ARTICLE 18: DISTRICT
RIGHTS
18.1
Power and
Authority
It is understood and agreed that the District retains all of its powers and authority to direct, manage and
control in conformance with the law.
Included in those duties and powers are the exclusive right to: determine its organization; direct the
work of its employees; determine the times and hours of operation; determine
the type and level of service to be provided and the method and means of
providing them; establish its educational policies, goals and objectives;
insure the rights and educational opportunities of students; determine staffing patterns; determine
the number and type of personnel required; maintain the efficiency of District
operation; determine the curriculum;
build, move or modify facilities; establish budget procedures and determine budgetary allocations;
determine the methods of raising revenue; contract out work as legally allowed
under the Education and Government Codes; and take action on any matter in the
event of a emergency. In addition, the District retains the right
to hire, assign, classify evaluate, promote, terminate and discipline employees.
18.2
Limitation
The exercise of the foregoing powers, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities by the District, the adoption of policies, rules, regulations and practices in furtherance thereof, and the use of judgment and discretion in connection therewith, shall be limited only by the specific and express terms of the Agreement, and then only to the extent such specific and express terms are in conformance with the law.
SIDE LETTER 6 in the
YFA contract shall be moved and
placed under a revised Article 25.
ARTICLE 25: Academic Freedom and Shared Governance
25.2.2 Divisions and/or Areas shall create shared governance documents that describe the decision making process and organizational structures within the division/area concerning academic and professional matters specified by the Academic Senate as rights of the faculty, as well as processes described in the faculty contract.
The document should not be considered a policy Manuel nor contain any items that are contractual in nature. No division decision can supersede the YFA/YCCD contract. Furthermore, the division cannot establish policies that abrogate the rights and responsibilities of the division dean. These division shared governance documents shall be reviewed by each division/area every five years.