ALGONQUIN COLLEGE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: TERMS OF REFERENCE

PURPOSE The Executive Committee is a standing committee of the Board of Governors established in accordance with By-law 1.

The Executive Committee is empowered to:

• act on all matters that may properly be referred to it by the Board;
• act on behalf of the Board during the summer as well as on other occasions when a decision is required and it is not convenient to assemble the full Board such as during the Christmas break or not possible to achieve the requisite quorum of twelve Governors.  When the Executive Committee acts on behalf of the Board due to lack of quorum, this meeting will be held in an Open Session for items which would normally be discussed by the Board in an Open Session and the minutes of the meeting will be published the same way as the Board minutes.
• advise the President on matters of urgency; and
• evaluate the performance of the President;
• negotiate and ratify all contractual arrangements for the employment of the President, and to approve, from time to time, such contracts or amendments thereto as it deems to be in the best interests of the College.

COMPOSITION In accordance with By-law 1, the Committee will comprise:

• Board Chair
• Vice-Chair
• Chair of the Audit Committee
• Past Chair of the Board or in the absence of a Past Chair, one other external Board member
• President (ex officio)

MEETINGS

• Meetings will be held in camera (with the exception of acting on behalf of the Board due to lack of quorum).
• Minutes will be sent to Executive Committee members (with the exception noted above).
• The Chair will present a report of each meeting at the subsequent Board meeting.