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Regent LaVaughn Henry, Chairperson, called the meeting of the Business Affairs Committee of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents to order at 9:13 a.m. on July 21, 2016. Regent Henry asked the secretary to call the roll:

LaVaughn Henry Present Elaine Farris Present David Guarnieri Not Present Syamala Reddy Not Present

A quorum was not declared.

Action: Due to not having a quorum the minutes of January 21, 2016 could not be approved.

Regent Henry stated the University has been through a great deal and is still going through changes, but from the discussions yesterday he is very certain that the University is moving in the right direction. Regent Henry recognized Mr. Rush to carry the discussion forward.

Ms. Smoot, Director of Human Resource Services stated that her department has faced a number of challenges but things are improving. She stated there have been some staffing changes in HR with some staff reassigned as well as adding staff with more HR experience.

Ms. Smoot stated HR has been working with each retirement agency to ensure all corrections have been made to each employee's accounts. She stated the retirement agencies requested that the meetings be resumed after the summer since that was their peak season.

Ms. Smooth stated this is a bright light in her area due to the University's new insurance carrier Anthem BlueCross BlueShield. Per Ms. Smoot, in FY 2015-2016 there were 251 employees enrolled in the university's health insurance plan. FY2016-2017 there are 319 employees enrolled in the university's health insurance plan due to the new health insurance carrier which is more affordable.

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