, 1943. T h e plan of automatic increase is not extended at this time to the Laundry and Chicago Union employees. In these divisions, it is expected that scales of pay will be worked out for the different kinds of service and in accordance with local rates for such work. All of these changes are effective July I, 1943. The funds are provided for these adjustments in the biennial state appropriation. University Civil Service Committee

LLOYD MOSEY R. N. SULLIVAN

Secretary

Chairman

On motion of Mr. Jensen, this report was adopted. At this point, at 12:45 p.m., the Board recessed, for luncheon. A F T E R N O O N S E S S I O N , A U G U S T 31, 1943 When the Board convened on the afternoon of August 31, 1943, the following members were present: President Livingston, M r . Davis, Mr. Fornof, M r s . Grigsby, Mr. Jensen, Mr. McKelvey, D r . Meyer, and

Mr. Nickell. President Willard was present; also the officers enumerated above (page 487).

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD

The Board continued (in open session) its consideration of matters presented by the President of the University.

DELEGATION OF SIGNATURES (12) The increased volume of checks and vouchers in the Chicago colleges makes it necessary to ask for additional persons to sign these documents on behalf of the President and Secretary of the Board. T h e Secretary and the Comptroller request that the following resolution be adopted: Resolved, that the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois are authorized to delegate the signing of their names as President and Secretary, respectively, to vouchers against the State Auditor, and to warrants drawn on the Treasurer of the University, under the following conditions: The President of the Board is authorized to delegate to W . H . Miller authority to sign his name as President of the Board of Trustees to vouchers against the State Auditor and warrants on the University Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations of the Board. The Secretary of the Board is authorized to delegate to Ethel Engeljohn, Eleanor Nedwick, and Helen L. Smith authority to sign his name as Secretary of the Board of Trustees to vouchers against the State Auditor and warrants on the University Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations of the Board. These are in addition to the previous authorizations approved by the Board on March 20, 1943 (Minutes, page 300).

On motion of Dr. Meyer, the above resolution was adopted as recommended.