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Governance committee approves faculty-award amendment, approves executive-session recess on CEO pay
Summary
At its March meeting the Kansas Board of Regents governance committee approved minutes, voted to recommend amendments to the Faculty of the Year awards to add non‑tenure-track and staff categories, and voted to recess into executive session to discuss CEO compensation.
During the March meeting of the Kansas Board of Regents governance committee, members took three formal actions: they approved the previous meeting’s minutes, voted to recommend amendments to the Faculty of the Year awards policy that add a full‑time non‑tenure‑track faculty category and a staff category, and voted to recess into executive session to discuss CEO compensation.
The committee approved the minutes by motion and voice vote. A committee member moved to approve the minutes and another member seconded; the chair called for the ayes and the motion passed with no opposed votes recorded.
On the second reading of proposed amendments to the Faculty of the Year awards policy, committee members heard that the only change since the first reading was a clarification about staff awards: the policy language was revised to state a single staff nomination will be considered rather than the earlier phrasing. Committee member John reviewed the changes and a motion to recommend the amendments to the Board passed by voice vote after a second; no opposing votes were recorded.
Later the committee recessed into executive session to discuss personnel matters involving nonelected personnel. A committee member moved that the governance committee recess into executive session to discuss CEO compensation and named participants to attend the closed session, including members of the governance committee, General Counsel John Urie, Director of Finance and Administration Becky Pottabaugh and representatives of CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services Inc. The motion specified the open meeting would resume at 9:51 a.m. Central Time. The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Votes at a glance: • Approval of minutes — motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote; no opposed votes recorded). • Faculty of the Year awards amendments (second reading, recommendation to Board) — motion to recommend approval made and seconded; outcome: recommended to Board (voice vote; no opposed votes recorded). Change noted: adds full‑time non‑tenure‑track faculty and a staff award category; clarified that one staff nomination will be considered. • Executive session recess (subject: CEO compensation) — motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote; no opposed votes recorded). The motion listed invited participants and set resumption time at 9:51 a.m. Central Time.
No roll‑call vote tallies or individual member votes were provided in the transcript; outcomes are recorded as voice‑vote approvals as stated in the meeting record.
