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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

[May 14

Wall, treasurer; and Dr. Michele M. Thompson, secretary. In addition, the following persons were also in attendance: Mr. Donald K. Coe, director, University Office of Public Affairs; Mr. Kirk Hard, executive assistant to the president of the University; and Mr. R. C. Wicklund, associate secretary. EXECUTIVE SESSION1 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.'' T h e motion was made by Mrs. Shepherd and approved unanimously. Disclosure of Executive Session Actions Under Open Meetings Act (1) Under an amendment to the Open Meetings Act passed by the General Assembly, effective July 1, 1989, public bodies subject to the Act which conduct business under exemptions specified in the Act must, at least every six months, determine whether the need for confidentiality still exists with respect to each item considered under such exemption. The attached copies of the minutes of the executive sessions of November 1990 through September 1991 are marked to indicate which items considered in executive session are recommended for continuing confidential status, e.g., items of land acquisition in November, January, February, June, July, and September; personnel matters in April and May; and a tariff dispute in September. None of these have yet been resolved. (Attached materials are filed with the secretary of the board for record.) The university counsel and the secretary of the board, having consulted with appropriate University officers, recommend that the indicated items retain confidential status at this time and that the president of the University be authorized to release those items when appropriate. It is further recommended that all other matters considered in executive session for the period be made available to the public. I concur. By consensus, the trustees approved of the recommendation as submitted, formal action to be taken subsequently when the board convenes in open meeting. Chancellors' Reports on Personnel Matters Chancellor James J. Stukel, Chicago campus, reported that the search for a vice chancellor for academic affairs was concluding and that candidates were being interviewed. He also reported that the search

1 O n the previous day, Wednesday, May 13, the board received reports from the Committee on Buildings and Grounds and the Committee on Academic Affairs. They also toured Japan House on the Urbana campus. T h e Committee on Buildings and Grounds received a report on plans for the Hartley Selections Garden and the design for the new campus bookstore at Urbana. T h e Committee on Academic Affairs received a report from Dr. Roger E. Kanet, director of International Programs and Studies and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, Urbana, concerning the various programs in international studies offered on the Urbana campus for students and faculty.