Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee Meeting
December 12, 1997
Members present:
Barrett (1996-1999), Bullion (1996-1999), Cochren (1997-2000), Guthrie (1996-1999), Oberstar (1997-2000), Pacer (1997-2000), 
Pippert (1996-1999), D. Thuente (1997-2000)

Members absent: 
George Bullion, Chairperson presiding

The subcommittee convened its meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Alumni Conference Room.

The Chairperson informed the committee that Walt Branson had forwarded to him on December 8 a copy of the will
 and trust agreement that led to the establishment of the Wilber-Smith Scholarship Fund. The chairperson 
stated that his initial review of the two documents did not establish any disagreement between the way the 
fund was administered and the content of the two referenced documents. He pointed out that the will only 
specified that "...The income from said fund shall be used by the Foundation (I.U.) to provide scholarships for 
students who are attending or will attend the Indiana University Fort Wayne Regional Campus. Selection of the 
students and application of the funds shall be within the sole discretion of the Foundation." The chairperson noted 
that if one really wanted to be a stickler for detail that perhaps it could be claimed that Purdue University 
students would not be eligible to receive these scholarships but then again that argument would essentially be awfully shallow. 
The chairperson noted that perhaps if the BAS wanted to recommend (either to the Chancellor or the Faculty Senate) 
that a specific set of criteria be established to govern the awarding of the scholarships under this fund that 
would probably be about as far as they could go at this time on this matter.

The chairperson stated that he expected Vice Chancellor English and Jack Dahl to arrive at 10:00 a.m. to address concerns 
that the members of BAS had relative to the Vice Chancellor's chair emolument's plan. He noted that he wanted to 
spend time reviewing the December 8 document that pertained to this plan so that English and Dahl could address 
specific concerns that committee members might still have with the plan. The main concerns expressed by committee 
members pertained to items 3 and 9. 

Vice Chancellor English and Jack Dahl arrived at the BAS meeting very shortly after 10:00 a.m. and discussion was 
held relative to specific data needed to address the concerns raised in items 3 and 9. It was agreed that this data 
would be provided with the stipulation that it was for use of the BAS only in establishing mutual grounds for 
projecting the cost of the emolument's plan. After a period of candid and production discussion, it was 
agreed that once the Vice Chancellor's office provided the BAS with the additional requested information 
the BAS would be prepared to act on the emolument's plan.

After Vice Chancellor English and Jack Dahl left the meeting, the BAS then took up the list of questions that had 
been prepared by a task force to be included in a letter of inquiry to Vice Chancellor Branson pertaining to the 
development of the McKay property. The draft placed before the BAS included several questions that were being 
posed and was followed by a list of six documents that were also being requested. After a period of discussion 
it was decided that the BAS chairperson should simply ask for the six documents and that the BAS could then review 
each of the documents to determine if the answers were to be found therein. Brief discussion was devoted to the 
communications from URPC's December 3 meeting at which that committee decided to return to BAS the recommendation 
forwarded from BAS to it (see October 31 BAS minutes). Professors Barrett and Oberstar, members of URPC, explained 
briefly what the concerns of that committee were with the BAS resolution. The counsel provided by the URPC was well 
received and Professors Guthrie, Pippert, and Pacer will decide how these changes can be incorporated in future BAS action.
In closing Professor Guthrie presented a "corrected" copy of the spreadsheet that showed the changes in faculty and 
administrative salaries from 1991-92 to 1996-97. He noted that the counsel offered by Norm Newell relative to the 
original data was in fact accurate and that the corrections had been made based on that input. Professor Guthrie asked 
that members of BAS replace the original copies of the spreadsheet with the updated version.

It was decided that the BAS would meet on Friday, January 16, 9-11 a.m. in the Alumni Conference Room. No further 
business pending, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 11: a.m.
Minutes prepared by:
George W. M. Bullion