0100 HFC Definitions

The bylaws of the Board of Trustees of this District incorporate quotations from the laws and administrative code of the State of Michigan. Such quotations may be substantively altered only by appropriate legislative, judicial, or administrative action.

Whenever the following items are used in these bylaws and policies, they shall have the meaning set forth below:

Administrative Guideline

A statement, based on policy, usually written, which outlines and/or describes, the means by which a policy should be implemented and which provides for the management cycle of planning, action, and assessment or evaluation.

Agreement

A collectively negotiated contract with a certified and/or recognized bargaining unit.

Board

The Board of Trustees.

Board Chair

The presiding officer of the Board of Trustees. (See Bylaw 0170)

Bylaw

Rule of the Board for its own governance.

Classified or Support Employee

An employee who provides support to the College's program and whose position does not require a professional certificate.

College

Henry Ford Community College.

Due Process

Procedural due process requires notice of offense and the opportunity to respond, Procedural due process may require right to counsel and/or confrontation or cross examination of witnesses, depending upon the situation.

Full Board

Authorized number of voting members entitled to govern the College.

May

This word is used when an action by the Board or its designee is permitted but not required.

Meeting

Any gathering which is attended by or open to all of the members of the Board, held with the intent on the part of the members of the body present to discuss or act as a unit upon the specific public business of that body.

Parent

The natural or adoptive parents or the party designated by the courts as the legal guardian or custodian of a student. Both parents will be considered to have equal rights unless a court of law decrees otherwise.

Policy

A general, written statement by the governing board which defines its expectations or position on a particular matter and authorizes appropriate action that must or may be taken to establish and/or maintain those expectations.

President

The chief executive officer of the College. In policy, implies delegation of responsibilities to appropriate staff members.

Relative

The mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, child, grandparents, grandchild, or dependent in the immediate household as defined in the collective bargaining agreement.

Secretary

The chief clerk of the Board of Trustees. (See Bylaw 0170)

Shall

This word is used when an action by the Board or its designee is required. (The words "will" and "must" also signify required action.)

Student

A person who is officially enrolled in a program of the College.

Superintendent

The chief executive officer of the District. In policy, implies delegation of responsibilities to appropriate staff members.

Treasurer

The chief financial officer of the Board of Trustees. (See Bylaw 0170)

Vice-Chair

The vice-chair of the Board of Trustees. (See Bylaw 0170)

Voting

A vote at a meeting of the Board of Trustees. The law requires that trustees must be physically present in order to have their vote officially recorded in the Board minutes.

Citations to Michigan Compiled Laws (M.C.L.) are shown as M.C.L. followed by the Section Number (e.g., M.C.L. 380.114). Citations to the Michigan Administrative Code are prefaced A.C. Rule (e.g., A.C. Rule R380.221). Citations to the Federal Register are noted as FR and to the Code of Federal Regulations as CFR.