Details, specifications of Forsee's 14-point cutbacks

The following are UM System President Gary Forsee's recommendations for spending cutbacks, supplemented by Chancellor Brady Deaton's points specific to MU:

• UM System Memo: Position reclassifications, mid-year promotions, mid-year salary adjustments
• MU Memo: Reclassifications and other adjustments can be considered if it means that an employee would leave and a position would be left open without them

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• UM System Memo:  Employee overtime, whether paid or given as additional time off
• MU Memo:  Overtime can occur with immediate supervisor and next-level supervisor’s approval, and if it does not occur on a regular basis

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• UM System Memo: Employee recognition events
• MU Memo:  These events are important, but costs should be eliminated or reduced to a minimum 

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• UM System Memo:  Employee dues for professional organizations, unless membership is a job requirement
• MU Memo:  No explanation listed in Deaton’s memo

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• UM System Memo:  Employee training that is not directly required for job duties
• MU Memo: Only training for licensure, compliance, etc. … should be continued, and only in the most economical way possible

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• UM System Memo:  Non-capital building maintenance, except for repairs related to safety
• MU Memo:  Some maintenance and repair should continue if there is direct negative effect on instruction, revenue or service.  These claims must be documented

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• UM System Memo: Travel
• MU Memo: Travel must be significantly reduced except for important research purposes

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• UM System Memo:  Business meals and refreshments
• MU Memo:  These should be eliminated

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• UM System Memo:  Marketing and advertising done by outside vendors, except if it impacts a campus’ ability to generate future revenue
• MU Memo:  The services should be continued only if they increase enrollment that would increase tuition revenue, fundraising, economic development and sale of MU services

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• UM System Memo:  Publishing, printing, copying (The memo recommends that electronic copies replace hard copies of documents.)
• MU Memo:  Print publications that generate revenue or when information is sent to areas where there is not high-speed Internet service, such as rural Missouri

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• UM System Memo:  Supply purchases
• MU Memo:  Contracted vendors should always be used

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• UM System Memo:  Non-capital equipment purchases (The memo cites computers not used in direct instruction or research as an example of such purchases.)

• MU Memo:  Continue to use existing equipment unless it is dysfunctional

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• UM System Memo:  Consulting services, except when tied directly to future revenue

• MU Memo:  Only contracts that generate revenue should be kept, such as student recruitment and donor support

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• UM System Memo: Non-capital purchases for cars and furniture

• MU Memo:  Do not buy furniture, carpet, etc. … unless it is absolutely necessary