1010 Role of the College President and Delegation of Authority by the Board of Trustees

Initial Date of Approval: 1/30/09

Revision Date(s): 

Administrative Responsibility: President

PURPOSE

The College President’s duties are defined by the Board of Trustees. In addition, the Board of Trustees delegates to the President specific legal authority for the administration of the college. 

REFERENCES

• SVC Board Policy BSL–1: Delegation of Authority 
• SVC Board Policy BSL-2: Operational Responsibilities 
• RCW 28B.10 Colleges and Universities Generally

POLICY

The ultimate responsibility for Skagit Valley College rests in its state appointed Board of Trustees. 

The Skagit Valley College Board of Trustees may delegate appropriate areas of authority to the College President with the implicit and sometimes explicit condition that the Board reserves the right to question, challenge, and occasionally override decisions or proposals it judges to be inconsistent with the mission, goals, integrity, or financial position of the institution. 

It shall be the responsibility of the Board of Trustees to establish policy and to evaluate the success of the college operation. 

PROCEDURES

To administer the college, the Board of Trustees shall employ a College President and hold him/her responsible for the administration of the College in general. 

The Board of Trustees may delegate such powers, duties, responsibilities and authority to the College President in accordance with his/her job description and as outlined in board policy BSL 2: Operational Responsibilities. 

The College President shall establish an administrative organization designed to support the instructional program and to provide orderly and efficient management of the college district in accordance with generally accepted management principles and Board of Trustee policies. 

The President may delegate such delegated authority to Skagit Valley College employees in accordance with job descriptions which reflect specific duties and functions.