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The Board resumed, in Open Session, in Retreat at 9:00 to discuss faculty compensation. In preparation for this discussion at the Retreat, the Finance Committee met on July 7th, to consider a report by Mr. Sandridge on faculty compensation questions raised at the June Board meeting. A memorandum summarizing the Committee’s discussions and Mr. Sandridge’s report was distributed to the Board at the Retreat and formed the basis for discussion (a copy of the memorandum is appended as Attachment B).

The Board is concerned about faculty and staff morale and the effects of salary freezes, brought on by the State budget crisis, on both salary and retirement plan accumulations. There was strong consensus that compensation of faculty and staff must be competitive with the University’s national peer institutions. There was agreement, however, that more information is needed. The administration is to collect this, under the direction of the President and Mr. Sandridge, and report to the Board at the October meeting. The Educational Policy Committee will consider some of these questions at its meeting on August 29th.

Following this discussion, there was a brief report by the President on the expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Board recessed at 10:25 a.m., and resumed at 10:35. On motion, the Board then went into Executive Session.

That the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia go into Executive Session to discuss the performance of specific employees of the University as provided for in Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) of the Code of Virginia.

The Board resumed in Open Session at 12:00 noon, after voting on the following resolution certifying that its Executive Session discussions had been conducted in accordance with the exemptions granted by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act:

The Board of Visitors, sitting in Open Session, unanimously adopted a resolution certifying that while meeting in Executive Session – as permitted by the relevant provisions of the Code of Virginia – only public business authorized by its motion and lawfully exempted from consideration in closed session.

On motion, the meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m.