Committee on Finance

The UC Board of Regents met Wednesday to vote on an amended Statement of Principles Against Intolerance, discuss mental health accessibility on UC campuses and vote on UC President Janet Napolitano’s new UC retirement plan, among other items.

At its three-day meeting this week, the UC Board of Regents will consider salary adjustments for senior management, discuss next year’s UC budget and approve a plan for a new collaborative research center run by UC Berkeley and Tsinghua University.

A committee of the UC Board of Regents approved the university’s almost $27 billion budget for the 2015-16 academic year during its meeting at UCSF Wednesday. The budget, which includes a $459 million increase in proposed revenue and expenditures, incorporates additional funds from the state government and a proposed fee increase. The plan proposes the university spend about one quarter of those funds on mandatory cost increases, with the rest invested in academic quality, enrollment growth and high-priority costs such as deferred maintenance.

Gov. Jerry Brown nominated four candidates to the UC Board of Regents earlier this month, sparking debate about the role of the university’s top decision-making body, which some students argue is not representative of student needs.

Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of four individuals to the UC Board of Regents Jan. 17.

The UC Board of Regents met Thursday for the last and final day of their September meeting.