(A) Purpose
The university strives to provide a safe and secure environment
and to meet the educational and professional needs of students and employees.
Toward this end, this rule establishes restricted access buildings, open access
buildings, periods when university buildings may be used, and prescribes
conditions under which persons may use closed facilities.
(B) Scope
This rules
rule applies to all university owned or leased
buildings and to all persons who enter or use such buildings.
(C) Definitions
(1) "Designated University Officials
university officials" include: department chairs, the
director of campus operations, or senior university administrator.
(2) "University Owned
owned or
Leased Buildings
leased buildings" include those buildings and
facilities on the Rootstown, Ohio campus and others leased by or under the
control of the university.
(3)
"Restricted Access Building
access
building" includes all buildings except for the public areas of the
information center and the conference center.
(4) "Senior University Administrators
university administrators" for purposes of this rule
include the president, the provost, deans of the
colleges, senior vice-presidents and the general
counsel.
(D) Rule
statement
(1) All university restricted access
buildings are closed from one a.m. to six a.m., Monday through Friday and all
weekend and designated university holidays or breaks.
(a) No restricted access building may be
utilized for non-university related events after one a.m.
(b) Except in the case of an emergency, no
university owned or leased building may be used for overnight or sleeping
accommodations.
(2) At
any time, university employees must have the permission of their immediate
supervisor to have non-business related visitors in any restricted access
building for any period in excess of thirty minutes.
(3) It is permissible for a designated
university official to allow employees under his or her control to utilize
offices, laboratories and other areas for university related purposes during
periods when a restricted access building is closed.
(a) The designated university official
authorizing such use assumes responsibility for the conduct of personnel so
authorized and for the security of the area.
(b) No designated university official may
authorize the use of facilities for non-university events during the hours one
a.m. to six a.m. Or for overnight accommodations without the written consent of
the president or the director of campus operations.
(c) The designated university official will
notify security of the names of the persons authorized and the dates and times
of such authorization via email at campsec@neomed.edu police@neomed.edu.
(4) University employees or
currently enrolled students may only use a closed restricted access building if
they have the permission of one of a designated university official and they
have in their possession a valid university identification card.
(5) University-contracted employees engaged
in the performance of their job duties must have and display valid
identification from the contractors that is acceptable to the university.
(6) The information center and the
conference center have defined hours of operation and use restrictions. Patrons
using these facilities must abide by these hours and
restrictions.
(7)(6) Persons who do not
have authorization to enter and use restricted access buildings as set forth
herein will be asked to leave the building by police
or security personnel. Persons who do not abide by the request will be
informed that they are considered trespassers and that the
sheriff's office
university police will be notified immediately.
Disruptive persons may be detained by the security
personnel until sheriff's officers arrive on the scene.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3349-10-76
Effective:
11/25/2024
Promulgated Under:
111.15
Statutory
Authority: 111.15
Rule
Amplifies: 3350.12
Prior
Effective Dates: 02/02/2015, 02/14/2019
