[2002-09-10] Minutes of a joint meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University and the Board of Directors of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority September 10, 2002.

              MINUTES OF A JOINT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF 
      VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY AND THE 
            BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 
        THE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 
            HEALTH SYSTEM AUTHORITY 
              September 10, 2002

   A joint meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth 

University and the Board of Directors of the Virginia Commonwealth University 

Health System Authority, with each meeting separately in accordance with 

applicable provisions of law, was held on Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:30

a.m. in the Authority Board Conference Room, Biotech III, located at 701 N. 5th

Street.

   Members of the Board of Visitors in attendance were Drs. Perkinson 

(Rector) and Long; Messrs. Axselle, Plymale, Rigsby, Rosenthal, Slater and 

Thompson; and Mesdames McMichael and Petera. Absent were Drs. Bersoff 

and Romano; Messrs. Baldacci, Markel, and Pyon; and Ms. Riddick. Members of 

the VCU Health System Board of Directors in attendance were Drs. Trani 

(President and Chair), Buckley, Cardea, Dalton, Kontos, Long, Merrell, 

Nettleman, Perkinson, Rossiter and Ward; Messrs. Forrest, Rigsby and Teefey; 

Mrs. Petera; Senator Lambert; and Delegates Dwight Jones, S. Chris Jones, and 

John 0' Bannon. Absent were Mr. Markel and Senator Bolling. Also present 

were Mr. Ross and Mesdames Balmer, Reed and Taylor.

   Dr. Trani called the joint meeting to order and on motion made and 

seconded, the VCU Board of Visitors convened into closed session to consider 

certain personnel matters involving the performance and appointment of specific

public officers, including certain personnel actions related to Virginia
       Commonwealth University and the VCU Health System Authority, as authorized 

       by Section 2.2-3711 A(1) of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

           Following closed session and on motion made and seconded, the 

       following resolution was approved by roll call vote:

       The Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University hereby certifies that, 
       to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully 
       exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the 
       closed session meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only 
       such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the 
       closed session meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Board of 
       Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Nays   Roll Call Vote:             Ayes 
       Mr. Ralph L. Axselle, Jr.    X
       Mr. David D. Baldacci       Absent
       Dr. Edward H. Bersoff       Absent
       Dr. Stephen P. Long          X
       Mr. Steven A. Markel        Absent
       Ms. Laura R. McMichael       X
       Dr. W. Baxter Perkinson, Jr. X
       Mrs. Anne P. Petera          X
       Mr. Monty W. Plymale         X
       Mr. Harold Y. Pyon          Absent
       Ms. E. Janet Riddick        Absent
       Mr. Robert E. Rigsby         X
       Dr. Michele A. Romano       Absent
       Mr. Thomas G. Rosenthal      X
       Mr. G. Bryan Slater          X
       Mr. Philip Thompson, Sr.     X

       VOTE: 
       Ayes: 10 
       Nays: 0

       ABSENT DURING MEETING: 6 
       ABSENT DURING VOTING: 6








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   On motion made and seconded, the Board of Visitors of Virginia 

Commonwealth University approved the Faculty Appointments and Changes in 

Status and Other Personnel Actions including the following Resolution:

      JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS 
      OF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY AND 
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 
   HEALTH SYSTEM AUTHORITY REGARDING DESIGNATION AND 
       APPOINTMENT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR 
      HEALTH SCIENCES AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


WHEREAS, the chief academic and administrative officer for the Health Sciences 
Division of Virginia Commonwealth University ("University") is the person who 
holds the title of Vice President for Health Sciences; and

WHEREAS, the chief administrative officer for the Virginia Commonwealth 
University Health System Authority ("Health System") is the person who holds the 
title of Chief Executive Officer; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-50.16:7 of the Virginia Commonwealth 
University Health System Authority Act (the "Act"), the General Assembly of 
Virginia has directed that the Chief Executive Officer of the Health System be the
person who holds the title of Vice President of Health Sciences of the University;
and

WHEREAS, the General Assembly further has directed in the Act that selection 
of the Chief Executive Officer of the Health System be made jointly by the Board 
of Visitors of the University and the Board of Directors of the Health System at a
joint meeting of the Board of Visitors and the Board of Directors upon a vote of a
majority of the members of each board, present and voting at the joint meeting, 
acting separately in accordance with applicable provisions of law; and

WHEREAS, the present Vice President for Health Sciences of the University and 
Chief Executive Officer of the Health System is Dr. Hermes A. Kontos who has 
held the latter position since July 1, 2000; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kontos has provided exemplary service in various positions to 
both the University and Health System during the course of the past forty years; 
and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kontos has announced his retirement from the positions of Vice 
President for Health Sciences of the University and Chief Executive Officer of the
Health System, effective July 1, 2003; and


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WHEREAS, Dr. Sheldon M. Retchin has served with distinction as Senior 
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Health System since 
July 1, 2000, and also has held the title of Associate Vice President for Health 
Sciences, Clinical Enterprise, with the University and is deemed competent and 
qualified to assume the positions of Vice President for Health Sciences of the 
University and Chief Executive Officer of the Health System upon Dr. Kontos' 
retirement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Visitors of the University, acting separately, 
hereby designates Dr. Sheldon Retchin as Dr. Kontos' successor as Vice 
President for Health Sciences of the University and hereby appoints Dr. Retchin 
as Vice President for Health Sciences, effective July 1, 2003, without the need 
for further action of the Board of Visitors; and

FURTHERMORE, the Board of Visitors of the University and Board of Directors 
of the Health System do hereby jointly resolve that Dr. Sheldon M. Retchin is 
hereby designated as the successor to Dr. Kontos as Chief Executive Officer of 
the Health System and further jointly resolve that Dr. Retchin is hereby appointed 
Chief Executive Officer of the Health System, effective July 1, 2003, without the 
need for further action of the Board of Visitors of the University and the Board of
Directors of the Health System.

   This Resolution shall become effective as of the date of adoption. 

The meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
























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