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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Academic Unit Heads, CEDs, and AES Unit Leaders,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">EC approved all 181 requests for faculty and staff/AP yesterday. Thank you for your work on the FY2020 ALVSCE merit adjustment process.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">The division review was multifold: my office checked budgetary limitations and to avoid obvious equity concerns, Jeannie McLain reviewed the faculty data for individuals who were
involved in documented behavioral or professional conduct issues this year, and EC reviewed as a safeguard to ensure the highest performers within our organization were recognized.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">The ALVSCE process is
<b>merit only</b> and was established by Dean Burgess in 2011. It has been incrementally improved by shared governance. This is also the first year that we created a separate staff/AP merit process with the guidance from the division Staff and AP Councils.
It is important to avoid confusion with the recent UA processes, which awards on the basis of meeting expectations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">KC Armenta in my office will work with your business officer to transfer the approved salary and ERE.
<b>The unit business officer is responsible for submitting necessary paperwork</b> to make the adjustments effective July 1 or August 19, depending upon the recipients contract start date.
<b>All adjustments must be entered by May 15 to avoid the annual UA salary moratorium.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Jeffrey Ratje<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Associate Vice President, Finance, Administration, Operations
<span style="color:#44546A">|</span> Treasurer, Arizona Experiment Station<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Division of Agriculture, Life & Veterinary Sciences & Cooperative Extension
<span style="color:#44546A">|</span> The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">PO Box 210036, Forbes Building, Rm 314C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">1140 E. So. Campus Drive
<span style="color:#44546A">| </span>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Phone: (520) 621-1468</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Please visit our website:
<a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/dbs">https://compass.arizona.edu/dbs</a> <o:p>
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