Policy Reference No: TBD
Date of Last Update: June 1, 2026
Responsible Division: Office of the President
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to provide Tompkins Cortland Community College stakeholders with well-developed and understandable College policies that ensure institutional compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, manage risk and support best practices in institutional activities. The Board of Trustees authorizes the College President to establish procedures for developing, presenting, implementing and maintaining Board Policies as required by New York State Education Law, the policies of the SUNY Board of Trustees and other Board requirements as applicable; and Administrative Policies as directed and promulgated by the President of the College as required by New York State Education Law and other requirements as directed by the Board of Trustees.
References
- New York State Education Law Section 6306 N.Y. Education Law Section 6306 – Administration of community colleges--boards of trustees
- PART 604 ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLLEGE (Statutory authority: Education Law, § 355 (1) (e))
- Board Policy on Records Retention and Disposition
Contacts
Assistant to the President, Nancy Murphy, ext. 4367
Policy Statement
This policy is intended to implement and maintain processes involving the proposal and approval of policies to advance the College’s mission, vision and values, clarify expectations, guide actions, enhance productivity, support compliance with regulatory mandates, ensure accountability and mitigate risk. Policies may be new, revised or retired according to this policy.
Each Board Policy, proposed, revised, or retired, shall be presented by the President according to the approved Policy format (Appendix A). The final determination on adoption of a Board Policy, upon recommendation by the President, resides with the Board of Trustees; and the final determination of adoption of an Administrative Policy resides with the College President. Policy proposals, revisions or retirements can be submitted by a member of the campus community through the appropriate Vice President for the subject matter.
Policies shall be subject to established campus governance procedures. Policies may be expedited at the determination of the President, with Board of Trustees approval, due to new or changing legal and compliance requirements to avoid penalties, maintain funding or to meet mandated deadlines.
The College President, in conjunction with the Executive Council, shall manage the comprehensive review of institutional Board and Administrative Policies on an annual basis. Proposals to revise or retire a Board Policy will be reviewed and recommended by the President to the Board of Trustees. The College President will review recommendations to revise or retire an Administrative Policy and approve or disapprove, as necessary. Retired policies will be maintained according to the Board Policy on Records Retention and Disposition. Upon approval, new and revised policies will be published on the College Policy website.
Resolution Number:
Resolution # 2025-2026-47