- (a) The board shall appoint a chief executive officer, to be known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and fix his or her compensation.
- (b) The chancellor shall execute the duties and responsibilities as may be delegated to him or her by the board. Whenever in this code a power is vested in the board, the board, by a majority vote, may adopt a rule delegating that power to the chancellor or any officer, employee, or committee as the board may designate. The rule shall prescribe the limits of the delegation.