The Board shall develop and maintain policies which are essential to govern itself and shall review all policies at least every two (2) years. Policies shall be reviewed and adopted by a majority of the Board in accordance with a policy review schedule to be conducted during regular Board meetings. Board policies shall consist of the Governance Process, Board-Staff Relationship, Executive Limitations and Board Ends.
- All policies will have a consistent format with drafted date, approval date and revision date. Statutory references shall be included where appropriate.
- All new policies and those with substantial revisions or policies for suspension and deletion shall require public notice and approval by the Board at two consecutive, regularly scheduled Board meetings and actions recorded in the minutes.
- All policies (including statutory references) will be maintained on the public directory of the College and accessible to all staff and the public.
- Board policy considerations may be initiated by any sector of the community; however, the Board may direct the topic to be that of an Administrative Policy.
- The Board shall recommend that legal counsel be obtained to review appropriate new policies for concurrence with statutes, administrative codes or other legal binding regulatory organizations governing the College.
Drafted: July 24, 1997
Approved: September 9, 1997
Reviewed: February 7, 2002
Revised: December 9, 2003
Approved: January 27, 2004
Revised: November 22, 2005
