WSR 97-07-018
PROPOSED RULES
PIERCE COLLEGE
[Filed March 11, 1997, 4:50 p.m.]
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).
Title of Rule: Chapter 132K-04 WAC, Board of trustees--Bylaws.
Purpose: To update chapter 132K-04 WAC, Board of trustees--Bylaws.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.50.140.
Summary: These WACs address the workings of Pierce College's board of trustees. Since they were last reviewed in 1986, many changes have occurred.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: To update and correct.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: John Boesenberg, 9401 Farwest Drive S.W., Lakewood, (206) 964-6519.
Name of Proponent: Pierce College, public.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: See Purpose, Summary and Reasons Supporting Proposal above.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: It revises/updates chapter 132K-04 WAC, Board of trustees--Bylaws.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not required.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Pierce College, 9401 Farwest Drive S.W., Lakewood, WA 98498, on April 22, 1997, at 10:30 - 11:30.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact John Boesenberg by April 20, 1997, TDD (206) 964-6228.
Submit Written Comments to: No more than five pages please, FAX (206) 964-6599, by April 20, 1997.
Date of Intended Adoption: April 22, 1997.
February 12, 1997
John Boesenberg, Director
Personnel Services
BOARD OF TRUSTEES((--BYLAWS))
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 86-1, Resolution No. 86-1, filed
7/11/86)
WAC 132K-04-001 Introduction. The Pierce College board of
trustees, under law, is charged with the responsibility of Community
College District #11. ((The authority is vested in the board, not in its
individual board members. To assist the board in carrying out its
responsibilities, it employs a president of the college district and
delegates to him the responsibility for administering the district under
policies approved by the board.
Policies of the board of trustees are found in the records of board
action and in the policies and procedures manual of which this document
is a part. The bylaws which follow contain rules adopted by the board
which are in force and which relate to the organization and powers of the
board and its method of conducting business.)) It shall be the
responsibility of the board of trustees to establish policy and to
evaluate the total college program. The board of trustees shall appoint
a district president to administer the college and shall delegate to
him/her the authority and responsibility for implementation of board
policy.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 86-15-020 (Order 86-1, Resolution
No. 86-1), 132K-04-001, filed 7/11/86; D-1, 1500.00, filed 9/20/67.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending D-1, filed 9/20/67)
WAC 132K-04-010 Office of board. The board of trustees shall
maintain an office at ((Lakewood Center, Tacoma, Washington, 98499, where
all regular meetings shall be held, unless otherwise announced, and))
9401 Farwest Dr. S.W., Lakewood, Washington 98499-1999, where all
records, minutes, and the official college seal shall be kept. This
office shall be open during ((all)) normal business hours ((to any
resident taxpayer of the state of Washington)).
Correspondence or other business for the board shall be sent to the
secretary of the board, who is located in this office.
[D-1, 1510.00, filed 9/20/67.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending D-1, filed 9/20/67)
WAC 132K-04-020 Board meetings. The board of trustees ((shall hold
at least one regular meeting each month and such other regular or))
customarily holds a regular meeting on the second Wednesday of each month
at such time and place as it may designate. Special meetings ((as)) may
be requested by the ((chairman)) chair of the board or by a majority of
the members of the board. ((Regular meetings shall be held on the second
Monday of each month except that the board of trustees may by resolution
change the time of any meeting.))
All regular and special meetings of the board of trustees shall be publicly announced prior to the meeting and shall be open to the general public.
No official business shall be conducted by the board of trustees
except during a regular or special meeting held at a preannounced time
and place.
[D-1, 1520.00, filed 9/20/67.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending D-1, filed 9/20/67)
WAC 132K-04-030 Board meetings--Information for board members.
Information and materials pertinent to the agenda of all regular meetings
of the board shall be sent to the trustees prior to each meeting. Any
matters of business or correspondence must be received by the secretary
of the board by 12:00 noon three work days before the meeting in order
to be included on the agenda. The ((chairman)) chair or secretary may,
however, present a matter of urgent business received too late for
inclusion on the agenda if in his/her judgment the matter is of an
emergency nature.
