Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of Stellenbosch University, 2019Chapter 3 : Office BearersChief Operating Officer44. Appointment, duties and term of office |
| (1) | The Council must appoint a chief operating officer after consultation with the Senate and the Institutional Forum and in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the rules, and must determine the duties, functions, privileges and conditions of service of the chief operating officer. |
| (2) | The chief operating officer may hold office for a period, determined by the Council, of not more than five years, and upon the expiry of that period or any successive period may be reappointed for a further period of not more than five years. |
| (3) | The chief operating officer reports to the rector and is accountable to Council. |
| (4) | The office of chief operating officer becomes vacant if the chief operating officer resigns in writing to the registrar or any of the circumstances described in clauses 18(1)(f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) becomes applicable to the COO. |
| (5) | The Council may dismiss the chief operating officer from office by a two thirds majority vote of all the members of the Council on the grounds of a serious violation of the law, serious misconduct, or incapacity due to poor work performance or ill health or injury. |
| (6) | A vacancy in the office of chief operating officer must be filled in accordance with subclause (1). |
| (7) | When the office of chief operating officer is vacant or the chief operating officer is temporarily incapable of performing the duties of chief operating officer, a person designated by the rector acts as chief operating officer. |