CHA 0037

Re:  Authority to Appoint Near Relatives



Per Academic Personnel Policy 520 and recently revised Staff Policy

21.G, the Chancellor has the authority to approve the appointment of

near relatives who are in the same department or have a close working

relationship with one another.



With this letter, I hereby redelegate this authority to each of you in

your respective areas of authority and fund sources.  This authority

is effective immediately and may not be further redelegated.  The only

exception to this authority is in regard to appointments involving

your own near relatives, which still require my approval. This

delegation of authority supersedes any previous delegations on the

subject, most notably the November 6, 1992 letter from the Chancellor

to Vice Chancellors and Deans (CHA 0030).



Per policy, a near relative is defined as a spouse, parent, child, or

sibling, or any step-relative or in-law in these relationships.

Please note that when two employees who are in the same department (or

who work closely with one another) become ne ar relatives, your

approval is also required for them to continue in that same working

relationship. This policy specifically applies to the following three

situations:



1. When an employee is in a supervisory relationship with a near

   relative;



2. When an employee has the same immediate supervisor as a near

   relative; or



3. When an employee has a close working relationship with a near

   relative.



Copies of Academic Personnel Policy 520 and Staff Policy 21.G are

attached for your information.











Raymond L. Orbach

Chancellor



cc: Secretary of The Regents

    Associate Vice President -- Employee and Labor Relations

    Special Assistant -- Coordination & Review

    UCR Director - Human Resources

    UCR Administrative Budget Office