[D-1, 1521.00, filed 9/20/67.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 86-1, Resolution No. 86-1, filed
7/11/86)
WAC 132K-04-050 Board meetings--((Agenda)) Participation. ((The
order of the agenda governing all regular meetings of the board of
trustees of Pierce College shall be as follows:
(1) Roll call
(2) Establishment of quorum
(3) Approval of minutes of the previous meeting
(4) Recommendations for action of the board
(5) New business
(6) Correspondence
(7) Reports to the board
(8) Chairman calls for agenda items for the next meeting
(9) Adjournment
The order of the agenda may be changed by the chairman with the
consent of the board members present.))
The ((chairman)) chair shall announce at the beginning of each
meeting that members of the audience may speak to any item on the agenda
at the time of its presentation to the board. The ((chairman)) chair
shall have the right to limit the length of time used by a speaker for
the discussion of a subject.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 86-15-020 (Order 86-1, Resolution
No. 86-1), 132K-04-050, filed 7/11/86; D-1, 1523.00, filed 9/20/67.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 86-1, Resolution No. 86-1, filed
7/11/86)
WAC 132K-04-080 Officers of board. ((At the first regular meeting
of the board each year)) Annually, normally during its September meeting,
the board shall elect, from its membership, a ((chairman and vice
chairman)) chair and vice-chair to serve for the ensuing year. ((In
addition,)) The district president ((of the Pierce College district))
shall serve as secretary to the board of trustees as specified by state
law. The secretary may, at his/her discretion, appoint ((his executive
secretary or other)) an appropriate college staff member to act as
recording secretary for all regular and special meetings of the board.
The ((chairman)) chair, in addition to any duties imposed by rules
and regulations of the state board, shall preside at each regular or
special meeting of the board, sign all legal and official documents
recording actions of the board, and review the agenda prepared for each
meeting of the board. The ((chairman)) chair shall, while presiding at
official meetings, have full right of discussion and vote.
The ((vice chairman)) vice-chair, in addition to any duties imposed
by rules and regulations of the state board shall act as ((chairman))
chair of the board in the absence of the ((chairman)) chair.
((The secretary of the board shall be the president of the college
district. In addition to any duties imposed by rules and regulations of
the state board, he shall keep the official seal of the board, maintain
all records of meetings and other official actions of the board. He
shall give notice of all meetings in the manner required by the bylaws
and state statutes.
The secretary shall also be responsible for board correspondence,
compiling the agenda of meetings, and distributing the minutes of the
meetings and related reports.
The secretary, or his designate, must attend all regular and special
meetings of the board, and official minutes must be kept of all such
meetings.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 86-15-020 (Order 86-1, Resolution
No. 86-1), 132K-04-080, filed 7/11/86; D-1, 1530.00, filed 9/20/67.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 86-1, Resolution No. 86-1, filed
7/11/86)
WAC 132K-04-110 Official seal. The board of trustees shall
maintain an official seal for use upon any or all official documents of
the board. The seal shall have inscribed upon it the name of the college
which shall be:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 86-15-020 (Order 86-1, Resolution
No. 86-1), 132K-04-110, filed 7/11/86; D-1, 1560.00, filed 9/20/67.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 86-1, Resolution No. 86-1, filed
7/11/86)
WAC 132K-04-130 Delegation of responsibility. It shall be the
responsibility of the Pierce College board of trustees to establish
policy and to evaluate the success of the college operation. To
administer the college, the board of trustees shall employ a ((college))
district president and hold him/her responsible for the interpretation
of board policy into administrative action and for the administration of
the college in general.
Specific policies and their administrative interpretation shall be
described in detail in the several sections of the official policies and
procedures manual of the ((college)) district.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 86-15-020 (Order 86-1, Resolution
No. 86-1), 132K-04-130, filed 7/11/86; D-1, 1600.00, filed 9/20/67.]
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is
repealed:
WAC 132K-04-070 Board meetings--Parliamentary procedure.