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Purpose<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Each building at 51ÁÔÆæ has a designated chairperson who supports certain management aspects of the building. This policy explains the process for designating, along with the functions of, the individual who serves as a building chair.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Policy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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I. Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Appointment. <\/strong>The Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning & Management or their designee (\u201cAVCFPM\u201d) is responsible for identifying and naming a building chair for each building at 51ÁÔÆæ (see list of current building chairs<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Meetings. <\/strong>The AVCFPM will convene at least one meeting of building chairs per year and as otherwise necessary to share information relevant to their functions.\u00a0 The AVCFPM will also coordinate the provision of periodic training for building chairs to enable them to fulfill the duties outlined below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    II. Functions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    A building chair is responsible for the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Sharing relevant information with building occupants, including:  \n
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      1. Facilities-related information such as construction updates or maintenance impacts.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Safety and security information such as building access restrictions, safety drills (i.e., fire, tornado, or active shooter), and campus safety training opportunities being held in the building. 

        Note: Campus safety training opportunities are available from University Safety and Assurances (        https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-health\/<\/a>) and University Police (https:\/\/uwm.edu\/police\/safety-training-information\/<\/a>).      <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Serving as liaison between building occupants and Facility Services for any facility-related service issues, including: \n
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        1. Notifying Facility Services of service needs in areas not under the direct supervision of a department (i.e., roofs, corridors, rest rooms, building exteriors, etc.)  

          Note: Service requests should be made via the online service request system or via email (          servicerequest@uwm.edu<\/a>). Urgent service requests should be made via telephone to the Facility Services dispatcher.  Contact information for urgent requests may be found here: https:\/\/uwm.edu\/facility-services\/service-requests\/<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Helping individual occupants or departments coordinate any service needs within the building. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Make a recommendation to the AVCFPM as to the following: \n
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          1. which portions of the building should be closed to the public, if any, and when.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. any applicable rules as to use of the building by minors, consistent with Wis. Admin. Code Chapter UWS 18<\/a> and 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Facility Access and Use Policy for Guests (SAAP 06-09)<\/a>.\u00a0

            Such recommendations should be made in consultation with relevant stakeholders such as building occupants, Facilities Planning & Management, and the Registrar\u2019s Office classroom assignment personnel, as applicable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Coordinating required postings and signs in the building, including: \n
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            1. Assist Facility Services and Campus Planning in determining the placement of bulletin boards and signs within the building. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Maintain legally-required workplace postings, as updated by Human Resources, on a designated building bulletin board. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. Post public building hours, as determined by the Chancellor or their designee, consistent with Wis. Admin. Code sec. UWS 18.07(2), (3)<\/a>, after the process in paragraph 3 above.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            4. Assisting building occupants in monitoring and reporting behavioral incidents in the building to the relevant 51ÁÔÆæ office.  \n
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              1. In an emergency where safety or property is threatened, behavioral incidents should be reported to the 51ÁÔÆæ Police Department or local police department using the emergency number.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Students: Behavioral incidents in a 51ÁÔÆæ building involving a 51ÁÔÆæ student should be reported to the 51ÁÔÆæ Dean of Students office via its online reporting system on its website at https:\/\/uwm.edu\/deanofstudents<\/a>.    <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. Employees: Behavioral incidents in a 51ÁÔÆæ building involving a 51ÁÔÆæ employee should be reported to the employee\u2019s supervisor or Human Resources.  51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Human Resources Department may be reached at hr-contact@uwm.edu<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              4. Guests: Behavioral incidents in a 51ÁÔÆæ building involving guests should be reported to 51ÁÔÆæ Police Department consistent with 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Facility Access and Use Policy for Guests (SAAP 06-09<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              5. Coordinating any actions related to the restriction of access to the building or designation of non-public areas with 51ÁÔÆæ Police Department and Facilities Planning & Management, including placement of signage.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              6. Supporting safety drills (fire, tornado, etc.) and maintaining any building-related emergency preparedness information or documentation, including any necessary Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), and Patron Access reports, including building ban letters. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              7. Identifying an alternate building chair and floor captain(s) and notifying the AVCFPM who is serving in these roles.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              8. Attending the annual building chairs meeting, or as otherwise reasonably requested, to discuss building-related issues.   <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1287,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[37,49],"topic":[25],"class_list":["post-704","library","type-library","status-publish","hentry","category-administrative-policies-procedures","category-selected-academic-and-administrative-policies","topic-facilities"],"yoast_head":"\nBuilding Chairpersons - Policy Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/building-chairpersons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Building Chairpersons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/building-chairpersons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Policy Library\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-13T21:26:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/building-chairpersons\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/building-chairpersons\\\/\",\"name\":\"Building Chairpersons - 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