 | Board of Visitors minutes February 4, 1956 |  |
COMPTROLLER TO REPLACE BURSAR IN STATUTES
Mr. Mears, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, read to the Board the following letter,
approving its recommendations and laying before the Board other correspondence relative thereto
Mr. Darden suggested that I write you concerning a matter which he and I were discussing,
which he would like for you to present to the Board if approved by the Finance Committee
The regulations governing the University of Virginia are set forth in Chapter 9 of the
Code of Virginia. Section 23-76 of this chapter provides for the appointment by the
Board of a President, a Bursar, a Proctor, etc.
In 1953 the Board, by resolution, created the office of Comptroller. It is our desire
that the Board authorize us to seek appropriate legislation to change Section 23-76 to
read Comptroller where the word Bursar is now used.
There are three reasons for this request
1. Some legal documents have to signed as Bursar and others as Comptroller. Mr. Minor
and I have to check carefully to determine which is appropriate. In some cases he has
asked that I use both titles
2. Quite a few people go to the Bursar's office and request to see the Bursar and are
referred over here. Actually most of them wish to discuss the payment of tuition and
fees and should see the Assistant Bursar who directly handles such matters
3. The most important reason, however, is to free the title of Bursar so that Mr. Moyer,
who is now the Assistant Bursar, can be given this title. He is an extremely capable
person and I feel should receive such recognition.
The proposed plan of organization would conform more generally to that obtaining in other
institutions where the Comptroller is the principal business officer and the Bursar is
general supervision of the Comptroller
Eastville, Virginia
Mr. Shea's proposal was recommended by President Darden, who pointed out that under the
proposed change the Bursar would be subordinate to the Comptroller in the same way that the
Assistant Bursar is at present, that the Comptroller as statutory senior business officer of
the University and a direct appointee of the Board would be directly responsible for business
management
After further discussion the following resolution, moved by Mr. Mears, seconded by Mr.
Talbott, was adopted
WHEREAS Title 23, Section 76 of the Code of Virginia now provides for the election by this
Board of a Bursar, but makes no provision for the post of Comptroller, and
WHEREAS, by resolution of this Board adopted on 12 December 1952, the authority and
responsibilities of the Bursar were enlarged and the title of Comptroller was conferred upon him
as his principal title, with certain of his routine duties deputized thereafter to his chief
subordinate the Assistant Bursar,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That in order to indicate properly the rank of the
principal fiscal officer of the University and his relationship to this Board, that the word
"Bursar" be eliminated from the statute and that the word "Comptroller" be substituted therefor
AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the Rector be directed to appoint a committee of the Board
to petition the Legislature of Virginia to change and amend the said statute as above mentioned,
so that wherever the title "Bursar" now appears it shall be replaced with the designation
"Comptroller"
After a discussion of the means of implementing the foregoing resolution, the Board resolved,
on motion of Mr. Gray seconded by Mr. Howard, that the matter be referred to the special
committee headed by Mr. Coxe appointed last September. This was accordingly done by the Rector.
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