BBA - Board Powers and Duties

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Code: BBA
Adopted: 7/13/09
Revised/Readopted: 4/18/17

The Legislature of the state of Oregon delegates to the Board responsibility for the conduct and governance
of programs and services in the Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD). The general
powers granted to the Board are:

l. Legislative or Rule-Making Authority

In regular or special public meetings, after open discussion and after members’ votes are recorded,
the Board will establish rules or policy to govern the conduct of its members and the proceedings of
the Board.

The Board shall establish policies for governing the programs and services of the NWRESD
consistent with State Board of Education rules and with local, state and federal laws.

The Board is responsible for providing adequate and direct means for keeping informed about the
needs and wishes of the public and for keeping local citizens informed about the NWRESD.

2. Judicial Authority

As provided by law, policy or contract, the Board acts as a fact-finding body or a court of appeal for
staff members, students and the public when issues involve Board policies or agreements and their
implementation, and when the Board must determine the rights, duties or obligations of those who
address the Board.

3. Executive/Administrative Authority

The Board will appoint a superintendent delegated to establish administrative regulations to
implement Board policy and goals. The Board will evaluate the superintendent’s performance.
The Board may establish academic and financial goals for the NWRESD and evaluate the
superintendent’s implementation of those goals.

The Board will oversee the NWRESD’s financial affairs by authorizing, appropriating and adopting
budgets and by proposing local option or bond elections, when appropriate and as allowed by law, to
provide for program operation and maintenance or acquisition of NWRESD property.

The Board will authorize the superintendent to approve payment on all contracts and business
transactions of the NWRESD in accordance with Board policies on purchasing and budget
requirements. The Board will provide for an annual audit of the NWRESD’s assets.

The Board will employ the staff necessary to carry out the NWRESD’s programs and services and
will provide for regular evaluation of staff.

The Board will direct the collective bargaining process to establish collective bargaining agreements
with the NWRESD’s personnel. The Board will establish, through the collective bargaining process
where appropriate, salaries and salary schedules, other terms and conditions of employment, and
personnel policies for NWRESD-wide application.

The Board will establish the days of the year and the hours of the day when NWRESD programs and
services will be available.

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