Amendment of hiring, travel, procurement freezes
August 20, 2019
President Jim Johnsen issued a memo Aug. 19 amending the previous freeze on hiring,
travel and procurement:
Hiring
Hiring returns to the process in place prior to the freeze, with the following conditions:
1) all executive level positions must be approved by me prior to recruitment, and
2) significant judgment should be exercised in hiring personnel in light of restructuring
efforts. With respect to executive level positions, I ask that you obtain my approval
prior to commencing the search, including whether to engage a search consultant. And
on that point, I have asked CHRO McGee to go through a procurement process to select
a firm (or firms) who would do all of our search work at a discounted price.
Travel
Travel returns to the process prior to the freeze with the understanding that all
will continue to use professional judgement in approving travel. Please also continue
to adopt the new travel system to maximize efficiencies and obtain negotiated discounts.
Procurement
Procurement returns to the process prior to the freeze. Your ongoing focus to reduce
and contain discretionary expenditures, such as dues and memberships, is much appreciated.
The entire memo is available online.