1.1 Purpose of the Rules

These rules, prepared and recommended by the Vice President for the Office of Human Resources (The words Vice President as used in these Rules shall refer to the administrative head or designee of the Office of Human Resources) and the Civil Service Committee in accordance with the authority vested in them by the Basic Law for Civil Service of the University of Minnesota, as approved by the Board of Regents on November 24, 1945, shall be known as the Civil Service Rules, or Rules. They shall govern the operation of the University of Minnesota Civil Service personnel system.

1.2 Application of the Rules

The Civil Service Rules and “Definitions” shall cover all full-time, part-time, continuing, probationary, and temporary employees paid from University-administered funds except those holding academic appointments, student appointments, those covered under collective bargaining agreements, and temporary no-post and non-public employees (see “Definitions).

1.3 Amendment of the Rules

1.3.1 Any University civil service employee may propose an amendment to the Civil Service Committee at any time. The Committee will solicit and review additional proposals, conduct public hearings, and recommend amendments to the President as deemed appropriate. A complete Rules review will be conducted once every two to three years.

1.3.2 Public hearings are required before Rules amendments are proposed to the President. Notice of intention to amend the Rules specifying the date, hour, and place of the hearings shall be published in campus publications not less than 14 days before said hearing

1.3.3 Proposed revisions will be made available at least seven days before the public hearings on the Office of Human Resources worldwide web home page currently at http://www.umn.edu/ohr/ or through the Office of Human Resources.

1.3.4 The Vice President and Civil Service Committee shall recommend to the President all proposed amendments. After consultation with the Vice President and the Civil Service Committee, the President shall make recommendations to the Board of Regents for their consideration. The members of the Board of Regents shall be provided with copies of the proposed amendments.

1.3.5 Amendments shall become effective upon adoption by the Board of Regents except as otherwise specifically provided. The Vice President shall promptly transmit notification to administrators and shall make the Rules and amendments available to employees.

1.3.6 New or amended Rules shall not retroactively affect personnel actions that were completed before the new Rules went into effect.

1.3.7 Before issuing the Civil Service Rules, the Vice President or designee may correct spelling and/or grammatical errors.

1.3.8 Electronic links to external documents are subject to administrative change; such changes are not considered amendments.

1.4 Distribution of the Rules

All employees shall have access to the Rules at: http://www.umn.edu/csc/ or from the Office of Human Resources, http://www.umn.edu/ohr/.