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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

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of Hendrick House at 904 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois, to provide housing and meals for individuals attending courses offered by the Police Training Institute between September 16, 1968, and June 13, 1969. Hendrick Dorms, Inc. will make available forty-eight spaces and arrange for bus service between Hendrick House and the University Armory for the sum of $34,800. In addition, meal service will be provided for each of the registrants for $18.75 per week. The cost of this contract will be recovered through charges to the registrants. O n motion of M r . Clement, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, M r . Clement, M r . Hughes, M r . Swain; no, none; absent, none.

PURCHASES

(8) The President submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the Directors of Purchases and the Vice President and Comptroller. The list of purchases recommended for Board approval was 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, contracts with private corporations, and other organizations, funds from foundation grants, and grants from corporations and other donors, and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Funds $275 435 10 From Institutional Funds 247 403 27 Grand Total $522 838 37 On motion of M r . Clement, the purchases recommended were authorized. T h e business of the meeting having been concluded, on motion of Mr. Clement, the Executive Committee adjourned.

HOWARD W . CLEMENT E A R L M. H U G H E S TIMOTHY W. SWAIN, R. C. W I C K L U N D T h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s

Chairman

T h e Executive Committee of Assistant Secretary and Clerk of the University of Illinois O n motion of M r . Grimes, the Board ratified, approved, and confirmed all of the actions of the Executive Committee as reported. FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING T h e President of the Board asked the Chairman of the Finance Committee to convene the Committee to consider P a r t I of the Biennial Budget Request for Operations for 1969-71. All members of the Committee were present with M r . Grimes in the Chair. T h e President of the University discussed the general background of the budget development and assumptions and procedures involved a n d the Executive Vice President a n d Provost as Chairman of the University Budget Committee presented a comprehensive analysis for the Board. Mr. Lanier also recommended that, at the request of the Executive Director of the Board of Higher Education, the sum of $915,630 ( f o r equipment for conversion from black-white to color television) be transferred from the capital budget request to the operating budget request. Following general discussion, on motion of M r . Kenney E . Williamson, the Committee recommended the adoption of the operating