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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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in a complex and fast-moving situation in which we must reflect your policies and your principles accurately and in which we must have room to negotiate. Following general discussion, by consensus, the Trustees expressed their approval of the statement and their support of the President a n d his staff in the day-to-day negotiations that may be involved in the completion of the legislative process with regard to the University's appropriation. Report on the Selection of Student Nonvoting Members of the Board of Trustees T h e President presented a brief report on the elections at Chicago Circle and at the Urbana-Champaign campus, and the action of the Executive Student Council at the Medical Center, which resulted in the selection of student trustees from those campuses. This report was received for information. REGULAR AGENDA T h e Board considered die following reports and recommendations from the President of the University. Interim Operating Budget for FY 1976 (1) In recent years the Board of Trustees has approved the continuation of the previous year's budget into the next fiscal year because legislative action upon University appropriations was not completed in time to be translated into detailed budget recommendations. The same situation obtaining this year, the President of the University requests authorization to continue in effect, commencing July 1, 1975, and continuing thereafter until further action of the Board in September 1975, the internal budget for FY 1975 as it exists on June 30, 1975; and authorization, in accordance with the needs of the University and the equitable interests involved, and within total income: (a) to accept resignations; (b) to make such additional appointments as are necessary subject to the provisions of the University Statutes and the Policy and Rules — Nonacademic; and (c) to make such changes and adjustments in items included in the interim budget as are needed. All such changes are to be covered in the Comptroller's quarterly financial reports, or in reports to the Board by its Secretary. O n motion of M r . Forsydi, authority was given as requested by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor Walker. Award of Certified Public Accountant Certificates (2) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of Certified Public Accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Illinois Accountancy Act of 1943, as amended, to seven candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked Certified Public Accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the