Ohio Administrative Code

11.15 PDF: (A) Overview(1) Cleveland state university understands that investing in employee learning and development benefits both the employee and the university. Learning and development opportunities attract new talent, retain existing employees, boost employee engagement and…

11.15 PDF: (A) Request for approval. The university recognizes the value for its personnel, for the university, and for the community of the many types of consulting and other external employment experiences that enhance the professional competency of individual staff members and…

11.15 PDF: A professional staff member may run for public office under the following conditions:(A) Notice requirement. The staff member shall submit a full statement of any proposed campaign activities and of the responsibilities of the office to the staff member's immediate sup…

11.15 PDF: No professional staff member shall have any unlawful interest in a public contract prohibited by section 2921.42 of the Revised Code. Authorized By: 111.15 Amplifies: 3344 Prior Effective Dates: 11/4/1977, 7/23/1996, 8/8/2005

11.15 PDF: All professional staff shall be aware that the laws of the state of Ohio govern their conduct relating to their employment status, and when in conflict with these policies, the laws of the state of Ohio are controlling. Professional staff members should be aware, in pa…

11.15 PDF: (A) Qualifications. Appointment to associate of the university status may be granted to distinguished retiring professional staff members, exclusive of those eligible for emeriti faculty rank, pursuant to the procedures set forth in this rule. Associate of the universi…

11.15 PDF: In cases where prospective employers request official recommendations from the university (either oral or in writing or both) regarding current or former professional staff of the university, only the president and the assistant vice president for human resources or de…

11.15 PDF: If any rule, section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence or phrase of this chapter will for any reason be held illegal or unenforceable, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the chapter. If any provision of this chapter contains…

11.15 PDF: (A) Individuals, departments, units, committees or campus organizations interested in matters concerning professional staff may submit recommendations for revision of these policies in writing to the assistant vice president for human resources for review and possible …

11.15 PDF: The librarians' personnel policies apply to all librarians as defined in paragraph (A) of this rule.(A) DefinitionsThe following are definitions of key words and phrases used in this document.(1) "Librarians"All persons who have been granted full-time appointments in t…

11.15 PDF: (A) The librarians shall meet monthly at a regular day and time. Scheduled meetings may be cancelled or postponed by the chair with the agreement of the librarians.(B) Special meetings may be called by the chair or whenever one-fourth of the librarians request such a m…

11.15 PDF: (A) When there is a vacancy to fill in a librarian position it is the responsibility of the director of the university library and the librarians to work together to consider how the vacancy might best be used to advance the mission of the Library. They shall also exam…

11.15 PDF: (A) Regular review of librariansEach librarian shall be given a regular annual review by the personnel action committee for peer review (PAC-PR) and the director to determine if the librarian is making satisfactory progress.(B) Personnel action committee for peer revie…

11.15 PDF: (A) For bargaining unit librarians: see, "Layoff, Bumping, Recall," article twenty-eight of the SEIU district 1199 contract.(B) For administrative librarians:(1) Layoff may be effected in case of financial exigency or academic reorganization. Librarians affected shall …

11.15 PDF: (A) The right to demonstrate and protest on university property(1) It is recognized that free speech is essential in a democratic society. As individuals or groups, librarians are permitted to demonstrate and protest on university property in opposition to university, …

11.15 PDF: As a principle, the university will operate in such a way that librarians enjoy freedom from arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. The director of the university library shall establish reasonable criteria and fair procedures regarding decisions significantly affectin…

11.15 PDF: Dismissal is an action that results in the ending of university employment of a librarian. It is clearly differentiated from layoff described in rule 3344-62-05 of the Administrative Code.(A) For bargaining unit librarians:Bargaining unit librarians are covered by arti…

11.15 PDF: (A) Vacation leave(1) Accrual. Full-time librarians earn vacation leave at the rate of 1.83 days a month, or a total of twenty-two workdays per year, prorated for the nine month or ten month academic year. Librarians appointed to a part-time position of one half time o…

11.15 PDF: Short leaves ranging from a day to a week, which are sought for professional purposes, such as to attend a professional convention, require written notification of and authorization by the director of the university library or designee. The librarian may be required to…

11.15 PDF: A librarian has the obligation to give notice of the intention to resign in the form of a written notice of intent to resign to the director of the university library at the earliest date possible, but not less than thirty days before termination of service. Authorized…

11.15 PDF: A librarian planning to retire should give written notice of intent to retire to the director of the university library at the earliest date possible, but not less than thirty days before termination of service. Authorized By: 111.15 Amplifies: 3344

11.15 PDF: (A) The university recognizes the value for librarians, the university, and the community of many types of consulting and other external employment experiences that enhance the professional competency of the individual and bring credit, not only to the librarian, but t…

11.15 PDF: A librarian may run for or accept public office under the following conditions:(A) The librarian shall in all cases submit a full statement of any proposed campaign activities and of the responsibilities of the office that may be assumed to the vice president for busin…

11.15 PDF: (A) Appointment to the status of librarian emeritus or associate librarian emeritus shall be conferred upon request. To be eligible for emeritus status, a retiring librarian must have served at the university library for at least ten years and have attained the rank of…

