Policy No.

BA-1710.1

 

 

 

  

POLICY & PROCEDURES MEMORANDUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TITLE:

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

 

 

  

EFFECTIVE DATE:

June 19, 2001*

 

  

  

(*Title Updates 7/2/10)

 

 

    

 

CANCELLATION:

none

 

 

OFFICE:

 

Business Affairs (BA)

 

  

  

 

POLICY STATEMENT

 

As a public institution of higher education, Delgado Community College is responsible to

operate within the rules and regulations set forth by its governing board, the Board of Supervisors

for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS), and the state-wide board for

higher education, the Louisiana Board of Regents, as well as all federal, state, and local laws. To

accomplish this, the College employs the use of legal counsel on relevant matters as deemed

appropriate.

 

The College generally engages the LCTCS Board’s authorized attorney unless an outside

agency (including, but not limited to, the State of Louisiana Attorney General’s Office) is within its

jurisdiction to assign other legal counsel on behalf of the College. In some extraordinary cases, the

Chancellor may provide justification to the LCTCS Board to use legal counsel other than the

authorized attorney for the Board.

 

All legal assistance and counsel for the College is coordinated through the Assistant Vice

Chancellor for Human Resources. The Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources is

designated by the Chancellor to handle all communication with the College's legal counsel and to

authorize other senior administrators to communicate with legal counsel as needed.

 

 

 

Review Process:

 

Executive Council 6/19/01

 

Distribution:

 

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