Section 3.16
Date:     April, 1989

POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR SNOW STORMS AND
CERTAIN EMERGENCIES

I.
PURPOSE

  To state policies and procedures concerning the curtailment of operations due to
weather conditions or mechanical malfunctions, i.e. electrical failures.

II.
APPLICABLE TO:

 
All University employees.

III.      POLICY AND
PROCEDURES:

1.    A decision to close the University, cancel classes, or curtail operations throughout the University or in certain segments of the University due to inclement weather conditions, heat, or utility failures can only be made by the President or the Assistant Vice President for Human Resource

Administration, acting for the President.  Where necessary, the President may consult with the Business Manager and the Assistant Vice President for Human Resource Administration in making the decision.

2.    Shutdown decisions based on weather conditions will not be
made until there is clear evidence of danger or undue hardship to employees.  Therefore, in the absence of a decision to close, personnel are expected to report for work at their assigned time, or, as the case may be, to remain at work until the end of their shift. Employees who decide to leave early or not report must discharge vacation or personal leave time to cover their absence.

IV.       SPECIAL
TIME OFF:

  
Deans, Directors/Department Heads do not have the authority to release personnel
(special time off).

Special time off is defined in most contracts and in the Board of Governors
Personnel Policy Manual as “collective absence from duty due to extraordinary circumstances.) This time off may be authorized only by the appointing authority.  (The appointing authority at the University