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the formula, he said that the University Budget Committee had not thought it advisable to do so. The Provost reviewed the pattern of internal review of the request for operations, including salaries, indicating that faculty involvement is obtained through the budget committees of each of the campus Senates and through faculty representation on the University Budget Committee. H e stated that the subject of across-the-board increases in salaries was considered by the University Budget Committee for 1969-70 but was rejected. The Trustees then considered the agenda item before them and the requests of Dr. Pappademos. It was the consensus of the Board that the first two requests had been answered in the discussion and could not be granted; that the third — relating to automatic increases in the future — could not be acted upon at this time. By consensus, the Board agreed (1) to reflect to the Board of Higher Education through its representative (Mr. Clement) the concern in the minds of some faculty that the formula for requests for salary increases does not meet faculty needs and that the University of Illinois' position with regard to salary levels by rank, when compared with institutions with whom it must compete, has represented in recent years a "holding action" and that further improvement is necessary; and (2) that the President and Chancellors convey to the faculty at all campuses that the Board of Trustees shares the general unease at the present level of salaries during a period of rapidly rising prices. It was pointed out that an official response to Dr. Pappademos and his associates would be inappropriate, inasmuch as the Board of Trustees is not in a position of negotiation with the American Federation of Teachers. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y t h a t t h e B o a r d c o n f i r m t h e final r e q u e s t f o r o p e r a t i o n s as p r e s e n t e d t o t h e B o a r d of H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d b y t h e following v o t e : Aye, M r . Clement, M r . Grimes, M r . H a h n , M r . Hughes, M r . Steger, M r . S w a i n ; no, none; absent, M r . Jones, Governor Ogilvie, M r . P a g e , M r . Stone. Annual Budget Request for Operations, 1970-71 General AgriRevenue cultural and Income Premium Total Funds Fund All Funds FY 1971 Increases Requested 3. Salary Adjustments $ 1 1 3 1 0 840 $ 56 040 $ 1 1 3 6 6 880 4. Increased Enrollments 7 611 300 -07 611 300 5. Operating Costs of New Buildings.. 1 706 400 -01 706 400 6. Price Increases 1 195 575 4 790 1 200 365 7. Refunds 104 725 -0104 725 1 8. New Programs 4 073 900 -04 073 900 9. Program Expansion and Improvement* 1 086 000 -01 086 000 10. Other Specific Items 1 2 878 500 222 500 3 101 000 Increases for Operations $ 29 967 240 $ 1. Add Retirement System Contributions a. Current Funding Requirement... 14 622 260 b. Deficiency Funding (Nonrecurring) 12 708 000 2. Total Increases Requested 2 $ 57 297 500 $ Add: Prior Year's Budget 1 165 107 200 Total Budget' $222 404 700s $1

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283 330 $ 30 250 570 6 460 14 628 720 708 587 922 509 000 290 610 900

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For details, see Minutes, October 15, 1969, pages 645-647. Does not include rentals to Illinois Building Authority, for which $13,221,625 was appropriated for 1969-70. * $207,934,700 from General Reserve Funds and $14,470,000 from University Income Fund.