Eastern Oregon University

Tech-Fee Committee Minutes

February 2, 2001

Members Present: Cavinato, Hart, Baisden. Resource members present: Dill, Taylor

Minutes:

Tech Fee Committee met on this date at 8:00am in IH 203 to discuss plans for reviewing the current proposals for Tech Fee funding.

New student member, John Baisden was introduced.

Budget information was distributed and explained. Total available budget is between $211,000.00 and $217,000.00 and proposals total more than $370,000.00. Because of this, it was agreed that Anna would contact the originating group for each proposal over $20,000.00 to see it there is a possibility that funding for each proposal could be spread out over two (or more) years. Marvin Taylor indicated that the proposal to update equipment in the Pierce and Learning Center Computer Labs could easily be split over two years.

Questions were raised regarding the appropriate use of funds designated to the Equipment Replacement Account and Maintenance Account within the Tech Fee budget. Since the entire current Tech Fee budget must be spent by June 30, 2001, it was agreed that the current Equipment Replacement Account would be used to fund current proposals. It was also agreed to defer further discussion on the policy of appropriate use of funds in the Equipment Replacement Account and Maintenance Account until later this year.

There was some discussion regarding different aspects of various proposals.

The committee will meet for two hours on each of the following three Fridays. Members of the originating group for each proposal will be invited to appear (for no more than 15 minutes) before the committee to present their proposal, and answer any questions and/or concerns the committee members may have regarding the proposals. Anna will contact each originating group to coordinate these invitations.

Next meeting will be Friday, February 9, 2001, 7:00-9:00am, room to be announced.

Meeting adjourned, 8:55am

Minutes submitted by Helen Moore