BCD-5 President Succession

In its role of assuring organizational performance and continuity, the Board shall act in the event of the President’s absence to ensure consistent leadership for the management of the organization and, if necessary, an orderly transition in President succession.

Short- and Long-Term Absences

 

1. The Board considers a short-term absence to be one which is longer than one month and less than six months in which it is expected that the President will return to their position once the event that precipitated the absence is resolved. Any absence longer than six months constitutes a long-term absence.
   
   
   1. For a short-term absence, the President will designate to the Board up to two College executive staff members, one of whom the Board shall choose to assume
      temporary (i.e., Acting President) leadership of the operation of the organization. The Acting President, to the extent feasible, will have a full suspension of their normal duties during this temporary period.
      
      
2. For a long-term absence, the Board will meet as soon as feasible at a special or regular meeting to appoint an Acting President.
   
   1. The Acting President will have the same authority and accountability as the President. Furthermore, if the Acting President is a member of the College executive staff, they will have a suspension of their normal duties to the fullest extent possible.
      
      
3. The Board will determine if it wishes to amend its Executive Limitations in areas of significant organizational risk or increase the frequency of monitoring for any policy or any part of any policy for the period of the President’s absence.
   
   
4. In addition to monitoring Acting President performance through the normal cycle of monitoring reports, the Board will provide a summative performance assessment of the Acting President at agreed upon intervals.
   
   
5. The Board will determine compensation for the Acting President appointment.
   
   
6. Immediately upon the appointment of the Acting President, the Board Chair, in collaboration with the newly appointed Acting President, will notify the Senior Leadership Team, College employees, the FCC Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors, and key civic and organizational leaders of the appointment. Appropriate and timely notice shall also be provided to the entire College community.
   
   

Return from Absence

 

1. The Board and President shall mutually decide upon the schedule for return to the position.
   
   
2. Upon the President’s return, and as is deemed appropriate by the President and the Board Chair, the President may maintain a reduced schedule for a set period of time with the commitment of working toward a full-time schedule.
   
   
3. If either the short- or long-term absence entails a medical or other event that the College is unable to reasonably accommodate, the Board shall determine the anticipated return to service and/or the inability to do so and the period of time that it is prudent to continue with the Acting President appointment.
   
   
4. If the President notifies the Board that the absence will be permanent, the Board Chair, with input and direction from Trustees, will develop a plan for recruitment and selection of a new Permanent President.
   
   
   1. The Board reserves the right to relieve the Acting President (allowing them to return to their position and normal duties) in favor of appointing an Interim President (i.e., internal employee, external consultant, or other external hire) until a Permanent President is selected.
      
      
5. Service as Acting or Interim President shall not preclude an individual from being considered by the Board for permanent appointment as College President.
   
   
6. Regardless of the process used, the Board will approve the person to be appointed Interim and/or Permanent President.