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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990
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1992] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 479 EXECUTIVE SESSION President Lamont, referring to Section Two of the Open Meetings Act, stated: "A motion is now in order to hold an executive session to consider information regarding the appointment, employment, or dismissal of employees or officers, to discuss pending, probable, or imminent litigation, the acquisition of real property, to discuss campus security, and to receive legal advice from counsel/' The motion was made by Ms. Reese and approved unanimously. President Ikenberry then asked university counsel, Mr. Higgins, to report on a recommendation for settlement that appeared in the regular agenda of the board meeting. Mr. Higgins referred to the case of Michael Beson vs. James Bartlesmeyer, et al., and to information sent to the board earlier regarding this case. He indicated that both he and Dr. Bazzani were recommending settlement of this case for $325,000 and that this would be an agenda item for the trustees' vote later in the day. There were no questions from the members of the board. Review of University's Relationship with MedCare HMO Dr. Bazzani distributed a chronology to the trustees that listed significant events in the history of the University's agreement with MedCare HMO. (A copy is filed with the secretary of the board for record.) In addition, Dr. Bazzani reviewed events of recent weeks concerning the University's relationship with MedCare and the State's involvement with MedCare. Board members noted that litigation appeared imminent given the indebtedness of MedCare. Dr. Bazzani reported to the board that the University had followed through with the directions given by the board during the special meeting of the board in executive session on March 2, 1992. Included among these were the notice given by the University to MedCare that they should seek rehabilitation under the Department of Insurance provisions; resignation from the board of MedCare (tendered by Donovan W. Riley, director, University Hospital); and notice of termination of the agreement between the University and MedCare. Personnel Issue — Chicago campus Chancellor Stukel informed the members of the board that Mr. Donovan W. Riley would cease being director of the University Hospital within approximately 30 days. He indicated that details of the arrangement for Mr. Riley to relinquish those responsibilities were being completed and that concurrent with this Dr. Stukel was considering alternatives for managing the hospital after Mr. Riley's departure. In addition to this explanation, Dr. Stukel advised the board that he hoped to launch a major program for hospital quality improvement within the month that would likely result in considerable reductions of staff in the hospital.
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