HR-730 Policy on Extension Appointments

Summary

Section 20.021 authorizes the President to place into effect temporary lawful policies, procedures, or other measures to meet the COVID-19 public health emergency. This policy states such human resources policies authorized by the President under that rule.

Policy

Per Collected Rules and Regulations (CRR) 20.021: President’s Temporary Authority for COVID-19 Response (Bd. action on 03-16-20):

1. Notwithstanding any limitations or restrictions placed on the President in Section 20.020 or elsewhere in these Collected Rules and Regulations, the President shall have authority to place into immediate effect any temporary lawful policies, procedures, or other measures which in his judgment are necessary or appropriate to meet the public health emergency associated with the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 disease, including but not limited to safeguarding persons and property and maintaining University activities as appropriate.
2. Temporary lawful policies, procedures, or other measures adopted by the President under this authorization shall be effective notwithstanding any contrary provisions of these Collected Rules and Regulations and shall remain in effect until such time identified by the President or the Board of Curators, or until such time as the Board of Curators withdraws the authority granted in this rule or otherwise directs.
3. The President shall keep the Board of Curators advised as to policies, procedures, or other measures adopted under this rule.

Further HR Policy Provisions

Additional temporary HR-700 policy provisions below in accordance with CRR 20.021:

1. At the approval of the Vice Chancellor for Extension & Engagement, non-regular academic appointments may be issued to employees in University of Missouri Extension at time of hire or renewal with the following terms:
   
   1. The individual may be employed at less than 1.0 full time equivalent (FTE), with the specific FTE level to be identified in the appointment.
   2. The appointment will specify the individual’s salary rate.
   3. The individual’s FTE may be increased to a level up to 1.0 with corresponding increase in compensation based on the individual’s existing institutional base salary rate, if extramural funding is obtained to fund the increased effort and compensation.  Such an increase in FTE and compensation may be for the remainder of the appointment or a shorter period of time based on the availability of extramural funding.  An individual’s institutional base salary rate will not be increased solely as a result of the University having received an externally sponsored award.
2. Such appointments may be issued to Extension Professors, Associate Extension Professors, Assistant Extension Professors, Extension Professionals, Associate Extension Professionals, Assistant Extension Professionals, or other non-regular academic appointees in University of Missouri Extension.
3. This policy does not prohibit the issuance of non-regular academic appointments on other terms.

Date created: 07/01/2020;