How will UNM decide when to shut down operations and send employees home?
(Last Updated 08/23/09) University Business Policies and Procedures Manual #3435 Inclement Weather, Section 1 states: “The President will determine if the Albuquerque campus will close. The directors of each branch campus will determine if their respective campus will close.” (http://www.unm.edu/~ubppm/ubppmanual/3435.htm) These same protocols will be used for any decisions for closure related to H1N1 or other emergency situation. • Have thresholds been established to shut down operations and send employees home? (Last Updated 08/28/09) The President has requested that the Emergency Operations Center establish procedures to identify qualitative and quantitative factors to assist in this decision making process. The group expects to have a formal plan in place no later than September 4, 2009. The focus is utilizing the existing reporting structure at the University to inform and escalate, if necessary, when absenteeism or the ability to maintain the integrity of operations is in jeopard
