Procedure No. 502.1 Supplement 1
Area: General Administration

Adopted: 04/23/96
Revisions Approved:

Description: Memorandum - Emergency Closings Procedures

                         Atlantic Cape Community College
                    Office of the Dean of Administration
                           and Business Services
                           M E M O R A N D U M

DATE:   
TO:     All Employees
FROM:   Dr. Adolphus Andrews 
SUBJ:   Emergency Closings

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  I.  PURPOSE:  Definition of Employee Responsibilities During
                       Emergency Closings
      In the event of hampering snow conditions, physical plant problems
      or a National/State/Local emergency situation, it may become 
      necessary that the College close for the safety and/or protection
      of all employees and students.
      For purposes of identification, employees are designated as follows:
      A.  Teaching faculty
      B.  Twelve month employees
      C.  Essential staff
          1. Security staff
          2. Grounds, maintenance and utility repair personnel
 II. POLICY:
     The President of the College will be responsible for establishing
     those times when the College shall be closed for emergency purposes.
     The President's Office will be responsible for the necessary
     communication concerning this closing.  The manner in which the
     College shall be closed will be determined by the President. 
     The College may be closed with the following stipulations:
     A. For faculty and students only.
     B. For faculty, students, administrators and regular staff.
  
III. PROCEDURE:
     In the case of the emergency closing of the College for
     faculty and students, the President or his designate will be
     solely responsible for notifying the radio stations of the closing.
     Students and faculty will be informed of the closing over the
     following radio stations:
WRDI/WRDR - Hammonton                       WCMC - Wildwood
WFPG - Atlantic City                        WRIO - Rio Grande 
WAYV -  Atlantic City                       WMID - Atlantic City


WUSS - Atlantic City                        WDVL - Vineland 
WMGM/WOND - Linwood                         WMVB - Millville  
WSLT - Ocean City                           WWBZ - Vineland    
                                            WOMB - Toms River  
     
     LOCAL RADIO STATIONS will identify schools by name,
     i.e., Atlantic Cape Community College.
     Each department head will be responsible through a chain of
     phone calls for notifying each respective department employee 
     affected by the closing.  Unless an employee is called or in
     some way notified of the closing, the employee is expected 
     to report to work as usual.  In the absence of a granted leave,
     i.e. vacation leave, failure to report to work under the 
     aforementioned conditions may place the employee in a non-pay
     status for the period of absence.  In other words, if an 
     employee feels that he/she cannot, in all good conscience, get
     to work because of inclemency then he/she may opt to use 
     vacation time.
     Essential staff employees, as previously defined, are required
     to report to work under all circumstances.
     It should be noted that there has been no attempt to equate
     the relative danger in driving conditions for student travel 
     versus employee travel. It must be assumed that an employee, 
     whose individual situation as to road and traffic conditions
     prohibits his/her getting to the College, is within reason
     and right in determining not to endanger life and limb.
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See Also:

Facilities Management Procedure No. 914.1

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