University Secretary and Top Executive

Description

Working at the direction of the President and in concert with the Board of Regents, is responsible to each party to ensure the conditions necessary for the exercise of the governance authority of the Board. Executes documents that are presented to the Board of Regents for their approval at regular meeting sessions. Senior administrative official and custodian of meeting minutes and all supporting documents of the Board of Regents and the official seal of the university. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, incumbents in this position meet the criteria for exempt status.