Board's Rights and Responsibilities Sample Clauses

The 'Board's Rights and Responsibilities' clause defines the authority, duties, and obligations of a company's board of directors. It typically outlines the board's power to make strategic decisions, oversee management, approve budgets, and ensure compliance with laws and company policies. For example, the board may be responsible for appointing executives, setting corporate policies, and monitoring financial performance. This clause ensures clear governance by delineating the scope of the board's role, thereby preventing misunderstandings and promoting effective oversight of the organization.
Board's Rights and Responsibilities. A. The Association agrees that it is the right of the Board to determine, with the stake holder input, the purpose of each of its schools and educational programs, set standards of service to be offered to the public and exercise control and discretion over its organization and operations. It is also the right of the Board to direct its employees, take disciplinary action for just cause and relieve its employees from duty for just cause because of the lack of work or for other legitimate reasons. B. Nothing contained herein shall be considered to deny or restrict the Board of its rights, responsibilities, and authority under the Florida School Laws or any other laws or regulations, including the right to * manage and direct work forces * hire, promote, suspend, discharge, and demote employees; * transfer employees; * assign work * select employees for extracurricular duties * subcontract * determine the size of the work force and to lay off employees; This except rights which are clearly and expressly relinquished in the Agreement C. It is expressly agreed that all rights which ordinarily vest in and have been exercised by the Board, except those which are clearly and expressly relinquished herein by the Board, shall continue to vest exclusively in and be exercised exclusively by the Board without prior negotiations with the Association either as to the taking of action under such rights or with respect to the consequence of such action during the term of this Agreement. D. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, the determination and administration of school policy, the operation and management of the schools, and the direction of employees are vested exclusively in the Board. E. The executive management and administrative control of the school system and its properties, facilities, equipment and the activities of its employees during employee working hours are vested exclusively in the Board, except as expressly provided otherwise in the Agreement. F. It shall also be the sole right of the Board to hire all employees and, subject to the provision of the law, to determine their qualifications. G. Officials of the Board will retain the right, in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and rules to take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the Board in situations of emergency. Those emergency rights and responsibilities are exempt from any grievance and negotiation.
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Board's Rights and Responsibilities. 5.1 In order to carry out its responsibility for the development and operation of programs providing the best educational opportunity for the Oak Park School District consistent with community resources, the Board retains and reserves unto itself all powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in the Board by law, or previously exercised by the Board including by way of illustration, and not by way of limitation, the following: (a) The supervision, direction, and control of the management and administration of the school system, its properties, and facilities. (b) The right to hire all employees and subject to the provisions of the law, to determine their qualifications, to discharge, demote or otherwise discipline employees for reasonable and just cause and to promote and transfer employees. (c) The right to establish grades and courses of instruction, including special programs, and to provide for athletic, recreational, and social events for students as deemed necessary or advisable by the Board. (d) The selection of textbooks and teaching materials and various teaching aids. (e) The right to determine class schedules, class size, the hours of instruction and assignment of teachers with respect thereto. 5.2 The exercise of the foregoing powers, rights, duties and responsibilities by the Board and the adoption of policies, rules, regulations, and practices in furtherance thereof, shall be the exclusive prerogative of the Board except as otherwise limited by express provisions of this Agreement.
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Board's Rights and Responsibilities. 4.1 The Board and the Superintendent retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by law and the Constitutions of the State of Michigan and the United States including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing the right: (a) To the executive management and administrative control of the school system and its properties and facilities; (b) To hire all employees and to determine their qualifications and fitness for employment and conditions for their continued employment or their dismissal or demotion or otherwise discipline employees for reasons not arbitrary and/or capricious (tenured teachers) and to promote and transfer employees; (c) To establish grades and courses of instruction, including special programs, and to approve the means and methods of instruction; (d) To provide for athletic, recreational, and social events for students, all as deemed necessary or advisable by the Board. (e) To determine overall goals and objectives as well as the policies affecting the educational program; (f) To select textbooks, teaching materials and teaching aids; (g) To determine class schedules, class size, the hours of instruction and assignment of teachers with respect thereto; (h) To determine the services, supplies, and equipment necessary to continue its operations and to determine the methods and processes of carrying on the work; (i) To determine the duties, responsibilities, and assignments of all employees; (j) To adopt reasonable rules and regulations, which are not in conflict with this Agreement; (k) To develop and control the budget of the District; (l) To determine the location or relocation of its facilities, including establishment or relocation of new schools, buildings, division or subdivisions, thereof, and the relocation or closing of offices, departments, divisions or subdivisions, buildings or other facilities; (m) To determine the financial policies including all accounting procedures and all matters pertaining to public relations; (n) To determine the size of the management organization, its functions, authority, amount of supervision and table of organization; and 4.2 The listing of specific management rights in this agreement is not intended to be nor shall it be restrictive of, or a waiver of, any right of management not listed and specifically surrendered herein, whether or not such right have been exercised by the Board in the pa...
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Board's Rights and Responsibilities. A. The Board on its own behalf and on behalf of the electors of the school district hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the laws and the Constitution of the State of Michigan and/or the United States. Such rights, duties, etc., shall include, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the right to: 1. Manage and control its business, its equipment, and its operation and to direct the working forces and affairs of the school district. 2. With regard to professional staff members, to continue its right to adopt policies and practices of determining qualifications, assignments and direction of its personnel, determine the number of personnel and scheduling of all the foregoing. 3. With regard to professional staff members, to direct the working forces, including the right to hire, evaluate, promote, suspend, and discharge employees, transfer employees, assign work or duties to employees, and determine the size of the work force and to lay off employees. B. The FTA-AFTM recognizes that the Board is legally responsible for the operation of the entire school system within the boundaries of the school district, and that the Board has the necessary authority to discharge all of its responsibilities. C. In meeting such responsibilities, the Board acts through its administrative staff. Such responsibilities include, without being limited to, the establishment of education policies; the construction, acquisition and maintenance of school buildings and equipment; and the establishment and revision of rules and regulations governing and pertaining to work and conduct of employees. The Board and administrative staff shall be free to exercise all of its managerial rights and authority to the extent permitted by law.
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Board's Rights and Responsibilities. Section A. The Union acknowledges that the Employer has certain exclusive statutory rights and responsibilities which it may not surrender and, except as expressly provided otherwise by this Agreement or by law, the Employer shall retain its rights whether or not such rights have been exercised in the past, to make, amend, or execute decisions and policies that are necessary to operate and maintain the program of the school district and to otherwise carry out its lawful rights and responsibilities. Section B. Such rights of the Employer include, but are not limited to: direct the work of the employees; hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign, or retain employees in positions within the public agency; suspend or discharge employees for proper cause; maintain the efficiency of governmental operations; relieve employees from duties because of a lack of work or for other legitimate reasons; take actions as may be necessary to carry out the mission of the school district in emergencies; and to determine the methods, means, and personnel by which operations are to be carried on, including subcontracting if such is deemed desirable. Section C. The Employer further specifically reserves the right to move, relocate, sell, close, liquidate, or consolidate any of its facilities on the operations performed in such facilities in whole or in part. Section D. The Union agrees that in no event, whatsoever, will the Union or any employees covered by this Agreement initiate, authorize, sanction, encourage, support, or engage in any strike, slowdown or work stoppage, or cease the continuing performance of their duties during the term of this Agreement. A violation of this section, regardless of degree, shall constitute grounds for immediate dismissal. Section E. It is agreed that any item which would necessitate alteration in the approved school budget shall not be the subject of a grievance.
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Board's Rights and Responsibilities. A. The Board on its own behalf and on behalf of the electors of the school district hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the school code and the laws and the Constitution of the State of Michigan and/or the United States. Such rights, duties, etc., shall include, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the right to: 1. Manage and control its business, its equipment, and its operation and to direct the working forces and affairs of the school district. 2. Continue its right to adopt policies and practices of determining qualifications, assignments and direction of its personnel; determine the number of personnel and scheduling of all the foregoing. 3. Direct the working forces, including the right to hire, evaluate, promote, discipline and discharge employees, assign work or duties to employees, determine the size of the work force and to lay off employees. B. The Federation recognizes that the Board is legally responsible for the operation of the entire school system within the boundaries of the school district, and that the Board has the necessary authority to discharge all of its responsibilities. In meeting such responsibilities, the Board acts through its administrative staff. Such responsibilities include, without being limited to, the establishment of education policies; the construction, acquisition and maintenance of school buildings and equipment; and the establishment and revision of rules and regulations governing and pertaining to work and conduct of employees. The Board and administrative staff shall be free to exercise all of its managerial rights and authority to the extent permitted by law.
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Board's Rights and Responsibilities. A. The Board on its own behalf and on behalf of the electors of the school district hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the school code and the laws and the Constitution of the State of Michigan and/or the United States. Such rights duties, etc., shall include, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the right to: 1. Manage and control its business, its equipment, and its operation and to direct the working forces and affairs of the school district. FTA-AFTM AGREEMENT 2005-2008
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Board's Rights and Responsibilities. A. The Board, on its own and on behalf of the citizens of the Borough of Wood-Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey, hereby retains and reserves onto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the laws of the Constitutions of the state of New Jersey and the United States. B. The exercise of the foregoing powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities of the Board, the adoption of policy, rules, regulations, and practices in furtherance thereof, and the use of judgment and discretion in connection therewith shall be limited only in specific and express terms thereof which are in conformance with the Constitution and Laws of the United States and this collective bargaining agreement. C. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict the Board's rights, responsibilities, and authority under NJSA 18.1-1, or any other federal, state, connty, or local laws or regulations.
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Board's Rights and Responsibilities. Section 1: In order to effectively administer the affairs of the Board and to properly serve the pubic, the Board, hereby reserves and retains unto itself, as public employer, all the powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by law prior to the signing of this Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing, management's prerogatives include the following rights: 1. To manage and administer the affairs and operations of the Board; 2. To direct its working forces and operations; 3. To hire, promote and assign employees in accordance with the law; 4. To demote, suspend, discharge or otherwise take disciplinary action in accordance with law. The requirement of taking disciplinary action against employees for cause and in accordance with law is applicable only to permanent employees under Civil Service; 5. To promulgate reasonable rules and regulations, from time to time, which may affect the orderly and efficient administration of the Board. Section 2: The Board's use and enjoyment of its powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities, the adoption of its policies and practices or the promulgation of rules and regulations in furtherance thereof, and the exercise of discretion pursuant thereto, shall be limited only by the terms of this Agreement and to the extent same conform to laws of New Jersey and of the United States. Section 3: Nothing contained in this agreement shall operate to deny or restrict the Board in exercise of its rights, responsibilities and authority pursuant to the laws of the State or of the United States.
