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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 21

administered by the Dean of the College of Agriculture and the head of the Department of Agricultural Economics as provided in the trust indenture. I recommend acceptance of this bequest and approval of the establishment of the Laurence J. Norton Chair. O n motion of M r , Forsyth, this recommendation was approved.

REVISION O F STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO BIENNIAL APPOINTMENTS

(10) The University Statutes and General Rules, for many years, have provided that certain administrative officers appointed by the Board of Trustees (e.g., deans, assistant and associate deans, directors, departmental chairmen, and, more recently, chancejlors and vice chancellors) should be appointed biennially* The provision for biennial appointment has been linked to the biennial budgeting process. Because the University is now on an annual budgeting cycle and, more importantly, because annual appointments to positions of this nature appear more appropriate and more consistent with current administrative philosophy, I believe that all provisions for biennial appointments now appearing in the Statutes should be revised to provide for annual appointment. At my request, the Chancellors at the three campuses have discussed this proposed change with the groups affected by it. They report that there appears to be no objection to such a revision. Accordingly, I recommend that the Trustees approve provisionally the statutory revisions described. In accord with the prescribed procedures, the advice of the Senates and the University Senates Conference would then be sought prior to submitting to the Trustees a recommendation for final action. On motion of Mr. H a h n , this recommendation and the proposed r e visions were approved provisionally by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr, H o w a r d , Mr. Hughes, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Steger; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Mr. Swain, Governor W a l k e r .

CONTRACT WITH CHICAGO HOSPITAL COUNCIL FOR EVALUATION OF PATIENT UNIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL

(11) The Chancellor at the Medical Center campus, with the concurrence of campus administrative officers, recommends the execution of an agreement with the Chicago Hospital Council^ to review, assess, and make recommendations concerning the Hospital's Patient Unit Management Program. The Unit Management Program was initiated within the University of Illinois Hospital six years ago in order to provide supportive staff of a clerical nature throughout the Hospital and clinics. The Hospital at the present time needs to find additional ways to relieve the Nursing Department of clerical, administrative, and coordinative functions as well as to provide close supervision and follow-up of daily details involving medical records, employees' timekeeping, census, supplies, linens, staffing, etc. The Chicago Hospital Council, of which the University of Illinois Hospital is a member, has a special Management Services Division whose consultants have special expertise in the hospital field and will provide services to the Hospital on a cost-reimbursement basis, not to exceed $8,000. I concur. On motion of M r . Forsyth, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. H o w a r d , Mr. Hughes, M r . Neal, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Steger; no, none; absent, D r . Bakalis, M r . Swain, Governor Walker.

ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. ROCKFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

(12) The_ Board of Trustees on July 19, 1972, approved contractual arrangements with medical group practice organizations in the Rockford area to compensate them for their participation in the development and conduct of the undergraduate medical education program of the Rockford School of Medicine.