Rule 3357:15-1-05 | BOARD COMMITTEE PRINCIPLES.
(A) Board committees, when used, will operate so as to minimally interfere with the wholeness of the board's job and so as never to interfere with delegation of authority from the board to the president. Committees will be used sparingly.
(B) Board committees are to help the board do its job, not to help the staff do its jobs. Committees ordinarily will assist the board by preparing policy alternatives and implications for board deliberation. Board committees are not to be created by the board to advise staff.
(C) Board committees may not speak or act for the board except when formally given such authority for specific and time-limited purposes. Expectations and authority will be carefully stated in order not to conflict with authority delegated to the president.
(D) Board committees cannot exercise authority over staff. Because the president works for the full board, the president is not required to obtain approval of a board committee before an executive action. In keeping with the board's broader focus, board committees will normally not have direct dealings with current staff operations.
(E) This policy applies only to committees which are formed by board action, whether or not the committees include non-board members. It does not apply to committees formed under the authority of the president.
(F) The board shall not have standing committees.
(G) The board will act as a committee of the whole and will establish ad-hoc committees when appropriate.
Supplemental Information
Amplifies: 3357:15
Prior Effective Dates: 10/5/2009