11.15 PDF: The librarians may by majority vote at librarians' meetings adopt bylaws to implement the librarians' personnel policies. Last updated October 3, 2024 at 2:13 PM Authorized By: 111.15 Amplifies: 3344

11.15 PDF: (A) Scope.This chapter of the Administrative Code applies to non-bargaining classified employees. Classified employees represented by a union are subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreements. This chapter applies to represented employees to the extent tha…

11.15 PDF: (A) Selection procedures(1) Classified positions at the university are filled through a competitive process. The process may include a written examination, test of skills, or an interview in the department of human resources or the hiring department. The process is des…

11.15 PDF: (A) Pay periods.The university's pay period consists of two weeks starting on Sunday and ending on the second Saturday; paydays occur on alternate Fridays following the end of the pay period.(B) Paychecks.All employees are required to have their paychecks automatically…

11.15 PDF: (A) Holiday observance.(1) The ten paid holidays granted university employees are:(a) New Year's day(b) Martin Luther King day(c) Presidents' day(d) Memorial day(e) Independence day(f) Labor day(g) Columbus day(h) Veterans' day(i) Thanksgiving day(j) Christmas day(k) A…

11.15 PDF: (A) Retirement plans (mandatory plans).All Cleveland state university employees must contribute to a program of the Ohio public employees retirement system (OPERS) or the alternative retirement plan (ARP) for eligible full-time classified staff. Employee and employer c…

11.15 PDF: The board of trustees of Cleveland state university (the university) is vested by state statute with responsibility for the oversight of the university. The responsibility of the university's board of trustees, through its committee on financial affairs, development an…

11.15 PDF: (A) Investment objectives. The primary objectives for the university's liquidity fund activities shall be:(1) Safety. Investments of the university shall be undertaken in a manner that ensures, over time, the preservation of capital in the overall portfolio. The prospe…

11.15 PDF: (A) The university's investment fund will have disciplined investment objectives and consistent management strategies that can accommodate relevant, reasonable, or probable events.(B) The purpose of this investment policy statement is to establish a clear understanding…

11.15 PDF: (A) It is essential to follow uniform purchasing policies throughout the university in order to maintain standards of efficient business practice and good relationships within the university as well as with outside vendors and suppliers. Furthermore, a public education…

11.15 PDF: (A) "Bid" is defined as a prospective vendor's sealed submission to the university, including specifications of the product(s) (or construction project) to be delivered, and the cost for which the prospective vendor would agree to deliver it.(B) "Proposal" is a prospec…

11.15 PDF: (A) In accordance with sections 125.09 and 125.11 of the Revised Code, the university shall give preference to Ohio vendors, vendors from a "border state," and vendors that qualify as having a significant Ohio economic presence.(B) A "border state" means any state that…

11.15 PDF: Cleveland state university is exempt from paying Ohio sales tax under section 5739.02 of the Revised Code (there is no specific exemption number) and the purchaser should inform the supplier of that fact. In the event the vendor requires a tax exemption certificate, it…

11.15 PDF: (A) Small purchasesSmall purchases valued at ten thousand dollars or below are exempt from the competitive process.(B) Goods below bid thresholdFor goods to be purchased between ten thousand one dollars and forty nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars, a minimu…

11.15 PDF: (A) Purchasing services has the authority to join cooperative purchasing organizations, defined as an arrangement to aggregate purchases to get lower prices from suppliers, provided, that such cooperative purchasing organizations use contracts that conform to the legal…

11.15 PDF: (A) Purchasing services may enter into price agreements with vendors for commonly-purchased goods and services.(B) In situations where a price agreement exists and the controller has determined that significant savings may be realized by the use of such price agreement…

11.15 PDF: (A) All requests for purchases of equipment, defined as non-expendable, tangible, personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of five thousand dollars or more shall be initiated by a purchase requisition. The university is requi…

11.15 PDF: (A) Certain purchases require additional approval. Guidance describing the additional approvals required is set forth in the following table.PurchaseGuidanceFurniturehttp://www.csuohio.edu/offices/architect/furniture/Outsource services / external hostinghttp://www.csuo…

11.15 PDF: No purchaser may make a purchase for the personal benefit of university employees or other private persons, whether or not the university is reimbursed for the purchase. Those found in violation of this rule may be subject to disciplinary action. Authorized By: 111.15 …

11.15 PDF: (A) No university employee outside of purchasing services has the authority to enter into purchase contracts, or in any way to obligate Cleveland state university for procurement indebtedness unless specifically authorized to do so by the board of trustees, either by g…

11.15 PDF: Both state law and university policy prohibit the receipt of gifts or gratuities from vendors or others who do business with the university. State law forbids a public servant to "solicit or accept ... anything of value that is of such a character as to manifest a subs…

11.15 PDF: All funds deposited with the university, regardless of source, are university funds and shall be handled consistently in accordance with university policy. All funds shall be administered by purchasing services in a uniform manner and in conformance with university pro…

11.15 PDF: (A) The early involvement of purchasing services in the initial stages of a contemplated major purchase, defined as having an estimated value above the bid threshold, is required. When a major purchase is under consideration, the purchaser shall provide purchasing serv…