Des Moines Register: Expert: Regents met unlawfully
The secrecy surrounding the University of Iowa’s failed presidential search may color a second search for a new leader, said an Iowa expert and advocate for open government.
The Iowa Board of Regents, which voted Friday to reject four finalists and disband the presidential search, met in closed session several times in the past week without announcing each meeting, a requirement of the Iowa Open Meetings Law. Regents said the meetings were separate sessions of a closed-session meeting that started Nov. 9. Regent Bob Downer said Saturday that the board’s lawyer said that meant they did not have to announce the meetings.
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