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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 9

The total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Funds Recommended From Institutional Funds Authorized Recommended Grand Total $ 130 000 3 200 308 3 330 308 $3 989 034 $ 658 726

A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information (including the quotations received), was sent to each member of the board in advance of the meeting. A copy is being filed with the secretary of the board for record.

On motion of Ms. Reese, the purchases authorized by the president were confirmed, and the purchases recommended were authorized by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none; absent, Mr. Malone.) Trustee Lamont, commenting on purchase item no. 9, said that he hoped the University would consider competitive quotations on the purchase of DASDE equipment in the near future. Trustee Gindorf also commented on purchase item no. 6 (vascular grafts), stating that he similarly hoped that competitive pricing of this item would be considered in the future.

Disclosure of Executive Session Actions Under Open Meetings Act

(25) 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. Unreleased items from February through September 1995 are attached and are marked to indicate which items considered in executive session are recommended for continuing confidential status, e.g., pending litigation in May and July. Neither of these has 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.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar.