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Dartmouth’s scheduled operations are rarely interrupted because, among other
concerns, it has a predominantly residential student population and both the
College Health Service and Dartmouth Medical School providers are needed for
certain critical patient services. Even in inclement weather conditions,
employees should assume unless they receive further notice that operation will
continue on a “business as usual” basis. This policy governs declaration of a
weather-related schedule change as well as employee timekeeping during episodes
of inclement weather when the College continues regular operation and in the
rare circumstance when it does not.
When the College Maintains Normal Operations
Employees who come in late, leave early, or are absent because of weather
conditions may either make up the lost time during the same workweek or, if
that is not possible, charge the time lost against available personal or
vacation leave balances. Employees who are unable to come to work because of
severe weather conditions should notify their supervisor as early as possible.
Employees who want to leave early because of the weather must request the
permission of their supervisors.
When the College Curtails Normal Operations
A decision to curtail operations may only be made by the President or the
Provost; it is not to be made on an ad hoc, department-by-department basis.
Employees will be notified of curtailed operations as early as possible by
means of all available media. Curtailed operations
means that all non-essential functions should operate with limited staff or
close entirely. Curtailed operations may involve delayed opening, early
closure, or cancellation of all but essential services.
Essential functions are those needed to maintain
core student services when the College is in regular session and those needed
to maintain campus safety and security and vital patient services at all times.
Every department should have a contingency plan, approved by the area’s dean or
vice president, that identifies which services are essential and when. Students
should always assume that classes will be held unless notified of a
cancellation by their professors via BlitzMail.
General notice of curtailed operations will be made via:
* Local broadcast media;
* Campus-wide BlitzMail messages; and
* A recorded message at a College toll-free Inclement Weather Phone
Line: 1-888-566-SNOW (1-888-566-7669).
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