Emergency
Maintenance
Policy Violations
Fine Amounts
How to Respond
Who's who
in Res Life
100

A resident calls with a burned out light bulb. Is this Emergency Maintenance and what do you do?

NO tell them to put in a work order and if they don't know how help them.

100

You find a poster hung on the wall with a tack, is this a policy violation.

Yes, you cannot harm the wall when using decorations

100

Trash Violation

$25 per bag we can fill

100

 You’re on 1 am rounds and you watch a boy walk out of BEL-314. How do you respond and what paperwork do you fill out?

Inform the resident and their guest of the now broken visitation policy, have them both present their SAM ID or other form of ID.  Then fill out an IR confirmation form for both people and write an IR 

100

Wayne Bennett

Assistant Director for Student Discipline

200

A resident calls the duty phone about a broken lock on their front door. Is this emergency maintenance and what do you do?

YES first you confirm that the lock is broken, then call the RHD on duty, and write IR

200

You find 3 people in a single occupant room, is this a policy violation?

YES, residents are only allowed one guest in their rooms due to COVID-19

200

Smoking/ Tobacco Products/ E-Cigarettes

$100.00

200

 You are doing public furniture inventory on a Tuesday and you can’t find the Peavey sound system. How should you respond?

First ask Jamil if there is any reason why the system wouldn't be there (GA program, resident checked it out, etc.), if it's still missing mark that on the inventory sheet and write an IR.

200

Joellen Tipton

Executive Director for Residence Life and Living Learning Programs 

will also accept head of Res Life

300

A resident texts you about a broken AC unit at 1 pm. Is this emergency maintenance and what do you do?

YES, first confirm that the AC unit is broken, call maintenance and report the situation, write an IR

300

you find 5 people in the acoustic studio in the CC, with food and wearing masks.  What are the policy violations if any?

YES, food is only allowed in the concession area, and only 3 people are allowed in the acoustic studio at a time. 

300
Vacancy Violation

There is no fine

300

If you have an ongoing maintenance issue and nothing is happening how do you respond?

The RHD should contact Katy Pelton via email and make them aware of the situation. If there is still no response, the RHD should copy all the documentation on the specific problem and give it to the Assistant Director so that they can discuss the issue further with Residence Life Maintenance.

300

Warner Workman

Residence Hall Director for Sam Houston Village
400

A resident calls about Rodent or Pest problem. Is this emergency maintenance and what do you do?

NO tell them to put in a work order and if they don't know how help them

400

During Safety maintenance you walk into a room and find a drip coffee pot, a playboy poster taped to the wall, and a plug in air freshener. What are the policy violations if any?

YES lewd posters aren't allowed to be displayed publicly in the room and plug in air fresheners aren't allowed

400

Refusal of Pest Control

$50.00
400

A resident says that their vacuum stopped working 

Inform the resident that we can't help with that but maybe direct them to the local Walmart. You don't need to write an IR for that.

400

Katy Pelton

Assistant Director for Residence Life Facilities and Risk Management 

will also accept works with Res life maintenance

500

There is an overflowing Toilet in ELL-181 is this Emergency Maintenance and what do you do?

YES First confirm that the toilet is in fact overflowing then call the RHD on duty, get the water socks and place around the area to prevent spreading, get resident to move their things, inform the residents in higher floors to not use their water, and write an IR

500

During Safety and Maintenance Checks you find 3 Whataburger bags, 2 empty water bottles, and used pregnancy tests are taped to the wall with no smell. What are the policy violations, if any?

There's only a trash violation for the whataburger bags and water bottles.  
500

Hoverboard Violation 

$250
500

You are present for rounds but your primary isn’t. How should you respond?

Try to call them and the duty phone if you can't get a hold of your primary call the RHD on duty, and follow their instructions. Find someone on the staff team who can do rounds with you.  You don't write the IR for this unless told to, the RHD will.

500

Scooter Osborne

Systems Analyst I 

will also accept IT for Reslife