Authorities of the College
Subject to this Statute, the
following authorities shall be charged with the administration of the College:
i.
the Board of Directors
ii.
the Governing Council
iii.
the Academic Board
iv.
The Principal
The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors shall be the
governing body of the College. Its
overall function shall be to exercise guardianship over the College.
- Functions of the Board of Directors
- to exercise guardianship over the College;
- to consider and approve the strategic directions of the College and plan for its implementation;
- to appoint the Chairperson Governing Council
- to appoint the Principal;
- to ensure the satisfactory discharge of the College’s responsibilities under legislation.
- Meetings of the Board of Directors
(a) The
Board of Directors shall meet at times and places that it may determine for
transaction of its business but not less than two (4) times in each calendar
year.
(b) The
Chairperson may, at any time, call a meeting of the Board of Directors as and
when need arises for the benefit of the College.
The Governing Council
The Governing Council shall be the
supreme organ of the College and it shall be responsible for the overall
administration of the College. It shall be responsible for the administrative,
financial and academic affairs of the College.
i.
Membership of the Governing Council.
a. the
Chairperson; (appointed by the Board of Directors)
b. the
Vice Chairperson;
c. the
Principals;
d. Deputy
Principals;
e. Two
members of the Academic Board elected by the Academic Board;
f.
Two members of the Academic Staff elected by the
Academic Staff Association;
g. Two
members of the Board of Directors nominated by the Board of Directors;
h. A
senior member of the administrative Staff elected by the Senior Administrative
Staff;
i.
Two students of the Guild Government, one of
whom shall be a female, appointed by the Students’ Guild;
j.
Representatives of the collaborating Colleges,
if any;
k. Three
members from the public, one of whom shall represent persons with disabilities.
l.
The Deputy Principal who shall be secretary to the
Council.
ii.
Tenure of office of the Council.
a. All
elected and appointed members other than the representatives of the students
shall hold office for four (4) years and shall be eligible for re-election.
b. The
students’ representatives shall hold office for one (1) year and shall be
eligible for re-election as long as they are still students of the College.
c. The
Council shall elect a Deputy Chairperson from among the members of the Council
who are not members of staff or students or Board of Directors of the College.
d. The
Chairperson or Vice Chairperson shall hold office for a period of four (4)
years and shall be eligible for re-election for one more term.
iii.
Functions of the Governing Council.
The Governing Council, as the supreme
organ of the College shall -
a. Be
responsible for the direction of the administrative, financial and academic
affairs of the College;
b. Formulate
the general policy of the College;
c. Give
general guidelines to the administrative and academic staff of the College on
matters regarding the operations of the College;
d. Approve
the mission and strategic direction of the College;
e. Approve
the annual budget and business plans.
f.
Represent the College in all legal suits by and
against the College;
g. Fix
scales of fees and boarding charges;
h. Make
statutes;
i.
Establish departments, boards and programmes of
study;
j.
Provide for the welfare and discipline of
students;
k. Approve
the College budget proposals and the audited accounts submitted by management;
l.
Approve the appointment of Heads of Departments
of various units.
iv.
Meetings of the Governing Council.
a. The
Governing Council shall meet at times and places that it may determine for the
transaction of its business but not less than four (4) times in each calendar
year.
b. The
Chairperson may at any time call a meeting if requested in writing by at least
one third of all the members of the Council.
c. Extra-ordinary
meetings of the Council shall be called to address matters of utmost urgency in
the College.
d. Half
of the members of the Council, at least five (5) of whom shall not be employees
or students of the College, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the
Council.
v.
Decision by Council.
i.
Any matter for decision by the Council shall be
determined by a majority of the members present by voting; and in the case of
an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting
vote in addition to his/her deliberative vote but at any meeting where the
chairperson is being elected or where an annual budget is being approved the
decision shall be determined by a majority of two thirds of the members.
vi.
Remuneration of members of the Council.
A member of
Council and also a person co-opted to any meeting of the Council shall be paid
such allowances as the Council may determine.
vii.
Committees of the Council.
a.
The Council may appoint committees and boards
consisting of such number of its members and other persons as it may deem
necessary.
b.
The Council may appoint one of the members of a
committee to be the Chairperson of that committee.
c.
It may co-opt any person on any committee of the
Council.
d.
In addition to the standing committees, the
Council may from time to time appoint Adhoc Committees to address specific
issues.
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