1. Travel Task Force (TTF)
Background
Mochida’s memo (6-1-06) creates task force (chopey, hensley, lebbin, polansky, wermager [chair]):
Review current funding level policy and make recommendation to continue/not continue policy ($1000/ faculty)
If changing current policy, recommend a different funding methodology/formula

2. Travel Task Force (TTF)
TTF reviewed and travel spreadsheets
Admin and faculty drew from the same fund
In , 1 person expended $10,069 or 6% of total funds

3. Travel Task Force Recommendations
* Separate travel into 2 line item funds:
Admin travel
Faculty travel
* Establish a faculty committee to manage the Faculty travel fund
* Retain $50,000 base for FY 05-06
Reimburse unexpended monies equitably to faculty whose travel was not fully funded
Faculty committee to revise current “Criteria”
* Approved by Mochida, 6/26/06

4. Proposal from ULC I met with Mochida late on 7/21/06
ULC concerned TTF proposed faculty committee to manage Faculty fund:
Delay processing of requests
Create inequalities in funding
Propose: $1000/faculty designated to each Dept to decide how to distribute travel funds equitably

5. ULC’s Rationale
Dept Heads already sign off on all travel requests so no delay in processing requests
Disputes minimized by Dept members agreeing to their Dept’s internal decision-making on travel requests

6. TTF Comments
Clear submission guidelines/deadlines won’t delay processing of requests
Clear, precise, transparent guidelines will minimize disputes
$1000/faculty is simple/easy, but does not provide Extra support for new librarians/ professional work on national/state committees

7. Options?? Faculty committee to monitor funds
Depts manage their own funds
Stay with current model
Hybrid – combinations of above

8. Some Issues Allocate based on merit? Allocate same $$ to everyone?
Allocate more to new, non-tenured librarians?
What types of travel justify increased funding?