Resolution 81-82-12

Cost of Living; Faculty Salaries; Merit Pay

I Move That: (1) The President of the University or his representative shall, after consultation with the Faculty Senate, each year establish a minimum salary adjustment factor for continuing faculty with satisfactory service, which shall approximate as closely as possible, the actual increase in the cost of living of L.A./L.B. fort he most recent calendar year. The salary adjustment factor may, but not need be, different for different broad categories of faculty. A faculty member receiving less than the established minimum adjustment shall be provided with a written statement detailing the particular deficiencies in his or her performance. (2) Salary adjustments beyond the established minimum for satisfactory service shall be deemed Amerit increases.@ (3) Merit increases shall be apportioned upon the advice of properly constituted faculty committees, and shall be based on performance in teaching, scholarship and university service, according to the standards of the discipline and school in which the appointment is held, for individuals of similar rank and salary.

Resolution Number: 81-82-12

Author: Kirby Scherer

Date: January 20, 1982

Action Taken: Tabled