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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Mr. Swain, this contract was awarded and the recommended appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Stratton.

CONTRACT FOR CLASSROOM ADDITION TO EAST DENTISTRY-MEDICINE-PHARMACY BUILDING (16) The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the award of a contract for $211,469 to Garr Builders, Inc., 4727 North Monticello, Chicago, the lowest bidder, for the construction of a classroom addition to the East Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building. This addition will be between the two lower sections of the main building at the basement level of what will eventually be a six-story structure, so that much of the construction work will be the foundation for the larger addition. The addition will provide for two large classrooms each seating 238 with each one having a laboratory preparation room and projection room. Classrooms will be air conditioned. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations for 1957-59. I recommend that this contract be awarded, and that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the same.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this matter was referred to the Executive Committee with power to act, and the Committee was authorized to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder after investigating the qualifications and performance records of the several contractors who submitted bids.

CLOSING OF UNIVERSITY ON DECEMBER 2 4 (17) For many years it has been the custom, by administrative action of the President of the University, to close University departments and offices, and to release from service all employees, except those whose work can not be suspended, on the afternoon before Christmas Day. Employees in services of a continuing nature which can not be suspended, and who have been regularly scheduled to work on December 24, have been allowed an equivalent half day off on full pay at some other time. Employees whose work schedules have not required their services on the day of the week on which December 24 has fallen and employees on vacation or on sick leave on that day have not been given equivalent time off. The Advisory Committee on Nonacademic Personnel has recommended that this practice be continued, and that the benefits be extended to employees not scheduled to work on the particular day of the week on which December 24 falls because of their position in a rotating seven-day week schedule, by giving them an equivalent half day off with pay at some other time; to those on paid vacation or sick leave on December 24, by extending the vacation or leave one half day; and to employees on layoff solely because of the temporary departure of students (and if their terms of employment provide that they shall receive pay for Christmas and New Year's), by giving them an additional half day with pay at some mutually agreeable time; with the specific condition that in no case will this practice involve payment of premium rates for overtime work. It seems to me that this administrative practice should be formalized by Board of Trustees action, especially in view of the proposed extension of benefits, if the Board approves the same, by the following declaration of policy which I recommend be adopted. Statement of Policy The University will close at twelve o'clock noon on December 24 and employees will be released from duty with full pay for one-half day except employees in services of a continuing nature which, in the judgment of the head of the department or administrative officer concerned, can not be suspended. Premium rates will not be paid for any work required of employees in such services, but