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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Litigation Concerning Drainage af Airport, Urbana

(34) T h e University, three former trustees (Earl M. Hughes, Russell W. Steger, and Timothy W. Swain), and Trustees Forsyth, Howard, Neal, Hahn, Livingston, and Rader in their representative capacities as members of the Board of Trustees, have been named as defendants in a proceeding filed in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Champaign County, Illinois (Case No. 75 C 426), by Anthony J. Maggio and Margaret L. Maggio, who allege that they are owners in joint tenancy of certain real estate in Champaign County, Illinois. T h e Complaint alleges that the defendants have constructed an additional air field and additional drainage culverts on University land which have altered the natural water flow so as to cause water to flow onto the plaintiffs' lands in greater amounts than would normally be the case. I t is alleged that, as a result of the drainage alterations, the plaintiffs have suffered irreparable damages to crops, livestock, improvements, and land values and have expended moneys in attempts to prevent such damage. The Complaint seeks an injunction restraining the continued increased flow of water upon plaintiffs' lands, a mandatory injunction requiring the defendants to construct necessary improvements to reduce the water flow, and money damages in the amount of $21,000. T h e University Counsel has recommended that he be authorized to take such steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to protect the interests of the University and the other defendants. I concur.

O n motion of M r . Howard, authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, M r . Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , M r . Howard, M r . Lenz, Mr. Livingston, M r . Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor Walker. Determination of the President's Salary Mr. Neal asked that all staff and others be excused with the exception of the Trustees, the Secretary, and the Comptroller. H e then reminded the Trustees that an overall salary increase budget of 9.5 per cent had been requested of the legislature and apparently would be approved. H e asked the Comptroller to present information he had requested with regard to presidential salaries at comparable institutions. M r . Brady presented data obtained on a confidential basis from the Big T e n institutions; the d a t a indicated that the salary for the President of the University of Illinois ($55,000) stood at the median within this group of institutions. T h e University's practice in recent years has been to provide a n increase for the President somewhat below the average increase afforded members of the staff. Following general discussion, on motion of Mrs. Shepherd, the Trustees voted to direct the Comptroller to enter in the budget for 1976 a salary for the President of $59,500, an increase slightly in excess of eight per cent above the present level. 1 T h e r e being no further business, the Board adjourned.

EARL W. PORTER EARL L. N E A L

Secretary

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President

The University appropriation as( finally determined provided for a salary increase budget of seven per cent. Accordingly, the President's salary for 1975-76 was adjusted to $58,300, representing an increase of six per cent.