The Council on University Planning and Budget will meet today to discuss bylaw changes and possibly elect committee officials.

CUPB Chair Elizabeth Hitch, dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies, said in an e-mail that nominations would be held for the elections of executive committee chair, executive committee members and members of the budget transfer committee. Nominations must be supported by another member of the council, leaving no guarantee that an election will take place.

The CUPB will vote on bylaw revisions “if it is ready to take action,” Hitch said.

A change in bylaw language headed the discussion in a CUPB executive committee meeting in September that was open to all council members. During that meeting, Hitch suggested the council adopt language that did not direct persons external to the CUPB to perform duties.

Suggested changes in the CUPB’s articles IV, VI and VIII urged that the language used provide opportunities for the administration and the CUPB to work together instead of the council forcing the administration to act.

“The executive committee is recommending the bylaw changes because they believe the proposed processes and procedures (in the recommended bylaw changes) will help the CUPB to function effectively in meeting its mission,” Hitch said.

The executive committee also will present a proposed meeting schedule for the year. The proposed meeting schedule would have meetings taking place at 3 p.m. on the following Fridays: Nov. 9, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, Apr. 19 and May 17.

Today’s meeting is at 3 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King University Union.