This is a Notice of Meeting of the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday, March 15, and Thursday, March 16, 2006. This regular business meeting of the board will be held at Covel Commons on the UCLA campus, in Los Angeles.
Wednesday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. with public comment, followed by a discussion of the status of contract competition and other matters at the UC-managed Department of Energy laboratories. The regents will later meet in closed session to consider action on the appointment of an interim director for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Wednesday discussion items will also include presentations on expanding educational opportunities for UC undergraduates, travel advisory policies for education abroad programs, and management efficiencies.
On Wednesday afternoon, the regents will meet in closed session to consider action on the compensation structure for the university’s president and chancellors, job slotting for board officers and designated positions at UC medical centers and the Berkeley and Livermore national laboratories, and compensation for senior management. The regents’ finance committee will also meet in closed session to discuss real estate, legal and personnel matters, and the educational policy committee will convene in closed session to receive information about private support and endowed chairs.
During the Wednesday lunch break, there will be a special meeting of the Nominating Committee in closed session to consider committee vacancies resulting from the expired terms of former Regents Lee and Sayles. [Education Code 92032(e)].
Concurrent with its regularly scheduled meeting, estimated to convene at 2:30 p.m. the Special Committee on Compensation in closed session will consider compensation for the dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy and compensation for the CEO of the UCSF Medical Center [Education Code 92032(b)(7)]. The outcome of these actions will be reported out publicly afterward.
Thursday’s meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. with public comment, followed by an open session of the regents’ special committee on compensation. Compensation-related items up for discussion include updates on UC’s 10-year audit and the State audit, a status report on the regents’ task force, annual reports on corporate board service by UC executives, and a summary of UC compensation policies. Also in open session, the regents will also consider action on a compensation structure for the president and chancellors and job slotting approvals for certain designated positions, neither of which include action on any salary increases. Other items to be considered for action include adoption of a policy related to negotiated separations, the annual performance review of board officers and future reinstatement of employee contributions to the UC Retirement Plan.
In the afternoon, as continued business from its January 19th meeting, the regents will consider action on possible divestment from companies with business ties to the Sudan government and acts of genocide.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
A press room will be open across from the meeting room. Please register for a credential. Parking is available in the garage at Covel Commons. The press room telephone number is (310) 206-0409 and the fax number is (310) 206-4681.
NOTES:
-- The full agenda for the meeting can be viewed at:
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/mar06.html
[Some item materials will be posted next week.]
You may need the latest version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, available at: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html, to view the agenda.
-- Live audio broadcasts of each of the open-session meetings will be available via the Internet. Please click on the above agenda link for more information.
-- University officials will be available during the meeting to speak with reporters.
This notice is issued to comply with the state's pertinent open-meeting laws.
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