RIGHTS OF THE BOARD GENERAL RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS OF THE BOARD. Subject to the provisions of the Agreement and except as expressly provided otherwise by the terms of this Agreement, the Board of Trustees reserves and retains full rights, authority, and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities which include, but are not limited to the following: a. determine the budget of the employer and all departments; b. determine control and exercise discretion over the organization and efficiency of operations; c. direct the employees, including the right to assign work; d. hire, evaluate, promote, train, and schedule employees in positions with the employer; e. suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against the employees as deemed necessary subject to the grievance section; f. increase, reduce, change, modify, or alter the composition and established size of the workforce after notification to the union; g. set standards for services to the public; h. change or eliminate existing methods, equipment, or facilities; i. determine the purpose of each of its service areas; j. determine the locations, methods, means, and personnel by which new or temporary operations are to be conducted, including the right to determine whether goods and services are to be provided or purchased; k. control, supervise, operate, and manage the College and its employees; l. make and issue work rules, policies, and procedures for the direction of employees after notification to the Union; m. determine the way work will be accomplished; n. the use of outside contractors subject to the maintenance of the established workforce and standard scheduled hours; o. determine and administer educational policy. The Board of Trustees also retains all rights, authority, and discretion which are exclusively invested in the Board of Trustees or the President under governing law, ordinances, rules, and regulations as set forth in the Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois and of the United States. It is normally recognized that the Board exercises most of its powers, rights, authorities, duties, and responsibilities through the President and members of the administrative staff. ARTICLE III
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