Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
2/23/2017 - 6:30 PM  
Category:
Report of the Committee on Legislation, Rules and Policies  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
6. Action on a Request to Rescind Various Board Governance Policies In Light of Previous Board Action  
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 3
Effective and Efficient Operations
 
Policy:
 
Attachments:
 
File Attachment:
 
Background:
In October 2015, the Board took action to revise its Governance Policies. One of the objectives of the revisions was to streamline certain policies by combining short, but related, policies into fewer, more comprehensive policies, as follows:

1. The following Board Governance Policies were combined into Board Governance Policy 2.06, Board Meetings:

• 2.07, Board Meetings: Agenda Preparation and Dissemination
• 2.08, Board Meetings: Broadcasting and Taping
• 2.09, Board Meetings: Reporting Board Business

2. The following Board Governance Policies were combined into Board Governance Policy 3.02, Role of the Superintendent:

• 3.03, Superintendent: Delegation of Authority
• 3.04, Superintendent: Monitoring Organizational Performance
• 4.01, General Executive Constraint: Superintendent
• 4.03, Staff Treatment: Superintendent
• 4.12, Communication and Counsel to the Board
• 4.13, Staff Competency: Superintendent

3. The following Board Governance Policies were combined into Board Governance Policy 3.05, Role of the Board Clerk/Director, Office of Board Governance:

• 3.06, Director of the Office of Board Governance: Delegation of Authority
• 3.07, Director of the Office of Board Governance: Monitoring Organizational Performance
• 4.02, General Executive Constraint: Director of the Office of Board Governance
• 4.04, Staff Treatment: Director of the Office of Board Governance
• 4.12, Communication and Counsel to the Board
• 4.14, Staff Competency: Director of the Office of Board Governance

The action from October 2015, however, did not explicitly call for the policies that had been combined to be rescinded. This item does not seek any changes to the action taken by the Board in October 2015; rather, in order to avoid redundancy, we are seeking to rescind the following polices that have been combined into the more comprehensive polices:

• 2.07, Board Meetings: Agenda Preparation and Dissemination
• 2.08, Board Meetings: Broadcasting and Taping
• 2.09, Board Meetings: Reporting Board Business
• 3.03, Superintendent: Delegation of Authority
• 3.04, Superintendent: Monitoring Organizational Performance
• 3.06, Director of the Office of Board Governance: Delegation of Authority
• 3.07, Director of the Office of Board Governance: Monitoring Organizational Performance
• 4.01, General Executive Constraint: Superintendent
• 4.02, General Executive Constraint: Director of the Office of Board Governance
• 4.03, Staff Treatment: Superintendent
• 4.04, Staff Treatment: Director of the Office of Board Governance
• 4.12, Communication and Counsel to the Board
• 4.13, Staff Competency: Superintendent
• 4.14, Staff Competency: Director of the Office of Board Governance.
 
Fiscal Impact Statement:
This item has no fiscal impact.  
Implementation and Assessment Plan:
Upon approval by the Board, the Office of Board Governance will archive the rescinded policies and remove them from the rules and policies manual.  
Recommendation
Your Committee recommends that, in light of its action of October 2015, the Board rescind the following Board Governance policies:

• 2.07, Board Meetings: Agenda Preparation and Dissemination
• 2.08, Board Meetings: Broadcasting and Taping
• 2.09, Board Meetings: Reporting Board Business
• 3.03, Superintendent: Delegation of Authority
• 3.04, Superintendent: Monitoring Organizational Performance
• 3.06, Director of the Office of Board Governance: Delegation of Authority
• 3.07, Director of the Office of Board Governance: Monitoring Organizational Performance
• 4.01, General Executive Constraint: Superintendent
• 4.02, General Executive Constraint: Director of the Office of Board Governance
• 4.03, Staff Treatment: Superintendent
• 4.04, Staff Treatment: Director of the Office of Board Governance
• 4.12, Communication and Counsel to the Board
• 4.13, Staff Competency: Superintendent
• 4.14, Staff Competency: Director of the Office of Board Governance
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer