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io6 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [October 22
BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
The Board considered the following reports and recommendations from
the President of the University.
BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGET AND BUILDING PROGRAM 1957-59
(i) The state law requires that the University file with the Department of Finance,
on or before November I of each even-numbered year, a budget of
requests for appropriations for the biennium beginning the following July I. I
submit herewith the recommendations of the University administration for (a)
the operating budget and (b) the building program, including capital appropriations
other than new buildings, for 1957-59.
The operating budget has been prepared after several months of careful
study by a special budget committee under the chairmanship of the Vice-President
and Provost. The capital budget is also the result of several months of study
by the Building Program Committee. The operating budget and the building
program have also been reviewed with the University Council. In each budget
substantial reductions were made in the original requests submitted by the several
departments and colleges. The budgets as submitted represent the minimum
needed to carry on and develop the University's services adequately during the
biennium 1957-59.
Both budgets were also studied in detail in a special work session by the
Finance Committee and the Committee on Buildings and Grounds of the Board
of Trustees. These committees are prepared to support the recommendations.
I request that the operating budget and building program be approved as a
basis for filing with the Department of Finance and for presentation to the
state administration and the Budgetary Commission.
Operating Budget
The complete report of the President of the University on the operating budget,
giving detailed analyses and supporting textual material, was previously sent to
all members of the Board of Trustees for their study in advance of the meeting.
A copy of this report was filed with the Secretary of the Board as a part of the
record of the meeting. The recommendations of the President of the University
and of the Building Program Committee had previously been reviewed by the
Board of Trustees Finance Committee and the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds at two special work sessions devoted to this purpose.
In presenting the formal recommendations of the University administration,
President Henry pointed out that the operating budget and building program, as
submitted, reflect in some measure policies already approved and the decisions
previously made by the Board of Trustees. He called particular attention to the
following:
Educational and Research Programs. For three biennial periods, the University
has received virtually no new funds for increasing the effectiveness of present
educational and research programs and for new programs; whatever has
been done in these areas was accomplished through adjustments in budgets
at the expense of other needs.
Farm and Home Advisers' Salaries. The Illinois Agricultural Association and
the Illinois Home Bureau Federation have informed the University that
they will be obliged to make substantial reductions in their contributions
to the Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics, and have
asked that this be taken into consideration in the University's request for
state appropriations.
Salaries. The amount requested for increases in salaries and wages represents
one-half of the new money in the budget estimates. It is approximately 10
per cent of the total budget askings.
Student Fees. The estimate of University income is based upon increasing the
total fees charged nonresidents of Illinois. A formal recommendation on
this will be submitted to the Board at a subsequent meeting.
Enrollments. It should be noted that not all of the increase in the operating
budget requested can be related to anticipated increase in enrollments. Much