BPPM Revision Memorandum

DATE:	July 25, 2008
FROM:	Ralph Jenks, Director
TO:	Manual Users
SUBJECT:	Business Policies and Procedures Manual Revision Letter Number Three Hundred Twenty-Five

This BPPM revision includes the following changes:

Delegation of Appointing Authority 60.10

This revision:

Updates the definition of appointing authority.

Updates the list of powers held only by appointing authorities.

Updates the definition of employing officials.

Updates the list of employment actions which typically involve employing officials.

Updates the requirements and procedures for removal of appointing authority.

Updates the procedure for requesting temporary employment appointing authority.

Receipt, Inspection, and Acceptance of Purchased Goods 70.14

This revision updates the procedures for receiving shipments at WSU Pullman and non-Pullman locations. Procedures are updated for notifying Central Receiving or Accounts Payable of received shipments. Accounts Payable authorizes payment after receiving notification of receipt. Note: Central Receiving no longer issues Receiving Reports with delivered shipments.

All-University Records Retention Schedules: Administrative--Executive Level Records (Dean and above) 90.01.10-11

This revision adds the records series titled History Files to the Administrative--Executive Level Records table.

All-University Records Retention Schedules: Payroll and Personnel Records Used Campus Wide 90.01.30-37

This revision updates the description of the records series titled Department's Employee File.

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