B2000 Unity of Control

Policy

Policy Type: Board- Delegation of Authority
Responsible: President
Related Policies: B2001, B2002, B2003, B2004, B2005
Linked Operating Standards: None
Related Laws: None
Related External Standards: None
HLC Criterion: 2C2C In discharging its fiduciary duties, the institution’s governing board is free from undue external influence and empowered to act in the best interests of the institution, including the students it serves.

B2000 Unity of Control PDF

Policy Statement

The President is accountable to the Board acting as a collective body; therefore, only officially passed motions of the Board are binding on the President.

Accordingly:

  1. Decisions or instructions of individual Trustees are not binding on the President except when the Board has specifically authorized such exercise of authority.
  2. The President shall seek direction from the Board Chairperson on requests from individual Trustees that may require a material amount of staff time, funds, or may be potentially disruptive.

 

Change LogGovernance Unit: Board of Trustees 
DateDescription of Change
03-07-22Initial Adoption
06-15-23Minor Grammatical Changes
08-15-24Board Reviewed, No Changes
08-21-25Board Reviewed, Minor Grammatical / Punctuation Changes