A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State College System was convened at the Holiday Inn-Downtown, City of Lincoln, County of Lancaster, State of Nebraska, on Saturday, November 20, 1999.

In compliance with the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 84-1411, printed notice of this meeting was mailed to each member of the Board of Trustees and was posted in the Office of the Secretary of the Board. In addition, copies of such notice were sent to the Associated Press, Lincoln Journal Star, and Omaha World-Herald on November 15, 1999. We, each of us, hereby acknowledge due and sufficient service to the above, the foregoing notice of the time and place and object of said meeting, and agree to meet in said meeting at the time and place presented.

Board Members attending:
Dr. Alfred Gigstad, Nebraska City
Ms. Frances Grimes, Grand Island
Ms. Willa Kosman, Scottsbluff
Mr. Steve Lewis, Lexington
Ms. Sheryl Lindau, Wayne
Dr. Doug Christensen, Lincoln

Board Member absent:
Mr. Jeff Renner, Bellevue

Student Board Members present:
Ms. Jessica Cady, Chadron State College
Mr. Dan Wetherell, Wayne State College

Student Board Member absent:
Mr. Robert Hollis, Peru State College

System Office Staff participating: (public session only)
Dr. Carrol Krause, Executive Director
Dr. Donna Nelson, Associate Executive Director, Fiscal and Facilities Management

Others participating: (public session only)
Ms. Carolyn Murphy, Interim Vice President for Administration and Finance, Wayne State College
Mr. Curt Frye, Vice President and Dean of Students, Wayne State College

PUBLIC SESSION

The Public Session was called to order at 9:45 a.m. A roll call was taken: Christensen, Gigstad, Grimes, Kosman, Lewis, and Lindau; Cady and Wetherell were present. Renner and Hollis were absent.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

Ms. Lindau moved and Dr. Christensen seconded a motion to approve the agenda as distributed. Christensen, Gigstad, Grimes, Kosman, Lewis, and Lindau; Cady and Wetherell voted aye. Motion carried.

WAYNE STATE COLLEGE, TERRACE HALL GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDS -- Steve Lewis, Chair

Mr. Lewis moved and Dr. Christensen seconded a motion to approve the adjusted base bid of $1,580,790 submitted by Sioux Contractors, Inc. of Sioux City, Iowa, to renovate the Terrace Hall Dormitory at Wayne State College. Christensen, Gigstad, Grimes, Kosman, Lewis, and Lindau; Cady and Wetherell voted aye. Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Ms. Lindau moved and Mr. Lewis seconded a motion to go into Executive Session at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of interviewing Executive Director candidates Dr. Stan Carpenter, Director of Employee Relations and General Counsel of the Vermont State College System; and Dr. Larry Schultz, Associate Executive Director of the Nebraska State College System. Christensen, Gigstad, Grimes, Kosman, Lewis, and Lindau; Cady and Wetherell voted aye. Motion carried.

Ms. Kosman moved and Ms. Lindau seconded a motion to go out of Executive Session at 4:00 p.m. Christensen, Gigstad, Grimes, Kosman, Lewis, and Lindau; Cady and Wetherell voted aye. Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT -- The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.