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Show _ TheSalt Lake Tribune UTAH/WORLD Saturday, April 10, 1999 AQ USOC’s First Open Executive Board Meeting Uneventful each other, keep acivil tone.” theypontificate like politicians? THE SALT LAKE TRIBU! NEW ORLEANS — Nothing unusual happened at the US. the theory that healthy debate cannot take place with outsiders That sparked strong opposition board members barely raised an eyebrow, and discussion of more “Without the athletes, there is routine business was void of the give-and-take characteristic of “I was surprised,” said Moran Olympic Committee’s executive board meeting Friday. Whichis why Mike Moran foundthe fourhour session so interesting Delegates debated agenda items with the same candor as any other meeting, onlythis time they did so in public — thefirst face- liberal open-meetings policylast usual.” Even when dealing with touchy topics — such as budget increases and ticket availability — delegates didn’t hold back. Vice President Herman Frazier. In another exchange, Jonathan giving two complimentary tickets month, With the media in New Orleans to athletes for family members to attend their respective events, to record the discussion, USOC spokesman Moran didn’t know said Greg Harney, the USOC’s se- nior director of international Gamespreparations. what to expect. Would board members temper their comments to avoid controversy? Or would Trustee Jim Easton suggested that, becauseathletes don't actu- Baker from some board members. no Olympic Games,” said USOC To combatthe escalating price member board adopted a more families could forgo thosetickets. It was very much business as oftickets, the USOC mayeventually have to changeits policy of to-face meeting since the 23- bers, such as athlete representa an $81 million budget increase the USOCgathering Oneexplanation is that the two Fish, who represents figure skat- ing on the Athletes Advisory Com- mittee, questioned why board members weren't notified of potential cost increases sooner, when they would have had more organizations, while close rela- tives, have different makeups, missions and degrees of expertise, said USOCPresident Bill Hybl, who sits on both boards. USOC’s boardis morediverse; its membersare appointedto repre- sent specific constituents and they flexibility to deal with them. It was a stark contrast to recent management-committee meetings therefore have more to lose by keeping quiet. Because their ten- of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, which, like the USOC, is trying to be more open and accountable in the wake of the Olympic bribery scandal. When sai Unlike the USOC. Although some SLOC mem- tives, bring acertain experti: the table, the agency’s goals moredefinedandits life span lim- ited, which requires board mem bers to set aside special interests and focus moreclosely on Games preparation. ‘It takes timefor people toget to knowoneanotherandtolearn how peopleact andreact,” said But in some ca edged, collegiality Hybl he acknowl stifle de- bate. Friends and busin ureis not tied to a specific Olympiad, they have had time to be ciates may be morerelucta come more informedabout issues — and each other — creating a more comfortable environment for fear their colleagues will take challenge one another publicly offense. We arenot afraid to challenge arenowopento the public, and, in the future, someof the group's conflict-of-interest disclosures could become public as well SLOC trustees are considering a planto releaseselect conflict-of- interest information such as board appointments and major business interests. That is more than the USOC has beenwilling to consider. Hybl, however, allowed that keepingall conflicts secret might send the wrong message to SLOC whichis struggling to be moreac countable since it was discovered that boosters made more than $1 millioninillicit payments to 10( membersduring thebid process. Asked if he would reconsider the policy, Hybl said: “That's something we could look at as we move forward. rules in accordance with the best practices of international governance” for approval by the @ Continued from A-1 as the Republican senator from Gosper, Australia; and Chiharu Tennessee. He retired from the Senate in 1985. Two yearslater. he became Reagan’s chief of staff. 10C executive board. Baker, 74, served three terms With a Senate Commerce Com- Igaya, Japan. 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