College of DuPage (ECWd) –
Tonight, the College of DuPage voted to initiate termination procedures against President-on-administration-leave Breuder. Effective immediately.
Trustee McGuire shouted about her opinion that it is a totally political move by the majority. She said she will be voting NO.
Wozniak stated he is against termination because there could be a lawsuit against the college. He said he will vote NO.
Motion was called to vote: 4 yea and 2 nea votes. Motion carried according to law. Trustee Birt was notably absent tonight.
Additionally, the board voted to ask the DuPage County State’s Attorney to prosecute the alleged Open Meetings Act violation as mentioned in the July 2015 non-binding Attorney General opinion. This complaint was from a board meeting four years ago, and the only person with power to prosecute is a County State’s Attorney, who must do so within 60 days of his discovery of the alleged violation. Previous article on the AG Opinion (here). The Motion passed with 4 yea, 1 nae (McGuire), and 1 abstain (Wozniak).
