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C E N T R A L M I CHI G A H 0 N VERSITY
BO A ROO F T R U S THE S
June 5, 1987
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Central Mic hi gan Unive r s ity Board ot Trustees
Mt . Pleas ant, Michigan
June 5 , 1987
Members present: Or . Go rdon N. Lambie, Chair; Mr . ~ltehell D.
Kchetian; Nr . Raymond A. LABounty; Ms . Rachael E. Moreno;
Mr . William C. Odykl r k; Mr . Arthur E. InHs, President.
Members abse n t: Or. Bernadine N. Denntn~, Mrs. Margaret Ann
Riecker, Mrs . Allce Tomboul!an .
Also attending: Mr. Russell L. Herron, Secretary to the Board ot
Trustees; Mr . James L. HlII, Vice President tor Student Arfairs;
Dr. Janice M. Reynolds , Acting Provost; Mr . Jerry R. Tubbs,
Treasurer ot the Board ot Trustees and Vice President for
Business and Finance .
The meeting was called to order by Chai r Lambie at 10 :31 a .m .
It was moved by Wr . Raymond laBounty. seconded by ~r . William
Odykirk , and carried, that the minutes o f the May 8, 1987 meeting
be app r oved as submitted .
EIII8RITUS RANK :
It was moved by Wr. William Odykirk , seconded by Ms . Rachael
Mo r eno , a nd ca r ried, that the following resolution granting
eme r itus rank to Robert J. Sullivan , Certification Office r, be
adopted •
WHEREAS, Robe r t Sullivan has served Central Michigan
Unive r sity as a dedicated and effective Certification
Officer fo r sl~teen yoa rs and as an Assistant Pr ofesso r
In the Department of Physical Education and Sport and
Assistant Football Coach fo r sl~ years; a nd
WHEREAS , He has gained consider able respect a nd
affection t hroughout the Sta te as a result of his
meritor ious military se r vice , active c i v ic life and
contributions to the public schools and eMU; and
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WHEREAS, lIis aid and counsel to deans, vice presidents,
tellow statf members, taculty and students have made him
a special member ot the University community; Now be it
theretore
RESOLVED, That the Board ot Trustees, on behalt ot the
University community, expresses gratitude and app reciation
to Robert J . Sullivan to r his contributions to
Cent ral Michigan University and extends Emeritus r a nk.
INTERNAL AUDIT REVIBW: ( Finance COdIIDitteo)
Air . li'lll1am Odykirk , chair of the Finance Committee, reported
that the committee met in closed session with the tnt~rnal
Auditor to review audits performed and the audit plan tor 1987_
88.
DUNES LAND DIVESTMENT : (Fi nance Commit t ee)
It was moved by Yr . William Odykirk, seconded by Ms . Rachael
~oreno, and carried, that the tollowing resolution be adopted .
WHEREAS, Central Michigan Unive rsity is tbe owne r ot the
following property known ~s the Connie Li ndquist
Dunesland located in the City ot Grand 1Iaven, Ottawa
County, ~ichigan:
Lots 86 through 113, both inclusive; and 125 through
133, both inclusive; and Lot 137; and Lots 114.
115, 120, 122 and Lot 118 eltcepting theretrom a
parcel ot land at the Northwest corner , being 200
reet on the North and South and 150 reet on the
East and West; and Lot 123 excepting therefrom a
parcel ot land at the Easterly end thereof, being
200 feet on the North a nd South and 300 feet on
the East and West, of the North Shore Grand Haven
Plat , ot parts of Government Lots 1, 2 and 3,
Section 19, Township 8 North, Range 16 West, City
of Grand Haven, Otta~a County , Yichigan as
recorded in Liber 10 of Plats on page 32 in the
Office of Register of Deeds for Ottawa County,
Michigan. Subject to restrIctions and easements
of record; and
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DUDes1aod Divestment co nt i nued
WIIEREAS , Cent r al Michigan University wishes to convey
this property back to the ownership ot The Nature
Conservancy. which has agreed to accept this p roperty;
No~ be it therefore
RESOI.VED, That the President is authorized to convey
title to the abovc-describerl property to The Nature
Conser vancy . The Pr esident is authorized to negotiate
the terms of the conveyance of this pr operty . The
transfer ot title shall be consistent with the
conditions and limitations contained in the Deed which
conveyed title to Central Michigan University antt
shal l he consistent with the terms of the JudGment
issued by the Circuit rourt tor the County of Ottawa
in Central Michigan University Board of Trustees v .
The City of Grand Haven, Case No. 79-4749-CE .
IUU BUIXiBT FOR 1987-88: (Pinallce Co_ittee)
It wa s moved by Mr . William Odyki r k, seconded by M~ . Rachael
Moreno, and carr ied , that the following resol ution be approved.
