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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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540 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [March 14 (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Malone, Mr. Mathew.) Purchases (24) The president submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the directors of purchases and the vice president for business and finance. The purchases were presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from State appropriations to the University); and purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and other organizations; grants from foundations, corporations, and other donors; and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Funds Recommended From Institutional Funds Recommended Grand Total $ 595 107 3 566 667 $4 161 774 A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information (including the quotations received), was sent to each member of the board in advance of the meeting. A copy is being filed with the secretary of the board for record. On motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, the purchases recommended were authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Governor Edgar, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Malone, Mr. Mathew.) Authorization for Settlement (25) The university counsel recommends that the board approve settlement of Bishop v. Mitchell, et al. in the amount of $2,100,000. The plaintiff alleges that our defendants were negligent in their treatment of the minor plaintiff for kidney difficulties, fluid retention, and blood pressure difficulties and that as a result of this negligence, the minor plaintiff developed seizure disorder and mental status deterioration. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Governor Edgar, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Malone, Mr. Mathew.) Authorization for Establishment of a Utilities Corporation (26) The vice president for business and finance recommends the creation of a notfor-profit corporation which is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Board of Trustees for purposes of allowing the University to take advantages that may be available through the wholesale wheeling of electrical energy.
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