(1)In addition to those powers
conferred elsewhere in this part 1, the board of trustees has the power to:
(a)Appoint a president of Fort Lewis college who shall hold the office until
removed by the board of trustees or until the president resigns the same;
(b)Appoint such other executive officers of the college as may be required;
(c)Appoint such faculty and employees as the necessities of the college
demand;
(d)Determine the compensation to be paid to the president, executive
officers, faculty, and professional staff;
(e)Sell, lease, or exchange real property, or any interest therein, as specified
in section 23-30-102, the ownership of which is vested in the board of trustees or
Fort Lewis college. The board of trustees shall report all proposed sales, leases, or
exchan
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(1) In addition to those powers
conferred elsewhere in this part 1, the board of trustees has the power to:
(a) Appoint a president of Fort Lewis college who shall hold the office until
removed by the board of trustees or until the president resigns the same;
(b) Appoint such other executive officers of the college as may be required;
(c) Appoint such faculty and employees as the necessities of the college
demand;
(d) Determine the compensation to be paid to the president, executive
officers, faculty, and professional staff;
(e) Sell, lease, or exchange real property, or any interest therein, as specified
in section 23-30-102, the ownership of which is vested in the board of trustees or
Fort Lewis college. The board of trustees shall report all proposed sales, leases, or
exchanges of such real property adjacent to or titled in Fort Lewis college to the
Colorado commission on higher education, which will review and approve or
disapprove the proposed transaction pursuant to section 23-1-106.
(2) The board of trustees for Fort Lewis college shall have general
supervision of the college and plenary power to enact rules and regulations for the
governance of the college.
(3) All real and personal property held by the board of governors of the
Colorado state university system for the benefit of Fort Lewis college, including the
beneficial interest in the Hesperus property owned by the state board of land
commissioners and the Hesperus fund, is hereby transferred to the board of
trustees. Such transfer shall not include real or personal property held by the board
of governors of the Colorado state university system for its own benefit.
(4) All existing or future debt, liabilities, or obligations of the board of
governors of the Colorado state university system incurred or arising with respect
to Fort Lewis college, including but not limited to outstanding revenue bond
obligations, lease obligations, and debt, shall be the sole responsibility of the board
of trustees on and after September 1, 2002, and on and after September 1, 2002,
the board of governors of the Colorado state university system shall have no further
liability with respect thereto.
(5) The board of governors of the Colorado state university system and the
board of trustees shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement providing that:
(a) The board of trustees and the board of governors of the Colorado state
university system shall jointly request that the state board of land commissioners
extend the existing lease of the Hesperus property to the board of governors of the
Colorado state university system for the use and benefit of the Colorado
agricultural experiment station beyond its current expiration on the same terms
and conditions for a period of not less than ten years. The board of governors of the
Colorado state university system shall cooperate with the board of trustees to
facilitate the use of portions of the Hesperus property, which is owned by the state
board of land commissioners, so long as such uses are compatible and not
inconsistent with the use and operation of property by the Colorado agricultural
experiment station.
(b) The board of governors of the Colorado state university system shall have
the right to use the real property upon which the Colorado state forest service
district office is located on the Fort Lewis college main campus for a minimum of
twenty-five years;
(c) The board of governors of the Colorado state university system shall
prepare appropriate documentation for transfer of all bonded and municipal lease
debt related to Fort Lewis college to the board of trustees. All costs associated
with such transfer shall be paid by the board of trustees. The board of governors of
the Colorado state university system and the board of trustees shall cooperate to
obtain any approvals required, satisfy any conditions necessary to accomplish this
transfer, and execute all implementing documentation.
(d) (I) The board of governors of the Colorado state university system and the
board of trustees shall cooperate to identify and transfer to the board of trustees:
(A) Any local, state, or federal licenses or permits required for the operation
of Fort Lewis college held in the name of the board of governors of the Colorado
state university system, such as federal communications commission licenses,
environmental permits, or liquor licenses; and
(B) Real property records or interests held by the board of governors of the
Colorado state university system for the benefit of Fort Lewis college.
(II) The board of trustees shall pay all costs associated with any such
transfers.