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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 17

MINUTES APPROVED

The Secretary presented for approval the press proofs of the minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings of September 17, October 8, October 15, November 19, and December 17, 1975, copies of which had previously been sent to the Board. On motion of Mr. Livingston, these minutes were approved as printed on pages 373 to 484 inclusive.

Amendment to the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees (Change in Annual Meeting Date)

(1) Under State legislation approved in August 1975, the terms of office of elected trustees of the University will begin on the second Monday in January succeeding the election instead of the second Tuesday in March. T h e Bylaws of the Board now provide that the annual meeting of the Board be held on the third Wednesday in March. At that meeting the officers of the Board and the Executive Committee are elected. In order to provide that the organization of the Board follow more closely the new date for the beginning of Trustee terms, the following changes in the Bylaws of the Board are recommended. 1 (New language is in italics; language to be deleted is in brackets.) Article J. Meetings Sec. 1. T h e Board of Trustees shall hold an annual meeting on the third Wednesday of [March] January, unless the date of such meeting be changed by the Board. T h e Board shall hold regular meetings on the third Wednesday of each month; the date of any meeting may be changed by vote of the Board or by order of the President thereof; any monthly meeting may be omitted by vote of the Board or by order of the President thereof, in case it appears that the amount and nature of the business to be presented is not sufficient to justify a meeting. Article IV. Committees of the Board Sec. 1. At the annual meeting in [March] January of each year, the Board shall elect two members of an "Executive Committee," consisting of three members, the President of the Board to be Chairman ex officio, which members shall hold office for one year, or until their successors have been elected.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Conlon, Mr. Summers, Mr. Szegho; no, none. On motion of Mr. Summers, these recommendations and the proposed revisions of Article I, Section 1, and Article IV, Section 1, of the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Walker.

1 To amend the Bylaws of the Board it is necessary under Article VIII, Section 2, of those Bylaws that such amendments be submitted in writing and furnished each member at the beginning of a regular meeting.