June 27, 1997: Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes

Abstract

Presented are the minutes of the 185th meeting of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees on June 27, 1997. This was a regular meeting. During the course of the meeting, the oath of office was administered to new trustee Larry E. Esterly. The Board went into executive session to discuss the President’s contract, early retirement plans, and collective bargaining. President Cochran reported on the Task Force on University Software Needs, division-based budget plans, the installation of the campus fiber optic network, and the Metropolitan College and Pete and Penny’s. Committee reports followed. The Board resolved: to confer an honorary degree upon Paul J. Powers; to approve the annual budget for 1997-98; to increase the General Fund budget for 1997-98; to set tuition and other student fees and charges; to accept gifts; to confer emeritus status; to ratify faculty/staff appointments; to set fee remission for continuing education courses; to modify policies on Purchasing, a smoke-free environment; and travel reimbursement; to ratify the YSU Police contract due to change in affiliation (e.g., from OPBA to FOP); to change the organizational structure regarding positions reporting to the President; to modify the President’ contract regarding salary; and to present Provost James Scanlon with the first University Leadership Merit Award.