Board By-laws
Listed below are all by-laws currently approved by the Durham College Board of Governors:
| By-law No. 1 [PDF 195 KB] |
A By-law relating generally to conduct of the affairs of the Board of Governors of The Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology pursuant to Regulation 34/03 under the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technologies Act, 2002 (the “Act”) |
| By-Law No. 2 [PDF 100 KB] |
A By-law regarding Advisory Committees for Programs of Instruction, pursuant to the Minister’s Binding Policy Directive on Framework for Programs of Instruction made under the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002 (the “Act”) |
| By-Law No. 3 [PDF 200 KB] | A By-law regarding the establishment of a College Council pursuant to the Minister’s Policy Directive regarding Governance and Accountability made under the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technologies Act, 2002 (the “Act”). |
| By-law No. 4 [PDF – 98KB] | A By-law to regulate the election of Internal Governors pursuant to Regulation 34/03 under the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002 (the “Act”). |
Board Policies
In 2007, the Durham College Board of Governors adopted a policy governance approach to governance of the College. This approach provides a powerful and effective framework for structuring Board governance processes, clearly articulating outcomes and processes for the President to achieve those outcomes.
It places the Board in control of the organization, but at a very broad level. Through clear and proactive delegation of expectations and authority to the President, it simultaneously fulfills the board’s fiduciary role and empowers the President to flexibly and creatively perform what the Board has defined. Because this approach clearly defines the boundaries between the Board and Administration, it allows the Board to focus on its value-added governance role of:
- Guiding the organization through very broad but complete policies.
- Ensuring that the College, through the President, is performing adequately.
- Ensuring that unethical and unacceptable situations do not occur by pro-actively addressing these values in board policy.
Consistent with this approach, the Board has adopted the following Board Policies:
I. Outcomes
II. Governance Process
- Principles of Governance [PDF 75 KB]
- Board Job Description [PDF 260 KB]
- Recruitment of External Governors [PDF 100 KB]
- Election of Chair and Vice-Chair [PDF – 200KB]
- Roles of Chair and Vice-Chair [PDF 556 KB]
- Board Members’ Code of Conduct [PDF 561 KB]
- Board of Governors’ Orientation [PDF 119 KB]
- Committee Principles [PDF 71 KB]
- Reappointment of External Board Members [PDF 120 KB]
- Integrated Risk Management [PDF – 235KB]
III. Board-President Relationship
- Delegation to the President [PDF 82 KB]
- President’s Job Description [PDF 103 KB]
- Assessing the President’s Performance [PDF 110 KB]
- President Emeritus [PDF 19 KB]
IV. Executive Limitations
- General Executive Constraint [PDF 18 KB]
- (i) Whistle Blowing Policy [PDF 120 KB]
- Emergency Executive Succession [PDF 83 KB]
- Communication and Counsel to the Board [PDF 79 KB]
- Student, Employee, Client, Visitor Treatment [PDF 85 KB]
- Entrepreneurial Activities and Subsidiaries
- Financial Matters [PDF 320 KB]
- Programs of Instruction [PDF 100 KB]
- Program Advisory Committees [PDF 90 KB]
Board Work Plan
The 2018-2019 Board of Governors work plan [PDF – 400 KB]
