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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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(b) The Director of Nonacademic Personnel is assigned the responsibility and authority for — (1) Reviewing and continuously evaluating the nonacademic personnel policies, rules, standards, procedures, and practices throughout the University with particular reference to their effectiveness in furthering the goals of the University. (2) Developing and obtaining any necessary approvals of new and revised University-wide policies, rules, standards, and procedures. (3) Providing professional advice to each Chancellor regarding his establishment and maintenance of a campus Personnel Services Office. (4) Establishing critera for bargaining units. (5) Establishing parameters for and maintaining cognizance over each negotiation. (6) Formulating action, as appropriate, to assure conformance with rides and regulations issued by governmental regulatory agencies in the personnel field. (T) Making himself available to the Chancellors and the University General Officers and their staffs for consultation, advice, and assistance on all matters relating to nonacademic personnel. (8) Advising Chancellors and University General Officers and their staffs on requests for exceptions to or deviations from established personnel policies, rules, standards, and procedures and for taking or recommending action, as appropriate. (9) Reviewing the application of policies, rules, standards, and procedures by the Chancellors and the University General Officers and their staffs and for advising these officials on instances of effective or ineffective performance. (10) Providing personnel services to the University General Offices. (11) Acting as principal liaison officer between the University and governmental agencies with responsibilities relating to nonacademic personnel. (12) Carrying out such other functions and responsibilities as assigned by the President. (c) A campus Personnel Services Office sliall be established at each campus by the Chancellor for that campus. The head of the office is recommended by that Chancellor in consultation with the Director of Nonacademic Personnel. In general, each campus Personnel Services Office is assigned responsibility regarding nonacademic personnel within University-wide policies, rules, and procedures for — (1) Recruiting employees. (2) Processing personnel transactions. (3) Advising and assisting departmental supervision in the application of University policies, rules, and procedures. (4) Coordinating programs for employee development and training. (5) Administering the compensation system. (6) Negotiating and recommending the terms of labor agreements. (7) Performing such Civil Service functions as are delegated to the University by the Merit Board and assigned to the campus by the University. (8) Carrying out other functions as assigned by the Chancellors. The changes will be reflected in a new edition of the University of Illinois Statutes and The General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure. A detailed description of University-wide rules for the organization of the personnel function and the respective responsibilities of personnel staff and other University officials is to be found in Chapter II of the Policy and Rules which I intend to issue after action by the Trustees on the proposed revision in the General Rules.

On motion of Mr. Jones, these revisions were approved to become effective at each campus upon the transfer of the executive responsibility of the campus Personnel Services Office from the Director of Nonacademic Personnel to the Chancellor.