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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1974 Version B
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526 BOAKD OF TRUSTEES [March 20 APPEARANCE, LATINO COMMUNITY, CHICAGO President Corbally announced that a number of representatives of the Latino community had just arrived at the meeting, that he and Chancellor Cheston had spoken with them briefly, and that, at President Corbally's suggestion, their presentation would be deferred until the April meeting of the Board. The Chancellor will invite them to speak as part of his report to the Trustees. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E BOARD FUTURE MEETINGS President Hughes called attention to the schedule for the next three meetings of the Board of Trustees: April 17, Chicago Circle; May 15, Medical Center; June 19, Urbana-Champaign. President Hughes also announced that an executive session had been requested and was being ordered for consideration of recommendations relating to pending litigation. SECRETARY'S REPORT The Secretary presented for record appointments to the faculty and changes of status made by the President; resignations; leaves of absence ; a change in a sabbatical leave of absence; 1 and retirements. A copy of the report is filed with the Secretary. LITIGATION INSTITUTED BY T H E CITY OF CHICAGO (28) The City of Chicago has filed a quasi-criminal proceeding against the University for an alleged violation of the anti-smoke ordinance in the Municipal Code of Chicago. The violation is alleged to have occurred at 1911 West Roosevelt Road in Chicago where the Valley Outpost Clinic of the Medical Center campus is operated. Representatives of Chicago's Corporation Counsel's Office have indicated they view the proceeding as a test case to establish the City's regulatory jurisdiction over the University. The University Counsel states that in his opinion the position of the City of Chicago is not well founded. At the December 19, 1973, meeting of the Board of Trustees, where the general subject was discussed, it was indicated that the general rule of law is that the University, as a State instrumentality performing a function of State government, is not subject to local ordinances and regulations and that, otherwise, a municipality could effectively limit the performance of University functions and programs. The University Counsel recommends that he be authorized to take such steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to represent the University and to protect its interests in the proceeding. I concur. On motion of Mr. Swain, authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mrs. Rader, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; 1 Sanathanan, C. K., Professor of Information Engineering, Chicago Circle campus, cancellation of sabbatical leave of absence for the fall quarter 1973-74, full pay.
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