CONTENTS

ARTICLE I
Responsibility & Membership

ARTICLE II
Board Powers and Duties

ARTICLE III
Officers and Their Duties

ARTICLE IV
Committees

ARTICLE V
Meetings

ARTICLE VI
Policies, Rules & Regulations

ARTICLE VII
Adoption and Amendments

ARTICLE VIII
Due Process for Personnel

ARTICLE IX
Due Process for Students

APPROVED BOARD POLICIES

Section 1. Election and Term of Office
Section 2. The Chair of the Board of Trustees
Section 3. The Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
Section 4. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Section 5. The President of the College
 

Section 1. Election and Term of Office

(a) The corporate officers of the Board of Trustees shall be the Chair, the Vice Chair, and the Secretary.

* (b) The Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary, shall be elected by the Board  from its membership at the regular quarterly February meeting.

** (c) The Officers shall be elected for a period of one year but shall be eligible for re-election by the Board.
 
(d) At each November quarterly Board Meeting, the Chair will appoint a nominating committee to nominate officers for the next year. The committee will make its report at the regular quarterly February meeting.

*  The President or his/her designee shall serve as secretary to the Board.

** In order to provide for a diversity of leadership, and to provide a climate for individual development, members of the Board should have the opportunity to serve in elected leadership positions.

The Chair shall appoint the members of and serve as an ex officio voting member of all committees of the Board, execute all contracts and other documents on authority by, and in the name of the Board, preside at all meetings of the Board, call meetings of the Board, and discharge all other functions delegated to him by the Board.

Section 3. The Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees

The Vice Chair of the Board shall preside in the absence of the Chair, perform all duties of the Chair with full authority during the absence or disability of the Chair, and discharge any other functions delegated to him/her by the Board.

Section 4. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees

The Secretary shall:

1. Keep an accurate record of the proceedings of the Board.

2. Have custody of the Corporate Seal of the Board, affix it to official documents, and attest same by his/er signature.

3. Have custody of all official records and documents of the Board.

4. Prepare and maintain an indexed compilation of all by-law amendments thereto, and a copy of all policies, procedures, and regulations of the Board and all amendments thereto, the whole of which shall be known as the Policy manual of the Board of Trustees of Edgecombe Community College.

5. Issue, upon direction by the Chair, notice of all meetings of the Board to members of the Board and to the President of the College.

Section 5. The President of the College

(a)  The President shall be qualified by training, experience, habits, and philosophy to develop and maintain a comprehensive community college of high quality in accordance with State Law and regulation and sound public educational theory and practice.

(b) The President shall attend and participate, without vote, in all meetings of the Board of Trustees except where his/her absence is expressly desired.

(c)  The President shall be responsible for all administrative and managerial aspects of the development and operation of the college.

(d) The President shall submit recommended policies and public policy decisions to the Board when requested to do so by the Board or when he/she deems it to be in the best interest of the College to do so.

(e)  The President shall recommend, in the following broad fields, all educational programs and co-curricular programs which he/she deems to be in the best interest of the citizens of the community and the State of North Carolina, which are educationally and financially feasible, which are not in conflict with the requirements of the General Statutes or the Standards of the State Board of Community Colleges, and which support the mission of the college regarding:

             1. Courses and programs in general adult education;
     2. Courses and curricula in vocational, trade, and technical specialty areas;
     3. Organized curricula for the preparation of technicians; and
     4. Freshman and sophomore courses of a college of arts and sciences.

(f) The President  shall appoint lay advisory committees for particular programs of the College where needed.

(g) The President or his/her designee shall advise the Building and Grounds Committee and the Board  on the planning, construction and modification of physical facilities.

(h) The President or his/her designee shall advise the Board on the financial and budgetary needs of the College.

(i) The President shall discharge any other functions that the Board may delegate to him/her.