Board of Trustees:
The five members of the COS Board of Trustees are elected by district to four-year terms. The primary duties are to establish district policies, adopt the district's annual budget, approve expenditures, authorize employment, approve curriculum and make contract decisions.
Board Meetings:
The COS Board of Trustees meet the second Monday of each month at 5 p.m. at the COS Board Room, located at 915 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, CA 93277. The Board may alter the location and conduct executive sessions before or following regular meetings as it deems necessary.
A five member Board of Trustees governs College of the Sequoias. The District is broken up into five wards and a trustee is elected from each one. In addition, each year the Associated Student Body selects a Student Trustee.
The current membership of the Board of Trustees is as follows:
Public Comment:
During "Public Comment", anyone may address the board on any topic not on the agenda. The board can only act on items on the meeting agenda. However, it may direct that a topic be placed on a future agenda for consideration. Speakers are allocated five minutes each, with a total of 20 minutes per topic. The board may alter the time allowance as warranted. Derogatory remarks about the political, religious or racial views, character or motives of any person or group of people are considered out of order. In extreme cases, the board may exclude persons whose disorderly conduct precludes accomplishment of the business of the meeting.
Closed Session:
Though Board meetings are held in public, the board may meet in closed session for certain purposes defined by law, including personnel issues, disciplinary actions, legal proceedings and employee relations.
