Policies and Procedures Manual

Board Policies

  The Board of Trustees shall set direction for Green River Community College and
  represent the citizens of Community College District No. 10 in determining and
  demanding appropriate organizational performance.  Specifically, the Board will
  concentrate on the following:

  1.  Serving as the link between the College and the public.

  2.  Determining and enacting written governing policies
       that will address:

a.   Governance Process: Specifications of how the Board envisions, carries out, and monitors its own tasks. 

b.   Board-Staff Relationships: How power is delegated and its proper use monitored; the president’s role, authority, and accountability. 

c.   Executive Limitations: Constraints on executive authority, which establish the prudence and ethics boundaries within which all executive activity and decisions take place. 

d.   College Outcomes: College impacts, benefits, and end products and their relative worth. Answers the question, “What good, for which people or needs, at what cost?” 

  3.  Monitoring college performance and the president’s performance against
       established Board policies.

  4.  Ensuring college compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

  5.  Serving as a link between the College and the Green River Community College
       Foundation to ensure communication and coordination between the two boards.

  6.  Promoting a positive image and advocating for the College.

  7.  Keeping current with issues pertaining to higher education by participating in
       development and training opportunities including the following:

               a.    Participating in the Trustees Association of Community and Technical
                      Colleges (TACTC)

               b.    Attending TACTC new trustee orientation program

c.    Participating on the College’s legislative committee and attending  
 legislative sessions or functions 

d.    Attending the annual Board of Trustees retreat 

e.    Mentoring new Board members

History of Policy or Procedure
Draft: September 30, 2003, December 12, 2003, February 16, 2004
Adopted: April 15, 2004
Revised:
Reviewed by: