The University of Illinois board of trustees met Saturday, July 9.
"The University of Illinois board of trustees consists of 13 members, 11 who have official votes. Nine are appointed by the governor for terms of six years, and three student trustees (one from each campus: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield) are elected by referenda on their campuses for one-year terms. One of these student trustees is appointed by the governor to have an official vote. The governor serves as an ex-officio member."
Here are the meeting minutes as provided by the University of Illinois board of trustees:
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
July 9, 2016
This meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in Room 2025, Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport Hotel, O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday, July 9, 2016, beginning at 9:01 a.m.
Chair Edward L. McMillan convened the meeting and asked the secretary to call the roll. The following members of the Board were present: Mr. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Ms. Karen Hasara, Ms. Patricia Brown Holmes, Dr. Timothy N. Koritz, Mr. Edward L. McMillan, Mr. James D. Montgomery, Ms. Jill B. Smart. Mr. Ramón Cepeda, Mr. Ricardo Estrada, and Governor Bruce Rauner were absent. Mr. Nathan C. Hoffman, student trustee from the University of Illinois at Springfield; Mr. Collin T. Schumock, voting student trustee from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, were present.
Mr. Jauwan Hall, student trustee from the University of Illinois at Chicago, was absent.
President Timothy L. Killeen joined the meeting at 11:44 a.m.
Also present were Ms. Dedra M. Williams, secretary of the Board of Trustees and of the University; Mr. Mark D. Henss, deputy University counsel; Mr.
Thomas P. Hardy, executive director for University relations; Mr. Brian T. Metzger, assistant director, Administrative Information Technology Services; Ms. Jami M. Painter, assistant vice president for human resources, University Administration; Dr. Antoinette Burton, chair of the search committee; and Dr. Jan Greenwood, Greenwood/Asher and
Associates Inc.
MOTION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:02 a.m., Chair McMillan stated, “A motion is now in order to hold an executive session to consider University employee and appointment-related matters.” On motion of Mr. Montgomery, seconded by Ms. Holmes, the motion was approved. There were no “nay” votes.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Material redacted pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/2.06d)
EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNED
The executive session adjourned at 1:26 p.m.
MOTION TO ADJOURN
Mr. McMillan requested a motion to adjourn the meeting. On motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Ms. Hasara, the meeting adjourned at 1:27 p.m. There were no “nay” votes.
DEDRA M. WILLIAMS
Secretary
EDWARD L. MCMILLAN
Chair
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