4.1.1 Personnel Administration. Personnel Administration is a service activity in which each appointing officer has a role. The authority over the personnel program resides in the Board of Trustees, although the president, as agent of the board, and other Executive Officers may designate ("appointing officers") have the authority to make appointments within the approved personnel program. Centralized within the Human Resources office is the responsibility and advisory authority to determine that the philosophy and policies of the personnel program are effectively applied.