ILLINOIS - The University of Illinois Board of Trustees

296 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dune 20
BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
Report of the Academic Year at Chicago Circle
A document recording a variety of significant activities at the Circle for
the past year was distributed to the trustees by President Corbally. A
copy was filed with the secretary of the board.
Selected Topics of Current Interest
President Corbally then presented a report on selected topics of current
interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was
filed with the secretary of the board.
Report on Recent Legislation
President Corbally briefly reviewed the status of legislative matters, in-
cluding the excellent support received from the General Assembly with
regard to the University’s appropriation bill.
Cook County Hospital
The president referred briefly to an interim report to the General As-
sembly by the Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission : “Cook
County Health and Hospital Governing Commission.” The report recom-
mended, among other things, steps that might be taken for the involve-
ment of the University of Illinois in the future governance and operation
of Cook County Hospital. Dr. Alexander M. Schmidt, vice chancellor
for health affairs at the Medical Center, summarized the major elements
of the report, indicating that at some point the trustees might wish to
develop a means of analyzing and responding to the report, even if tenta-
tively. President Corbally said that he would recommend a process for
such review by the board in July.
REGULAR AGENDA
The board considered the following reports and recommendations from
the president of the University.
Interim Operating Budget for Fiscal Year (FYI 1980
(1) In recent years the trustees have approved the continuation of the previous
year’s budget into the next fiscal year when legislative action upon University
appropriations was not completed in time to be translated into detailed budget
recommendations.
Inasmuch as the situation described is expected to be the case again this
year, the president of the University requests authorization to continue in effect,
beginning July 1, 1979, and continuing thereafter until further action of the board
in September 1979, the internal budget for fiscal year (FY) 1979 as it exists on
June 30, 1979.
Authorization is also requested, in accordance with the needs of the Univer-
sity and the equitable interests involved and within total resources: (1) to accept
resignations; (2) to make such additional appointments as are necessary subject
to the provisions of the University Statutss and the Policy and Rutes - Nonaca-