Chapter 2.

University Officers Reporting to the Board of Control

The Board shall select a President from other than its members.

The President of the University shall be the chief executive officer of the University with the powers inherent in that office including the defining of the duties and powers of subordinate officers except as the duties of such subordinate officers may be otherwise set forth in these bylaws or Board of Control Policy. Any grant of authority by the Board of Control to any University employee except to the Internal Auditor, Board of Control Secretary or Board of Control Treasurer may, by and at the discretion of the President, but with notice to the Board of Control be transferred to any other University employee subject to applicable collective bargaining agreements and Board of Control Tenure Policy.

The President is to serve as a means of communication between the faculty, staff, students and the Board of Control, and is to recommend from time to time such measures as the interests of the University demand.

The President is charged with and granted the authority of general management, supervision and oversight of the properties, assets, students, staff, faculty, and other officers of the institution. The President shall designate an individual to fulfill the duties of the office at those times the President is unavailable. In the absence of a Presidential designation or in the event of unavailability of all designees the Secretary of the Board of Control shall fulfill those duties.

The President, or the President's designated representative, is authorized to add individuals to the salaried and hourly payrolls, to establish their duties, to grant leaves of absence, to determine and negotiate salary, wages, bonuses, overload compensation, benefits (including, but not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, retirement programs and retirement benefits) and other conditions of employment with duly authorized officers and/or agents of certified collective bargaining units and with non-represented employees, and to discontinue, suspend or terminate employment of any employee subject to the following conditions:

1. Sufficient funds must be available.
2. Rates of pay must be in accordance with general wage and salary classification policies of the institution.
3. Second term appointment of employees with tenurable rank must have approval of the Board.
4. Changes in duties, discontinuance of employment or decrease in pay may be accomplished only in accord with applicable rules, policies and agreements, including the academic tenure policy where applicable.
5. Reports of retirement, resignation, and off-payroll actions taken hereunder shall be submitted for the approval of the Board at each regular meeting.

The President shall semi-annually report to the Board on the status of all positions reporting directly to the President and all in the one echelon immediately below those reporting directly to the President.

The President or the President's designated representative is authorized to assess reasonable fines and penalties for failure to follow published rules, regulations and ordinances of the University unless a fine or penalty is set by the Board of Control or applicable law.

The President shall also have those further powers granted by Board of Control Policy.