The Council on University Planning and Budget will hear a report Friday on the university’s appropriated expenditures.

William Weber, associate vice president for academic affairs, said the fiscal year 2002 report will show expenditures from personal services such as salary and non-personal services involving Eastern’s operating costs.

Weber will also give a staffing report regarding employee salaries in the office of academic affairs from 1992 to 2003.

He said a request for the report was made at the December CUPB meeting.

“That is costs of the operation of the academic affairs office,” said CUPB chair Bob Augustine.

Weber will also deliver a report on athletics costs.

A motion to recommend to interim president Lou Hencken and the Board of Trustees a reduction to some administrative contracts from 12 to 11 months could be discussed.

English professors David Carpenter and John Allison will introduce the motion, but Allison said discussion could be postponed because of Carpenter’s intended absence from the meeting.

While it is up to the CUPB to decide to postpone discussion, Carpenter should be given the opportunity to speak to the motion, Allison said.

“I have no idea how members of CUPB will respond to a request of postponement. I support the motion,” he said.

Allison said reducing administrative contracts will be a way to save university funds at a time when Gov. Rod Blagojevich is requesting any university cuts to be administrative.

“It’s a creative way to reduce administrative costs,” he said.

Allison said demonstrating a reduction in administrative costs will help Eastern’s cause, lobbying in Springfield for university interests.

The motion pertains to assistant deans, including directors.

Allison said the motion does not apply to department chairs, and specifics of the recommendation, such as what month would be omitted, are not specified.

He said the time off could be “adjusted as reasonable.”

The CUPB meets Friday at 3 p.m. in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.