Unity of Control

  • Policy Type: Board Management Relationship
  • Policy Title: Unity of Control
  • Policy Number: 2.1
  • Office Responsible: Board, Board Chair and CEO
  • Related Policies: All Governance
  • Related Procedures: 1.1 Board Information Request Procedure
  • Related Laws: Michigan Community College Act  Michigan Open Meetings Act
  • HLC Criterion: 2A, 2B, 2C

Policy Statement

The CEO is accountable to the Board acting as a collective body; therefore, only officially passed motions of the Board are binding on the CEO.
Accordingly:

  1. Decisions or instructions of individual Trustees are not binding on the CEO except when the Board has specifically authorized such exercise of authority.
  2. The CEO shall seek direction from the Board Chair on requests from individual Trustees that, in the CEO’s judgment, may require a materially significant amount of staff time, funds, or that are potentially disruptive.

Change Log

  • 04-17-2018  Initial policy approved by Board to become effective 7/1/2018 
  • 07-01-2018  Effective date of initial policy 
  • 04-28-2020  Reviewed; no change

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