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April 2020 Column from Rod Smith, Internal Controls Newsletter

Please review carefully the ‘COVID-19 and TIM Update 0325’ attached document. It provides detailed information about the Special Leave Provision in effect from March 16 – March 31st and TIM and specifically about updating timecards in the previous pay period, March 16th – March 29th that will be signed off this week at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31st.

April 2020 In Focus Article for Finance Insight, Christy Baldridge

Steve Agostini’s column for Finance Insight, April 2020.

We have worked out a process with Lenovo to allow for home shipment of computers.  Note the information below concerning CCI computer orders as an amendment to the memo sent March 20, 2020 and included below for reference.   

Document that details information about the Special Leave Provision in effect from March 16 – March 31 and TIM, as well as information about updating timecards in the current pay period, March 16 – March 29.

We recognize that campus units are currently in extraordinary situations that may require a temporary change to purchasing processes. In order to facilitate approvals required in the COVID-19 Campus Procurement Guidelines released March 19, 2020, effective immediately, units must complete an approval form for all purchases greater than $50,000 and general procurement items which meet the criteria below. 

March Closing Notes; COVID-19 Procedural Updates on Campus; New Travel Programs announced.

In response to the large section of the workforce that has been forced to work from home due to COVID-19, Procurement Services has worked out an arrangement with a few vital campus vendors to provide equipment and supplies to home addresses. The extensive catalogs provided by these vendors should meet the majority of the home office needs for our campus community. While many prefer to utilize Amazon Business, Amazon is not capable of providing the ability to modify shipping addresses.

In response to the current UNC System office guidance related to COVID-19, the University will continue to comply with the spirit of the Daily Deposit Act, balanced with our responsibility to practice social distancing.