Procedure No. 29.1

Area: General Administration
Adopted: 08/06/08
Revised: 9/24/09, 2/25/14, 9/5/17, 7/31/18; 7/14/21; 10/20/2021; 11/10/2022

• During absences by the President, the President's Office staff will be available to provide support to the member of President's Cabinet exercising acting authority.
• President's Cabinet and the Board of Trustees will be informed by the President's Office staff when the coverage plan is enacted.
• The Purchasing and Finance departments will be alerted by the President's Office staff to provide management information system approval privileges to the member of the President's Cabinet exercising acting authority.
• Communication with the Board of Trustees and Board Secretary will be directed through the President's Office.
• In the event of an emergency, potential crisis or controversy, the Communications Crisis Plan will be utilized.
• Acting authority is delegated in the following order: Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs; Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management; Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Chief Strategy Officer; Chief of Staff and Chief Advancement Officer; Chief Financial Officer; Chief Information Officer.

• Executive Level Emergency Call Chain (maintained by the President's Office)
• Emergency Operations Plan (maintained by Security)
• Board of Trustees Membership Address Listing (maintained by the Board Office)
• Evaluation and Closing Procedures (maintained by the Facilities Department)
• Communications Crisis Plan (maintained by College Relations/Marketing Department)