Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990 [PAGE 207]

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II. At the second executive session, the attendance included trustees, officers of the board, general officers of the University, Mr. Wicklund, and Dr. Gerald Moss, dean, College of Medicine. Report of the University Counsel University Counsel Higgins r e p o r t e d on the status of negotiations for acquisition of the Circle Court property. Mr. Higgins indicated that t h e r e have been problems related to title, leasehold interests, and warranties by the seller. H e asked no action on this at this time. Mr. Higgins also requested authority from the board to settle two cases; descriptions of these had been mailed to the trustees earlier. T h e Cote case is an age discrimination case; and the Giovan case is a medical liability case. O n motion of Ms. Reese, authority was given as requested. Report from Trustee Lamont T r u s t e e Lamont informed the board that he had received a letter from a law firm concerning his questions about the practice of sole-source purchasing of some commodities. Mr. Lamont asked that this letter be placed on file with the secretary. Personnel Matters, Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Weir r e p o r t e d to the trustees that J u d i t h S. Liebman, vice chancellor for research and dean of the Graduate College, had notified him that she wished to be relieved of the duties of this position, effective fall 1992. Chancellor Weir indicated that this was confidential information at this time. H e also r e p o r t e d that J o h n D. Hogan, dean, College of Commerce and Business Administration, had indicated his intention to leave that position, probably by fall 1991. Chancellor Weir told the board that if Dean H o g a n decided to stay on in the college as a faculty member, he would be offered a leave of absence of one year, as is customary. Report on Reese/Humana Hospital Illinois, Inc., Agreements First, the board received a r e p o r t of the Executive Committee meetings of February 28 and March 1. ( T h e minutes of these meetings are filed with the secretary of the board.) As a result of these meetings, the m e m b e r s of the Executive Committee authorized the University to enter into a modified consent agreement with H u m a n a Hospital Illinois, Inc., in which the University reserves the power to invoke the termination of the affiliation agreements on J u n e 30, 1995, and which gives the power to institute termination on J u n e 30, 1997. Second, Dr. Gerald S. Moss, dean, College of Medicine, r e p o r t e d on the negotiations with Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center