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Collin County Community College 043500 BOARD MEMBERS: AUTHORITY |
BBE (LOCAL) |
| BOARD AUTHORITY | The Board has final authority to determine and interpret the policies that govern the College and, within the limits imposed by other legal authorities, has complete and full control of the District. |
| TRANSACTING BUSINESS | Official Board action shall be taken only in meetings that comply with the Open Meetings Act. The affirmative vote of a majority of all Board members shall be required to transact business. (See BD) Each action of the Board supported by the majority is binding on the whole Board. |
| INDIVIDUAL AUTHORITY |
A Board member as an individual shall have no authority over the District, its property, or its employees; however, as noted by the Attorney General in Opinion No. JM-119 (1983), individual Board members do have the right to seek information from District records and employees without specific Board authorization, so long as they follow any relevant Board policies in seeking that information.
An individual member may act on behalf of the Board only with the official authorization of the Board. Without such express authorization, no individual member may commit the Board on any issue. If citizens bring a concern or complaint to an individual Board member, he or she shall refer them to the College President or designee, who shall proceed according to appropriate Board policy. (See BDB and GB) |
| STAFF AUTHORITY | Except as authorized by these policies, no employee or agent shall have the authority to bind the College contractually. |
| DATE ISSUED: 10/16/1989 UPDATE 7 BBE(LOCAL)-AJC |