Illinois State Archaeological Survey - Illinois Archaeology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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What's New

New Leave Request Form
A new digital Leave Request form has been created. Please complete the form in Adobe Acrobat and forward a digital copy to your supervisor for approval.

Supervisors: -- Please complete the form and email a copy to Janice.

Link: Leave Request Form [pdf] Open in Acrobat 9 or later.

posted: 10/30/12 ML

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Pre-approved travel forms from OVCR via PRI
We have been informed that the OVCR requires pre-approved travel forms for all travel by ISAS staff.  It is not yet clear what this means for staff on the road on a daily basis to do survey and excavation.  At a minimum it will be required for all out of state travel.  Consequently each individual going to the MAC conference who will be requesting time off, hotel, per diem, registration, or other reimbursements must have one of these forms completed.  

Supervisors -- Please insure that these are distributed to staff and that they are aware of the rules.

Link: Prior Approval Travel Form [pdf]Open in Acrobat 9 or later.

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ISAS General Burial Notification Protocol
Revised February 2012 in consultation with IDOT.

Link: ISAS General Burial Notification Protocol

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MOA in place for the Mitigation of Euro-American Traditions Sites

This has been and extensive process that John and Brad have been pursuing for at least two years. It essentially gets us back to the process we had several years ago before everything was put on hold by the FHWA review. This will facilitate our work on these types of sites. Please read the attached document - my understanding is that it goes into effect as of the date of signature. Field Station Coordinators and Statewide surveyors need to understand and begin to implement this process.

Link: Mitigation of Euro-American Traditions Sites [pdf]

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NEW Protocol for communicating with outside agencies, etc.

Statewide ISAS and district personnel:

Recently we have had a number of unfortunate incidents of contacts between district surveyors and other field personnel with various private individuals, organizations, tribes, and agencies that indicate that there is a misunderstanding of basic protocol in conducting such communications. In all of the specific instances that I am aware of these inappropriate communications directly stem from ISAS staff attempts to be helpful, cooperative, and to facilitate the process -- all good intentions that can have very negative impacts on the IDOT-ISAS relationship that is the heart of our program. In each case the problem came from the ISAS staffer not recognizing that they did not have the responsibility, the authority, or the authorization from superiors to be involved in that conversation.

Link: Protocol for communicating with outside agencies, etc. [from Polices tab]