Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-1 - Powers and Duties of Board Members, Officers and Committees › Section 3359-1-01 - Members of the board and their powers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Number of
			 members: appointments: vacancies.
Pursuant to section
				3359.01 of the Revised Code, the
				government of the university of Akron is vested in a board of eleven trustees
				who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the
				senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at the university of Akron, and
				their selection shall be in accord with division (B) of section
									
									
										3359.01 of the Revised Code.
				Except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine
				years, commencing on the second day of July and ending on the first day of
				July. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of his or her appointment
				until the end of the term for which he or she was appointed. Any trustee
				appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for
				which his or her predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder
				of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration
				date of his or her term until his or her successor takes office, or until a
				period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has
				served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be
				eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the
				last day of the term for which the person previously served. Trustees shall
				receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable
				necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. The
				student members of the board shall have no voting power on the board and shall
				not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is
				present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of
				the board.
(B)
								Powers.
(1)
									The board shall have the powers which are conferred
			 upon it by the laws of the state of Ohio, including, but not limited to. those
			 powers expressly provided for in Chapters 3345. and 3359. of the Revised Code.
			 The board shall have full power and authority on all matters relative to the
			 administration of the university: and, shall employ, fix the compensation of
			 and remove the president and such number of professors, teachers, and other
			 employees as may be deemed necessary. The board shall do all things necessary
			 for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful and continuous operation
			 of the university and shall adopt and, from time to time, amend the bylaws,
			 rules, and regulations for the conduct of the board and the government and
			 conduct of the university.
(2)
									The board shall
			 formulate university policy, rules, and regulations, but under its general
			 supervision it may delegate any administrative authority relating to the
			 implementation of any such policy, rule, or regulation, including, but not
			 limited to. the enforcement of policies, rules, or regulations to the president
			 or to such other administrative and faculty personnel as may be designated in
			 these bylaws and regulations of the board.
(3)
									No action,
			 failure to act, delegation of authority, or any bylaw, regulation, policy,
			 rule, or approval or disapproval by the board shall be construed to limit,
			 reduce, modify, or relinquish any authority or power of the board to govern the
			 university consistent with the powers conferred upon the board by law. Any
			 delegation of authority by the board may be enlarged, reduced, modified, or
			 withdrawn at the discretion of the board.