Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:3 - Central Ohio Technical College › Chapter 3357:3-1 - Duties and Responsibilities › Section 3357:3-1-01 - Membership, duties and powers of the board of trustees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Qualifications - appointees of the board
			 of trustees shall be qualified electors residing in the Central Ohio technical
			 college district. By charter granted by the Ohio board of regents, the legal
			 district of the college consists of the contiguous counties of Licking, Knox
			 and Coshocton.
(B) Term of office -
			 the term of office shall be three years.
(C) Number and manner of appointment - the
			 board shall consist of nine members. Three trustees shall be appointed by the
			 governor with the advice and consent of the senate. For
			 trustees not appointed by the governor who are appointed prior to January 1,
			 2024,
								six trustees shall be appointed by a joint caucus by
			 the county, city and exempted village boards of education of the school
			 districts whose territories are embraced in the technical college district.
			 Prior to the appointment of the trustees, the president of the board of
			 education of the city school district having the largest pupil enrollment shall
			 call a caucus of the board of education of the foregoing boards of education at
			 a time and place designated by such president. At such caucus the board members
			 shall select by majority vote of the attending members the six trustees.
Trustees not appointed by the governor
				who are appointed on or after January 1, 2024, shall be appointed by a trustee
				selection committee. The COTC board development committee shall appoint the
				members of the trustee selection committee. The trustee selection committee
				shall consist of either three or five members who are local business, civic, or
				non profit leaders and who are not currently sitting members of the colleges
				board of trustees. The board of trustees shall nominate individuals to be
				considered by the trustee selection committee. The trustee selection committee
				may select new trustees from the individuals nominated by the board of trustees
				or other applicants. To the greatest extent possible, trustees appointed by the
				trustee selection committee shall be individuals who hold leadership positions
				within significant industries in the technical college district. Trustees
				appointed by the trustee selection committee shall reside within the technical
				college district. Trustees shall be appointed with the advice and consent of
				the senate.
(D) Date
			 of appointment and expiration - based upon the date of original appointments,
			 new appointments become effective on October first, unless otherwise indicated
			 by the appointing authority. Likewise, terms expire on September thirtieth, or
			 on a later date if so indicated by the appointing authority. Any trustee shall
			 continue subsequent to the expiration date of his term until
			 their
			 successor takes office.
(E) Oath of office - each member of the board
			 of trustees, before entering upon his/her official duties, shall take and
			 subscribe to an oath that he/she will honestly, faithfully and impartially
			 perform the duties of office.
(F)
			 Duties and powers of the board - in accordance with the Chapter 3357. of the
			 Revised Code (technical colleges), the fiduciary board of trustees of the
			 Central Ohio technical college district is the governing board of the college.
			 It is charged by the Ohio Revised Code with responsibility for establishing the
			 rules which are necessary to operate Central Ohio technical college.
(G) In accordance with division (A) of
			 section 3.17 of the Revised Code, any
			 member of the board of trustees of an institution of higher education who fails
			 to attend at least three-fifths of the regular and special meetings held by
			 that board of trustees during any two-year period forfeits his position on that
			 board of trustees.
(H) Authority of
			 members - no member of the board of trustees shall have power to act in the
			 name of the board of trustees outside regular or special board meetings unless
			 so directed by the board of trustees.
(I) Compensation - the trustees shall serve
			 without compensation, but may be paid for their necessary expenses when engaged
			 in the business of the board and authorized by the board of trustees.
(J) Conflict of interest - when any purchase
			 of goods and or services by the college is made which normally requires board
			 approval which is from a source which any member of the board of trustees is an
			 officer, director, employee, owner or has any significant connection therewith,
			 that purchase shall be separately noted by the treasurer and voted on
			 separately so that the trustee has the opportunity to abstain from voting on
			 the purchase. Members of the board of trustees shall make every effort to avoid
			 situations where participation by the board member would create an appearance
			 of conflict.
(K) Ohio Ethics Code -
			 all members of the board of trustees shall comply with the provisions of the
			 Ohio Ethics Code, to include participating in annual instruction on Ohio's
			 ethics laws and filing annual individual financial disclosure
			 statements.
(L) Trustee emeritus -
			 the board may grant emeritus status upon a former trustee in exceptional cases
			 to recognize exemplary service. Trustee emeritus is an honorary title and
			 usually signifies an ongoing relationship with the trustee. The determination
			 to bestow this honor shall be the subject of a full board discussion and
			 majority vote. Trustees emeriti do not have fiduciary responsibilities and are
			 not a voting member of the board. They are not obligated to attend meetings, do
			 not count towards a quorum, and may be excluded from executive sessions of the
			 board. They can act as representatives of the institution when desired by the
			 board and can serve as a valuable source of wisdom and institutional memory.
			 Trustees emeriti serve at the pleasure of the board. The honorary title can be
			 removed by the board at any time and for any reason.