The Regents actually had two unrelated meetings yesterday. The first "special" meeting first took place in closed session and then opened with public comments. All speakers in public comments referred either to crime and safety at Berkeley or the budget for disabled students systemwide. The main purpose of the special meeting, however, was to provide a huge pay increase for UC-San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla.
His base salary goes up by $500,000, albeit paid for by an endowed chair supported by private monies. In addition, provisions related to mortgage assistance would be applied to him to buy an off-campus home although he has an on-campus official residence. These provisions - pay and mortgage - were apparently proposed in response to an outside offer by an unnamed institution.
Yours truly leaves it to blog readers to imagine what would have happened if such a proposal were made during the period when Jerry Brown was governor!
As it turned out, the only Regent who expressed any reservations - although she voted in favor of the proposals - was Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis who said she was impressed by the fundraising that went on to provide the $500,000 endowed chair. She did vaguely allude to the effects on other UC chancellors.
Below is the official record of what occurred at the special meeting:
The Chair of the Board of Regents recommends approval by the Board of Regents for the following items in connection with the compensation components for Pradeep Khosla as Chancellor, San Diego Campus, effective May 1, 2023:
(1) Per policy, an increase in base salary from $641,524 to $1,141,524, wherein $500,000 will be funded through an endowed chair created specifically for the Chancellor position by the UC San Diego Foundation.
(2) Eligibility to participate in the UC Employee Housing Assistance Program while serving as Chancellor, San Diego Campus.
(3) Per policy, continuation of University-provided housing.
(4) Per policy, continuation of an annual automobile allowance of $8,916.
(5) Per policy, continuation of arrangements by the University for the relocation of household goods and personal effects, including Chancellor Khosla’s personal library, laboratory, and any other related equipment and materials to a location of his choice in California if he leaves the Chancellor position and returns to the University faculty at a University of California campus.
(6) Per policy, continuation of an administrative fund established for official entertainment and other purposes permitted by University policy. Adjustments may occur annually as allowed by policy.
(7) Per policy, continuation of an annual allocation of campus funding for his research during his term as Chancellor, if Chancellor Khosla maintains an active research program during his appointment as Chancellor.
(8) Per policy, continuation of standard pension and health and welfare benefits and standard senior management benefits (including senior management life insurance and executive salary continuation for disability after five consecutive years of service in a Senior Management Group position).
(9) Per policy, continued eligibility to accrue sabbatical credits as a member of the tenured faculty, consistent with academic personnel policy.
Source: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/aar/aprb.pdf.
As we noted in a prior post, it appears that the Regents now have no official policy concerning retention of recordings of their meetings, so we continue to preserve them indefinitely. You can see the special meeting at the link below:
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