BE IT RESOLVED , That the Board of Trustees approves the
1987-88 opera t ing budget of Michigan Molecular Institute
as presentod. The Pr esident is authorized to
advise the Mlchigan Molecu lar Institute Board of
Directo r s or this action and advise them to expend
runds wlth in the revenues received .
UNIVKRS ITY PARI: (Pinance Co ... i ttee)
It was moved by Mr . William Odykirk , seconded by Ms. Rachael
noreno, and carried, that the tollowing resolution be adopted .
B~ IT RESOLVED, That the President is authorized to
expend up to $155,000 to match federal EDA fu nd s for
t he purpose of const ru ct i on in University Park .
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• " COMPBNSATION FOR NON-BARGAINI NG EMPLOYEES: (Finance Committee)
It was moved by Mr . William Odykirk, seconded by Ms. Rachael
Morenn, and carried , that the rollowtng resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the President, with the app roval of
the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Ls authorized to
increase the compensation for Univ e rsity employees not
r epresented by collective bargaining agents, for the
flscal year 1987-88 .
TUITION AND PEES FOR 1987-88: ( Finance Committee)
It was movod Mr . IIllllam Odykirk , seconded by Ms. aachael Moreno ,
and car ri ed , that the following resolution be adopted .
BE IT RESOLVED, That the schedule of tult i on and tees at
the Universi ty, commenc ing August 3, 1987, the
beginning ot the Fall Semester, tor on-campus a nd
c redit by e~amlnation cou rses, is adopted as tal lows :
Wl chig~ n Resident
Out-Of-State Resident
Undergraduate
Graduate
Undergraduate
Graduate
Rate Per
Semes t e r Hour
$ 52 . 00
70.00
133.00
153.00
For on- campus classes, a non-l'etundable registration
tee shall also be assessed each semester: $12 . 50 for
stUdents taking five hours or less; $25 . 00 tor
students taking Six hours or mor e .
AWENDMENTS TO TRAFPIC ORDINANCE: (Fi nance Com)
It was moved by Mr. William Odyki rk, seconded by Ms . Rachaol
Mor eno , and carried, that the following resolution be adopted .
BE IT RESOLVED, That the following amendments are made to
the Ordinance titled "An Ordinance to Gove rn and
Control Parking , Tratfic and Pedestrians at Central
WichlCan University , Nt. Pleasant, Michigan":
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Aaendments t o Traffic Ord i nance continued
Section 8.29 s ball read as follows:
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8.291
The fines which the Tratfic Violations Bureau is
authorized to collect are as follows:
Any violation at any provision contained
Section Hi . '" $15 . 00
8.292 Any violation at any provision in Section 8
except 8.171:
(a)
(b)
8.293
if paid within seven consecutive calendar days
of the time at the Notice at Violations $ 4 . 00
it paid after seven consecutive calendar days at
the time at the Notice at Violation $ 8 . 00
Any v i olation at any provIsion in sub- section
8.171 as follows:
(a) it paid withtn seven consecutive calendar days
at the time of the Notice of Violation $ 2.00
( b) if paid atter seven consecutive calendar
the time of the Notice of Violation
days ot
$ 4 .00
(Section 8.294 r eaalns uncbanged.)
Section 14.594 s ball read as fo llows:
14 . 594 It a vehicle is impounded for violation of any of
Sections 14 . 5 to 14 . 593 (except 14 . 55), and is
not reclaimed within 24 hours at the time of
impoundment, notice at the place ot impoundment
shall be sent to the last owner at record as
determined by the license plates on the
vehicle, and to the person unde r whose name the
vehicle is registe red with the Department of
Public Sate ty. If storage fees are a ssGssed
agains t the vehIcle the notice sball also
i nfo rm the owner of the vehicle of such fees;
these storage foes shall not begin to accrue
until the first 24 hours of impoundment have
passed . An admintstration tee to cover the
eJ:p6nse at notice and other GJ:pe nses of the
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impoundment shall be determined by the Traftic
Engineer and charged to those recovering
vehicles not reclaioed .ithin 24 hours ot the
time ot impoundment. A charge ot $4 . 00 per day
is authorized tor sto rage ot impounded vehicles
which a re not reclaimed within 48 hours of
impoundment.
Soction 15.21 s hall r ead as tollows:
15 . 21 The Central Michigan University permit consists
of one hanging permit or two decals which must
be aftixed according to the instructions
thereon and displayed at all times as follows:
<a) One decal on the driver's side of the tront and
rear wtndo~s ot the automobile so that the
decal can be viewed when tacing either the
front or rear of the automobile . An expired
permit must be removed betore a new one is
af tixed . Motor scooters and motor cycle docals
r(> to be attached to the front and r ea r fender
o f the vehicle so that they can be viewed
when tacing either the front or rear of the
vehicle, o r
( b ) One permit hanging from the rear view mirror in
the center of the front window of the motor
vehicle (except motor scooters and
motorcycles) , tacing the front end ot the
vehicle So that it can be viewed when tacing
the front ot the vehicle .