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  • BOARD RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 4.01 The Board, on its own behalf and on behalf of the electors of the District, hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the laws and the Constitutions of the State of Michigan, and of the United States, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the right: A. to exercise the executive management and administrative control of the school system, its properties and facilities, and the professional activities of its employees; B. to hire all employees and, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and of the law, to determine their qualifications; and the conditions for their continued employment, or their dismissal or demotion, and to promote and transfer all such employees; C. to establish grade levels, and courses of instruction, including special programs, and to provide for athletic, recreational and social events for students, all as deemed necessary or advisable by the Board; D. to decide upon the means and methods of instruction, the selection of textbooks and other teaching materials, and the use of teaching aides of every kind and nature; E. to initiate and carry out procedures by which teaching contracts are not renewed according to the provisions of the Michigan Tenure Act; and this Agreement F. to carry on an evaluation of programs and to evaluate the effectiveness of individual teacher performance; G. to initiate and carry out the means of obtaining financial support for the School District. 4.02 The exercise of the foregoing powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities by the Board, the adoption of policies, rules, regulations, and practices in furtherance thereof, and the use of judgment and discretion in connection therewith will be limited by the terms of this Agreement to the extent such terms hereof are in conformance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Michigan, and the Constitution and laws of the United States. 4.03 Nothing contained herein will be considered to deny or restrict the Board of its rights, responsibilities, and authority under the Michigan General School Laws or any other national, state, county, district, or local laws or regulations as they pertain to education.

  • EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. A secretary shall strive for excellence in his/her work, and take advantage of opportunities for continually improving his/her skills and relationships with the Board, co-workers, and the public. B. The Association and individual members thereof, agree to uphold and honor the policies, rules, regulations and practices of the Board and sections of this Agreement. Neither the Association, its representatives, nor any member, shall assume administrative or supervisory authority or direct employees to disregard the instructions or directions of the Board unless the Board is limited by this Agreement. C. Secretaries are responsible for maintaining a continuous high level of service to the welfare and benefit of the school district. Secretaries, therefore, are responsible for discharging their work assignments with proficiency and making a conscientious effort to meet all the duties of their positions. D. No Association representative, or secretary, shall engage in Association activities or business during employee working hours, without Board approval. E. The Association is hereby granted the right to reasonable use of school premises for its business meetings, after receiving prior approval from the Board, and providing it pays any overtime costs which may be incurred by the District. F. The Association may have reasonable use of the District's mail service and mailboxes for its business and social event announcements and may post notices on a part of the school bulletin boards in building lounges, provided all such announcements and notices contain the name of the Association officer or representative authorizing the same. G. Nothing in this Contract shall be construed to deny or restrict an employee's rights under the Michigan General School Laws, or applicable civil laws. The rights granted in this Contract are deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere. This paragraph is not deemed grievable under the grievance procedure herein. H. When the Board disciplines employees, it will not be arbitrary or unreasonable. No Seniority bargaining unit member shall be disciplined without just cause. I. A suspended or discharged seniority employee will be allowed to discuss his/her suspension or discharge with the President or Vice President for up to thirty (30) minutes. Nothing contained herein, however, shall prevent the Board from requiring the summary removal of the offending employee, if it appears that the safety of any person, property, or the maintenance of order requires such summary removal. J. The purpose of the installation of cameras/monitors is to increase the safety and security in that building. The Association, upon request, is entitled to information detailing where cameras/monitors are located in each building. It is specifically understood that surveillance equipment (i.e. cameras) cannot be used for purposes of staff evaluation or monitoring. It is understood that situations may arise warranting review of video. If any incident of illegal activity of staff is observed on the video, the Association will be immediately notified and will be given the opportunity to review the tape(s) within three (3) days of receipt of the notice.

