B.  POLICY TITLE: DELEGATION TO THE PRESIDENT
 
All board authority delegated to staff is delegated through the president, so that all authority and accountability of staff—as far as the board is concerned—is considered to be the authority and accountability of the chief executive.
 
Only decisions of the board acting as a body are binding upon the chief executive.
 
The board will instruct the president through written policies, delegating to him or her reasonable interpretation and implementation of those policies. 
  1. The board will direct the president to achieve specified results for specified recipients at a specified worth through the establishment of Ends policies. 
  2. The board will limit the latitude the president may exercise or allow in practices, methods, conduct and other "means" to the Ends through establishment of the Executive Limitations.
  3. As long as the president uses any reasonable interpretation of the board policy, the president is authorized to and has the responsibility to develop procedures that implement and interpret policy, and to determine or delegate all further decisions, actions, practices and activities. The college president has the responsibility for developing procedures for the implementation and interpretation of policy, utilizing the personnel within the college as appropriate and with the advice of the Board of Trustees.
  4. The board may change its Ends and Limitations policies, thereby changing the latitude of choice given to the president. However, so long as any policy or delegation is in place, the board and its members will respect and support the president’s reasonable interpretation. 
  5. Decisions or instructions of individual board members, officers, or committees are not binding on the president, except when the board has specifically authorized such exercise of authority.
  6. In the case of board members requesting information or assistance without board authorization, the president may refuse such requests that require—in his or her opinion—a significant amount of staff time or funds or is disruptive. 

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Approved 3/26/03
Reviewed w/ no changes made November 15, 2017
Reviewed w/ no changes made October 15, 2019
Reviewed w/ no changes made October 15, 2025