Meeting Minutes - Special Meeting, December 6, 2005
Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Held via Conference Call
December 6, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia met on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, via conference call. The Chair of the Board, Regent J. Timothy Shelnut, called the meeting to order at approximately 4:00 p.m. Present on Tuesday, in addition to Chair Shelnut, were Vice Chair Patrick S. Pittard and Regents Hugh A. Carter, Jr., Connie Cater, William H. Cleveland, Joe Frank Harris, Julie Ewing Hunt, W. Mansfield Jennings, Jr., James R. Jolly, Donald M. Leebern, Jr., Elridge W. McMillan, Martin W. NeSmith, Doreen Stiles Poitevint, Wanda Yancey Rodwell, Richard L. Tucker, Allan Vigil, and Joel O. Wooten, Jr.
ATTENDANCE REPORT
The attendance report was read on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, by the Associate Secretary to the Board, Jennifer E. Fairchild-Pierce, who announced that Regent Michael J. Coles had asked for and been given permission to be absent on that day.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At approximately 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, Chair J. Timothy Shelnut called for an Executive Session for the purpose of discussing personnel and compensation issues. With motion properly made and variously seconded, the Regents who were present voted unanimously to go into Executive Session. Those Regents were as follows: Chair Shelnut, Vice Chair Patrick S. Pittard, and Regents Hugh A. Carter, Jr., Connie Cater, William H. Cleveland, Joe Frank Harris, Julie Ewing Hunt, W. Mansfield Jennings, Jr., James R. Jolly, Donald M. Leebern, Jr., Elridge W. McMillan, Martin W. NeSmith, Doreen Stiles Poitevint, Wanda Yancey Rodwell, Richard L. Tucker, Allan Vigil, and Joel O. Wooten, Jr. Also in attendance were Interim Chancellor Corlis Cummings; the Secretary to the Board, Gail S. Weber; the Associate Secretary to the Board, Jennifer E. Fairchild-Pierce; the Associate Vice Chancellor for Media and Publications, Arlethia Perry-Johnson; and Dan Parker of Baker-Parker and Associates, Inc. In accordance with H.B. 278, Section 3 (amending O.C.G.A. § 50-14-4), an affidavit regarding this Executive Session is on file with the Chancellor's Office.
At approximately 5:05 p.m., Chair Shelnut reconvened the Board meeting in its regular session and announced that no actions had been taken in the Executive Session. He then announced that the Board would meet again on Thursday, December 8, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room to appoint a new Chancellor-designate for the University System of Georgia. The December 8, 2005, Board meeting would be followed by a press conference.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:10 p.m. on December 6, 2005.
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Gail S. Weber
Secretary, Board of Regents
University System of Georgia
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J. Timothy Shelnut
Chair, Board of Regents
University System of Georgia