Section 15 . 3 s hali read as fo ll o.s :
15.3 All students, taculty, staft members who have a
University registered car and wish to uso
another car temporarily must obtain a temporary
permit . Thoso I)ermits are attainable tor a ree
of $3.00 trom the Department ot Public Satety .
Sec tion 16. 1 s hall r ead as ta llows:
16 . 1 Fees tor r egist ration ot automobiles , trucks,
motor scooters and motorcycles.
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16.12
16.13
Residents of Cen tral Michigan University
housing--SI7 . S0 per year. Persons paying this
tee park 1n designated lots tor residents 1n
the different University housing units .
Eligible students--$3S . 00 per year. Parking is
Allowed 1n designated lots tor students .
Student residents at UniverSity housing paying
a $3S . 00 per year tee are allowed resident
pa rking privilegos tor thelr housing unit as
well as parking privileges allowed other
students paying this tee .
Faculty and Start-- S3S . 00 per year . Parking is
allowed in designated lots ror faculty/statt.
Faculty/staft residents of Central Michigan
University housing paying $35 . 00 per year
receive parking privileges tor their housing
unit as well as other pArking privileges
allowed faculty and statt .
(Sections 16.14 a nd 16 .1S r emain unchanged.)
The charges and fines adopted by these amendments shall
take effect at 12:01 a .m. on August 15, 1987 .
MI CHIGAN HIGIIHR KOUCATION RI SK s nARING PACILITY PARTICIPATION
AGRKKIIKNT: <Pi na nce Coantttee)
It was moved by Mr . William Odykirk, seconded by ~s . Rachael
Moreno , and carried, that the (ollowing resolution be adopted .
WHEREAS , The University has been working cooperatively
with the other State Col l eges and Un i versities in the
State of Michigan to estAblish a group Risk- Sharing
fo'acil tty; a nd
WIIEREAS, The current plan would be to have the Fac ili ty
ope r ational by July I, 1987; and
WHEREAS, The Unive r sity will be required to make a
decision with respect to participation in the Facility
between now a nd June 30; Now therefore be it
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RESOLVED, Tbat tbe President is authorized, if
deemed in the best inter est of the Unive r sity , to
enter into a participation ag reement on behalt ot the
University with the Michigan Higher Education RiskSharing
PacUity . In addition, the President i s
authorized to appoint the University representative to
serve on the Board of Direetors ot the Pacility.
SPENDING AOTHORIZATION fOR 1987- 88: (Finance eo..lttee)
It was moved by Mr. William Odykirk, seconded by Mr . Raymond
laBounty , and carried, that the tollowing resolution be adopted .
WHEREAS, The Board ot Trustees will consider adoption
ot University Budgets tor 1987-88 at a forthcoming
meeti ng j and
WHEREAS , Current spending authorizations will expire
on June 30, 1987 at the end of liscal year 1986-87;
Now be it therefore
RESOLVED , Tha t the Pr eSident is authorized to ex pend
s uch fund s as are necessary to maintain Un i ve rsity
operations until the 1987-88 University Budgets are
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ADMIN ISTRATIVE COMPUTER SOFTWARE : (Finance eom.lttee )
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It was moved Mr. William Odykirk, seconded by ~ s . Rac hael Moreno ,
and carried , that the following resolution be ad opted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That con tracting authority tor the purc
hase of administrative software and data base
management softwa re including r elated installation
and training costs be granted to the President or hi s
designee t or an amount not to exceed $1 ,070 ,000.
REPORT OF IKVEST • . ENT ACTIVITY: (Fi nance eo .. ittee )
The Board received a Report ot Investment Ac tivi ty tor April
1987 .
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RECISSION OF ARMA SCHOLARSHIP CONTRACT: (Student Alfairs CO.)
It was moved by Mr . Raymond LaBounty, seconded by Mr . William
Odykirk, and carried , that the tollowing r esolution be adopted.
WHEREAS, At its meeting ot November 1, 1985, the Board
of Tr ustees a uthorized the President to sign a
cont ract between the UniverSity and the Association
ot Reco rds Uanagers and Administrators (ARWA); and
WHEREAS , This contract t r ansterred certain funds f r om
ARMA to t he University to be invested , with the
proceeds used tor scholar shi ps tor records management
students; and
WHER EAS, The Pr esident executed t he contract with
ARMA on or about November 19, \985; and
WHEREAS, The University and ARMA have decided that it
is in the best interests of both parties to rescind
this contract; Now be it theretore
RESOLVED, That the Board ot Trustees au tho r izes the
President to enter l nto an agreement to rescind the
existing contract with ARMA .
