(110 ILCS 680/25-25)
Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board appointed by the
Governor shall elect by secret ballot from their own number a chairperson, who
shall serve for a period of 2 years from his or her election and who shall
preside over meetings of the Board, a secretary, and other officers that the
Board deems necessary. The secretary and other officers shall also serve for a
period of 2 years from their election.
Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each quarter on the campus
of Northeastern Illinois University at Chicago, Illinois. At all regular
meetings of the Board, a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum.
The student member shall have all of the privileges of membership, including
the right to make and second motions, to attend executive sessions, and to vote
on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion
or any issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest. For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on any item involving the employment or compensation of the President of the University or the election of officers.
No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the
Board or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairperson of the Board
or by any 4 members of the Board.
At each regular and special meeting that is open to the public, members of
the public and employees of the University shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 99-734, eff. 8-5-16.)
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