8/21/20; 1:00PM
Last week, UNC System President Hans issued financial and operational management guidance to campus Chancellors, including updated guidance related to personnel actions, specifically, hiring and salary changes. Pursuant to that guidance, the following conditions apply immediately and until further notice:
1. We will not consider any proposed salary increases that exceed our campus authority. Salary exceptions to our campus authority will not be approved by the President.
2. Salary increases within our campus authority will be rare and approved only when based on a strong justification that the increase is critical to our COVID-19 response or to retain a critical campus position.
3. Only the most critical vacant positions will be approved to be filled and approval will require a strong justification that a position is critical, including those directly related to our COVID-19 response.
4. Currently posted vacancies should be reviewed by the hiring manager and discussed with the respective Vice Chancellor to determine whether they should proceed, based on whether they are critical, including those directly related to our COVID-19 response.
Only Chancellor Everts, or someone expressly authorized by the Chancellor, may approve proposed personnel actions, based on the criteria provided above.
These strict limitations on personnel actions represent prudent steps necessary to control expenses during the current financial uncertainties associated with COVID-19.
Please direct any questions you have to the Director of Human Resources at: bachmeiermd@appstate.edu.