 | Board of Visitors minutes July 30, 2004 |  |
TENTATIVE MINUTES
SUBJECT TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE
BOARD OF VISITORS
JULY 30-31, 2004
The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met in retreat at "Montpelier" in Orange County on July 30th and 31st, 2004. The Retreat was conducted partly in Open Session and partly in Executive Session, in accordance with the exemptions permitted by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The Retreat was led by the Rector, Gordon F. Rainey, Jr. All Members of the Board were present; also present were John T. Casteen, III, Leonard W. Sandridge, Alexander G. Gilliam, Jr., Paul J. Forch, Ms. Amy D. Cronin, Ms. Carol Wood, and Ms. Jeanne Flippo Bailes.
The Retreat began at 1:10 p.m., on Friday, July 30th. After a brief welcome from Michael C. Quinn, the President of "Montpelier," and Hunter Rawlings, a member of the "Montpelier" Board, the Board of Visitors discussed, partly in Open Session and partly in Executive Session until 4:45 p.m., "Charter University Legislation: Report on Plans for Legislative Action and Appointment of Legislative Advisory Group." At the end of this session, the Rector asked Messrs. Farrell, Fralin, Payne and Wynne to serve as a legislative advisory group.
The Board resumed in Open Session and participated in a discussion on the following: "Report of the Working Group for Implementation of Alumni Task Force Recommendations," and "Telling our Diversity Story More Effectively", which was led by Ms. Wood, Interim Assistant Vice President for University Relations. The Board adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
The Board resumed at 8:40 a.m., Saturday, July 31st, and held discussions, in Executive Session, on the following topics: "UVIMCO Update," and "Review by the President and Chief Operating Officer of Their Goals and Objectives for 2004-2005."
The motions permitting these discussions in Executive Session are as follows:
That the Board of Visitors go into Executive Session to discuss alumni relations as an important component of the Capital Campaign and coordinated fund-raising to sustain the University's long-term development, and to consult with General Counsel on our legal relationship with affiliated foundations in such matters, as provided for in Section 2.2-3711 (A) (4), (6), (7), and (8) of the Code of Virginia.
That the Board of Visitors go into Executive Session to discuss and evaluate the performance and personnel goals of the President and the Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, as provided for in Section 2.2-3711 (A) (1) of the Code of Virginia.
That the Board of Visitors go into Executive Session to discuss and consult with members of this Board, legal counsel, and our administrative leadership regarding the status of contract negotiations for investment management services, and their consideration of prospective candidates for chief investment officer, as provided for in Sections 2.2-3711 (A) (1), (6), (7), (8) and (30) of the Code of Virginia.
That the Board of Visitors go into Executive Session to discuss and consult with legal counsel on proposed legislation and the status of charter agreement terms and negotiations, as provided for in Section 2.2-3711 (6), (7) and (8) of the Code of Virginia.
At the end of each Executive Session, the Board adopted the following resolution, certifying that its discussions had been conducted in accordance with the exemptions permitted by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
That we vote on and record our certification that, to the best of each Board member's knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements and which were identified in the motion(s) authorizing the closed session, were heard, discussed or considered in closed session.
The Board then held a brief business session and adopted the following resolutions:
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