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SIU Board votes unanimously to close public meeting and enter executive session
Summary
The board voted by roll call to close its meeting for executive session under the Illinois Open Meetings Act to discuss probable or imminent litigation, personnel matters and review of executive minutes.
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees voted by roll call to close the public meeting and enter executive session to consider probable or imminent litigation, personnel matters and the review of executive session minutes, the board recorded.
A motion "to close the meeting to the public for the purpose of considering pending probable or imminent court proceedings against or on behalf of the board, appointment employment compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, and review of executive session minutes" cited the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), (11) and (21). The motion was seconded and the secretary called the roll; each named member responded in the affirmative and the motion carried.
The transcript records the roll call affirmative responses as follows: Abuzane — aye; Connolly — yes; Curtis — yes; Gilbert — yes; Hightower — yes; Salger — yes; Sharma — yes; Simmons — yes; Tedrick/Hedrick — yes. The motion carried and the board proceeded into executive session. The meeting minutes do not identify the motion mover or the member who seconded it in the spoken record available in the transcript.
