Conflict of Interest in Employment
Management Mechanism Template

The following elements need to be included in all management mechanism plans that are submitted for review by the Committee on the Conflict of Interest in Employment.

1. Identification of related individuals unless exempted as described in (Operations Manual III 8.4c). Include names and job title/status.
2. Identification of unit or department and division or college.
3. A description of the proposed reporting structure (s) (include names and titles) to eliminate a real or perceived conflict related to hiring, salary, working conditions, working responsibilities, evaluation, promotion, and termination decisions.
4. Two organizational charts of the immediate area including all relevant student employees, staff and faculty. The first chart should display current supervisory relationships (pre-management plan). The second chart should display future supervisory relationships (post-management plan).
5. Assurance that staff and faculty in the unit or department will receive notification that a management mechanism has been developed and notification of a designated neutral person to whom to bring concerns to regarding a conflict or a perception of a conflict.
6. Assurance that the departmental executive officer will provide a written report to the Conflict of Interest in Employment Committee no later than one year following the approval date of the management plan regarding the effectiveness of that plan.