Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1988 [PAGE 91]

EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:

1986]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

81

Educational Labor Relations Act. Extensive legal review of the Act, its provisions and impact on University operations form the basis of the proposed policy. Appendices B, C, and D represent compilations of the Summary of Policy Changes (Appendix A ) . Chapter XII policy has also undergone major changes in that references to specific University offices and outside agencies for information has been deleted but a new policy for State and University insurance programs, including reference to workers' compensation and unemployment compensation, has been added. That part of the current policy relating to sick leave was moved to separate policy (Policy 10) and certain provisions relating to Public Act 83-976, which provides for sick leave pay-out upon retirement or termination of employment from the University under certain conditions, were either deleted, moved to rules, or revised after consultation with legal counsel. Also identified in the Summary of Policy Changes are proposed new policies which do not currently exist. Chapter I, proposed Policy 1, existed with respect to rules and regulations but did not include a policy statement approved by the Board of Trustees. It appeared appropriate to have a policy statement delegating authority for personnel administration, including compensation systems, to the president. Proposed Policies 3 and 18 apply to subjects not addressed in the current Policy and Rules — Nonacademic, These subjects, Position Classification and Official Personnel Records, represent major areas of concern from both operating and legal perspectives and, as such, need written University-wide standards that can only be attained through inclusion in Policy and Rules — Nonacademic.

Renaming of the Water Resources Building, Urbana

(20) In September, the State Water Survey will completely vacate the Water Resources Building at 605 East Springfield Avenue in Champaign. Remodeling of this facility is already underway to accommodate the staff, visitors, and industrial partners of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. The staff of the National Center has requested that the Water Resources Building be renamed to reflect better the use now to be made of the facility. Although occupants and programs may change over time, it appears that the building will normally be used to house some segment of the computer programs of the University. The name "Computing Applications Building" has been proposed. The director and staff of the National Center, the acting dean of the Graduate College, and the chancellor of the Urbana-Champaign campus concur with this proposed new designation. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . Forsyth, this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s approved.

Easement to Illinois Bell Telephone

(21) The Illinois Bell Telephone Company has requested an easement along the north border of the Brownstown Agronomy Research Center, a facility of the College of Agriculture, in Fayette County. The easement is for a new fiber optic cable between Kinmundy and Vandalia. The required easement is 20 feet wide along the south side of Illinois Route 185, for a distance of 1,320 feet. The north edge of the easement will be at the right-of-way and will fall in the border strip surrounding a number of experimental plots but will not affect the plots themselves. Illinois Bell will pay $1,320 ($1.00/foot) for the easement and will pay for damages, should there be any. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the easement described be granted and that the Board of Trustees adopt the following resolution.