!lHLBN iii. LOUR SCHOLARSHIP : (Student Aftairs eo-ittee)
It was moved by Mr . Raymond laBounty, seconded by Mr . liIitchell
Kehetian, and car ried , that the following resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED , That the Helen M. Lehr Schol arship is
established and that the following statement is appr oved
for printing in the Bulletin:
Helen iii . Lohr Scbolarship
The Helen M. Lehr Sc holar sh ip was established th rough an
estate gift in 1987 t ro~ Helen N. Lehr. Endowment
earnings will provide an a nnual sc holar s hip tor a
student within the GNU Depa rt ment ot Home Eco nomics,
Family Life and Consumer Education .
STAPP REPORT : (Student Affairs Coa.lttee)
Dr . Donald Be r tsch , director ot the Counseling Cen te r , r eported
on that unit ' s activities .
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ACADEMIC AFPAIRS COMMITTBB:
Mr. William Odyki rk, actlng chair of the Academic Affai r s
Committee, reported that the committee heard presentatio ns by
Acting Graduate Dean Donald Brackon on the Martin Luthe r
King/Rosa Parks Pr og ram and Dr . Robert McLauchlin, chairperson of
the Department of Communication Disord ers , on clinical prog rams
conducted by his department .
CLA R~B HISTORICAL LIBRARY APPOINTM BNTS: (Acado_te Affai r s Com)
It was moved by Mr . William Odyklrk , seconded by ~ s . Rachaol
Moreno, and carried, that the following reso lution be adopted .
~E IT RESOLVED , That the Boa rd of Trustoes app roves t he
appOintments of Roosevelt S. Rutfln of Saginaw and Robert
Warner of Ann Ar bor t o vacant seats on the Cla r ke
Historical Library Board ot Governors.
ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (Presidential Sea rch ca.):
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Ms . Rachael ~o reno, chair o f the Assessment a nd Developmen t h.,•
Commit t ee , r eported that the Pr esidentia l Screening Committee
r ecommended that Dr. Donald Bertsch be released o ne -half time
f r om his duties in the Counseling Ce nter during the time he
serves as chair ot the Screeni ng Commi ttee; the adlninist r.<lt ion
wi ll make the r equired ar rang eme nts . Ms . Moreno also welcomed
members of the Sc reening Committee to share the Trustees office
and designated Mr . Russ He rron and staft to assist in the
presidential search . A meeting was held wi th l.tarshall Rose,
affi rmative action officer , and Eileen Jennings, univerSity
counsel, to discuss equal opportunity, aff irmative action and
treedom of information as it pertains to the presidential
sea r ch . Mr. Rose and ~s. Jennings will se r ve as advisors to the
Presidential Sear ch Committee aDd Pr esidential Sc reening
Comm ittee through respective chai rs.
PERSONNEL:
It was moved by Mr . Wi lliam Odykirk, seconded by Mr. Witch
Kehetian, and carr ied, that personnel recommendatio ns as
submitted on pages 1-8 of the agenda be approved .
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GIFTS :
It was moved by Mr. William Odykirk, second ed by Ms. Rachael
Moreno, and ca rr ied , that gifts r ece i ved during April 1987 in the
amount of $202,223.06 be accepted with a ppreciation.
PR8SIDKNT'S REPORT:
Pr esident Ellis reported on summer activities on campus (Odyssey
of the Mind, Wi c hlgan Special Olympics, Speech and Rearing
c linics, sports campus, Girls' State) . In addition he reported
that const ru c ti on of the new lET building has been approved and
i s on schedule , the State Appropriation for Higher Education will
be acted upon next week. Senator John Engler has been instrumental
1n the tran sfer o f the State highway garage whi ch will be
converted to house the Mi c higan SpecLal Ol ympics off i ces .
Pr esident Ellis also noted that thLs would be the last Boar d
meeting covered by Roger Hitts, reporter tor The Yorning Sun and
thanked Roger tor a good and fair job ot r epor ting .
Trustee Rachael Moreno , asked that the record show that Roger, a
fo rmer CUU student and r e porter tor eM LIPE, wa s r elied upon by
the Board to do objective r e po rting. The Un iversity wishes him
well .
There will be an open forum at 1:30 p . m. today i n the President's
Conference Room .
It was moved by Mr . William Odyki rk, seconded by Mr. MLtch
Kehetian , and ca rried, that the meeting be adjourned .
The meeting adjourned at 11 :33 p.m •
RUSSet: Herron
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
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