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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1988
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504 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 14 EXECUTIVE SESSION President Howard, 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, and to discuss campus security." The motion was made by Mr. Forsyth and approved unanimously. I. At the first executive session, the attendance was limited to the trustees, the president of the University, the secretary, and the comptroller. President Howard had asked this session be convened to broach in a preliminary way the question of comparative salaries among the presidents of universities comparable to the University of Illinois. Vice President Bazzani provided current information indicating that the salary of the University's president is falling behind, now ranking ninth among the Big Ten universities; and 20 percent in cash value below the third place position which the University has sought to maintain. There are similar problems with other senior administrative officers and there is the perennial problem of "compression" as new individuals necessarily are employed at relatively high salaries. Mrs. Shepherd expressed her view that the presidential salary was of concern and should be given attention. However, she was less certain that equal improvement should be mandated for all others in the affected ranks, citing the importance of the merit principle within the University. President Ikenberry emphasized that the University is in no way abandoning the merit principle but that the problem of high salaries for newly recruited officers is making for considerable difficulty in maintaining balance and fairness. II. At a second executive session, the attendance included trustees, officers of the board, general University officers, and Ronald P. Legon, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, Chicago campus. Pending Litigation The university counsel reported on a settlement not requiring board action but of significance to the board, i.e., a settlement with Iradj Taheri, a medical technologist II in the University of Illinois Hospital Laboratory. This is a civil rights case being settled for $150,000, the funds provided from the self-insurance program (50 percent) and the remainder from the University Hospital budget. Mr. Higgins reported as well on pending litigation concerning the Beacon/ICI matter — a long-pending case now ready for trial in North Carolina. The board has received information on this matter before.
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