Board of Trustees
Approved: November 16, 2001
Section I: Board Procedures
Subsection: D. Board Meetings
D. Board Meetings
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Agenda
The President, in consultation with the Chairperson of the
Board, shall
develop an agenda prior to each Board meeting. The President
shall normally
mail meeting materials to Board members and other appropriate
parties
at least seven working days prior to the next scheduled
meeting. Distribution
of meeting materials is subject to reasonable limitations
e.g., contracts
with performing groups, procurement issues where bids just
opened, or
in the case of special or emergency meetings.
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Reports
The President, in consultation with the officers of the
University,
shall develop a format and schedule for reports to the Board.
Items
presented to the Board shall be submitted either for action or
information.
Each item presented for action shall be accompanied by an
appropriate
resolution or recommendation to provide a clear record of the
action
taken by the Board.
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Presentations
It is the practice of the Board to conduct meetings in a
timely and
efficient manner, while still allowing for the opportunity,
subject
to reasonable constraints and in accordance with P.A. 91-715,
for members
of the public and employees of the University to make comments
to or
ask questions of the Board. In order to help maintain this
practice,
the following regulations are hereby adopted.
- Persons desiring to address the Board shall
submit a written request to the President at least seven
working
days prior to the Board meeting. The request shall include
the name
and address of the person wishing to speak, the name of
the group
represented, and a summary of the presentation.
- The President and the Chairperson shall consult
with respect to each request to address the Board. At
least four
working days before the meeting the President shall
indicate to
each person properly submitting a request to address the
Board whether
the request will be granted or denied. If the request is
granted
the form and duration of the presentation shall be subject
to rulings
of the Chairperson.
- Any request to make comments to or ask
questions of the Board not made in accordance with
paragraphs a.
and b. above shall be considered by the President and
Chairperson
and granted or denied based upon reasonable constraints,
including
but not limited to: available time; number of requests;
prior time
devoted to discussion of the topic; and other like
considerations.
The Chairperson shall retain the right to request that
numerous
individuals who wish to address the same topic appoint a
spokesperson
to address the Board.
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Recording of Meetings
Any person may record by tape, film, or other means the
meetings of
the Board of Trustees or its committees required to be open by
Illinois
law, provided that, if the recording process interferes with
the overall
decorum and proceeding of a meeting, such recording shall be
discontinued
at the request of the Chairperson or other presiding officer.
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