  • UNION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. A written list of unit officers, committeemen and stewards shall be furnished to the Board within fifteen (15) days after signing of this Agreement. Any changes in such membership shall be transmitted in writing to the Board within fifteen (15) days of such change. B. Recognizing that the safety and well-being of students are a paramount responsibility of the school bus drivers, employees shall be expected to exercise reasonable care with respect to the safety of pupils and property and shall discharge their duties and responsibilities to said students and property according to Michigan school laws and Board and administrative policies and directives. Such policies and directives shall not conflict with the provisions of this Agreement or any law of the State of Michigan nor the United States. C. The Union shall have the right to use school facilities for meetings providing it has secured the approval of the Board one (1) week in advance. The Union agrees that any additional or unusual expense incurred as a result of such use shall be reimbursed to the Board by the Union. D. A bulletin board no smaller than 2' by 3' shall be provided in the bus garage driver lounge area, upon which the Union may post announcements, notices of meetings, results of Union elections and notices pertaining to nominations and elections. The bulletin board shall not be used for political purposes or for purposes other than the above. E. Duly authorized representatives of the Union, international, local or unit, shall be permitted to transact official Union business on school property provided that they do not interfere with or interrupt work activities or normal school operation. The Union agrees to advise the Board of such meetings, discussions or other activities that it may wish to transact pertinent to the employees and shall transact such business on the employees' own time and in private. F. It is the responsibility of the Union to honor Board policies and administrative regulations. Neither the Union, its representatives nor any member shall direct employees to disregard the instructions or directions of administrators or supervisors so long as such policies, directions, instructions, or regulations do not conflict with the terms of this Agreement or any law of the State of Michigan or the United States. The Union further agrees that in the event of a grievance which is to be processed under the provisions of Article VI herein there shall be no stoppage of work because of such grievance. The Board will make available copies of Board policies and administrative regulations to the Union. G. The Union and the Board mutually agree to provide each other with any information which shall be deemed appropriate in the processing of any grievance under the provisions of Article VI herein. H. It shall be the responsibility of the individual employee to meet the conditions of employment for bus drivers as required by the State of Michigan Department of Education, and the Board. The Board assumes no financial or other responsibility for any of these requirements except as herein provided. I. Each driver is responsible for keeping the Board advised in writing of any change in name or change in address. The driver is solely responsible for any errors or omissions occasioned by his or her neglect in keeping the Board so advised, and any communication addressed to an employee at his or her last address on record with the employer shall constitute notice to the employee of the contents of such communication. J. Employees are expected to take advantage of opportunities for continually improving their skills and relationship with their co-workers and with the public. K. Drivers are expected to maintain routes, time schedules, and other work assignments as established by the Board. L. The Board recognizes and will deal with elected or appointed committeemen, members of the unit, or any representative of the international or local Union in all matters relating to grievances, interpretations of the Agreement, or in other matters which affect, or may affect the relationship between the Board and the Union. M. The Union Bargaining Committee shall be composed of a Local Union Representative, the Unit President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer and one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.

  • MANAGEMENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Section 2.1 Lodge recognizes the prerogative of Employer to operate and manage its affairs in all respects and in accordance with its responsibilities, and the powers of authority which Employer has not officially abridged, delegated, granted, or modified by this Agreement are retained by Employer, and all rights, powers, and authority Employer had prior to the signing of this Agreement are retained by Employer and remain exclusively without limitation within the rights of Employer. Section 2.2 Except as may be limited herein, Employer retains the rights in accordance with the constitution and laws of the State of Oklahoma and the responsibilities and duties contained in the Charter of the City of Tulsa and the ordinances and regulations promulgated thereunder as follows: (a) To determine Police Department policy including the rights to manage the affairs of the Police Department in all respects; (b) To assign working hours, including overtime; (c) To direct the members of the Police Department, including the right to hire, promote, or transfer any employee; (d) To discipline, suspend or terminate any employee for good and sufficient cause (good and sufficient cause is synonymous with "just cause"); (e) To determine the organizational chart of the Police Department, including the right to organize and reorganize the Police Department and the determination of job classifications and ranks based upon duties assigned; (f) To determine the safety, health, and property protection measures for the Police Department; (g) To allocate and assign work to all Employees within the Police Department; (h) To be the sole judge of the qualifications of applicants and training of new Employees; (i) To schedule the operations and to determine the number and duration of hours of assigned duty per work period provided that any hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours per work period shall be considered overtime; (j) To establish and enforce Police Department rules, regulations, and orders; (k) To introduce new, improved, or different methods and techniques of Police Department operation or change existing methods and techniques; (l) To determine the amount of supervision necessary; (m) To control the departmental budget; (n) To take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out the mission of Employer in situations of emergency.