Powers and duties of board
9 (1) The board is responsible for governing and managing the affairs of the university and has the necessary powers to do so, including the power, (a) subject to section 3, to determine the mission, vision and values of the university; (b) to establish academic, research, service and institutional policies and plans and to control the manner in which they are implemented; (c) to appoint and remove the chancellor; (d) to appoint and remove the president; (e) to appoint, promote, suspend and remove members of the teaching staff and of the administrative staff of the university; (f) to establish faculties, schools, institutes and departments and to establish chairs and councils in any faculty, school, institute or department of the university; (g) to govern standards for the admission of students to the university and for graduation; (h) to govern matters arising in connection with the award of fellowships, scholarships, medals, prizes and other awards for academic achievement; (i) to appoint committees and assign or delegate to them such duties and responsibilities as may be provided in the by-laws of the university, including authorizing them to act on behalf of the board in the matters specified in the by-laws; (j) to approve the annual budget of the university and to monitor its implementation; (k) to establish and collect fees and charges for tuition and other services that may be offered by the university or that may be approved by the board on behalf of any organization or group of the university; (l) to regulate the conduct of students, staff and all persons who use the property of the university, including denying any person access to the property; (m) to define, for the purposes of the by-laws, the following terms: student, staff, employee, manager, professor, associate professor, assistant professor, lecturer, associate, instructor and tutor; (n) to conclusively determine which body within the university has jurisdiction over any matter; (o) to determine the manner and procedure for electing members described in paragraph 5 of subsection 8 (1) to the board, including establishing constituencies and voting practices; and (p) to make by-laws, resolutions and rules for the conduct of its affairs.  2002, c. 8, Sched. O, s. 9 (1). Limitation (2) The board shall not appoint, promote, suspend or remove a member of the teaching staff or of the administrative staff except on the recommendation of the president who shall be governed by the terms of any applicable commitments and practices of the university.  2002, c. 8, Sched. O, s. 9 (2). Standard of conduct (3) Every member of the board shall exercise the powers and carry out the duties of his or her office diligently, honestly, in good faith, in the best interests of the university and in accordance with any other criteria set out in the by-laws of the university.  2002, c. 8, Sched. O, s. 9 (3). Conflict of interest (4) A member of the board or of a committee created by it who has a conflict of interest, as defined in the by-laws or conflict of interest policies of the university, as the case may be, in a matter in which the university is concerned shall declare his or her interest as soon as possible and no later than at the first meeting at which the matter is to be considered and, if required by the by-laws or policies, shall withdraw from the meeting during the discussion of the matter and shall not vote on the matter.  2002, c. 8, Sched. O, s. 9 (4). Exception, member of college board (5) A member of the board does not have a conflict of interest by virtue only of the fact that he or she is also a member of the board of governors of the college and, despite subsection (4), any such member may take part in discussing and voting on issues before the board of either the university or the college concerning the university or the college unless the discussion and voting deals with the circumstances of the particular member as an isolated issue, separate and apart from general matters affecting the university or the college.  2002, c. 8, Sched. O, s. 9 (5). Exception, employee (6) Despite subsection (4), a member of the board who is also an employee of the university may take part in discussing and voting on issues concerning general conditions of employment for university employees, unless the discussion and voting deals with the circumstances of the particular employee as an isolated issue, separate and apart from consideration of other employees.  2002, c. 8, Sched. O, s. 9 (6). Exception, student (7) Despite subsection (4), a member of the board who is also a student may take part in discussing and voting on issues concerning students generally, unless such discussion and voting deals with the circumstances of the particular student as an isolated issue, separate and apart from consideration of other students.  2002, c. 8, Sched. O, s. 9 (7).