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Procedure 1A.7/11 Delegation of Authority


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Type/Authority

Name of Individual(s) Authorized to Sign

Fiscal Authority
Bank Accounts/Investments
Fiscal Authority President/Vice President of Finance and Administration/Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services/Business Manager
Savings Accounts President/Vice President of Finance and Administration/Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services/Business Manager
Investments/Certificate of Deposit President/Vice President of Finance and Administration/Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services/Business Manager
Checking Account President/Vice President of Finance and Administration/Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services/Business Manager
Financial Aid
Applications for Federal Funds President/Director of Financial Aid
Inventory
Equipment Inventory Record Business Manager/Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services
Motor Pool and Travel (online)
Monthly Travel Long Reporting Accounts Payable Clerk
Out-of-State Travel/Special Expense Approval/Authorization (#435) President/Vice Presidents
Payments
Expense Report
$100 and higher
Up to $100

Vice Presidents/Business Manager
Supervisors

Imprest Cash Pay Order Vice President of Finance and Administration/Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services/Business Manager
Auxiliary Enterprises Pay Order Vice President of Finance and Administration/Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services
TRIO Funds TRIO Directors
Capital Improvement Projects
Up to $250,000
Physical Plant Manager/Chief Facilities Engineer
Repair & Replacement Projects
Up to $250,000
Physical Plant Manager/Chief Facilities Engineer
Information Technology Orders
Up to $50,000
Chief Information Officer
Personnel

Request for Placement on Payroll

                          Above delegation limits
Faculty (Step Limits)
Administrator's (Delegation Limit)
Staff, MMA, MAPE, Commissioner's Plan, Managerial Plan, AFSCME Up to Step III

 

President/Vice Presidents
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer

Request for Leave Without Pay President/Chief Human Resources Officer
Overtime Approval Vice Presidents
Faculty Overload Pay Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Staff Development Funds

Chief Human Resources Officer

Wellness Funds

Chief Human Resources Officer

Payroll Advances

Chief Human Resources Officer

AmeriCorps Hiring

Chief Human Resources Officer/Chief Student Affairs Officer

Employee Tuition Waiver

Chief Human Resources Officer

Purchasing
Purchase Order Vice Presidents/Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services/Business Manager
Bookstore Purchase Order Bookstore Supervisor/Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services
Internal Requisition
Up to $100,000

Up to $25,000


Up to $10,000
 
 Up to $5,000


 
 Up to $2,500

 
Up to $2,000

Vice Presidents

Dean of Professional Training/Executive Director of Professional Training 

Chief Student Affairs Officer

Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services/ Business Manager/Physical Plant Manager/Professional Training Center Director of Operations/Customized Training Reps 

Deans/ Foundations Director/Chief Public Relations Officer/Chief Information Officer/Chief Human Resources Officer/Director of Public Safety

Chief Facilities Engineer/Building Maintenance Foreman

Supply Order
Over $200
Under $200

Business Manager
Budget Owners

Contracts
Technical/Educational Professional Contract
Up to $50,000
Up to $5,000

President/Vice Presidents/Business Manager
Physical Plant Manager/Chief Student Affairs Officer/Dean of Professional Training/Executive Director of Professional Training/Chief Human Resources Officer/Chief Public Relations Officer 

Clinical Contract Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Speaker Contract
Over $500
Up to $500

President/Vice Presidents/Business Manager
Supervisors

Joint Powers President/Vice Presidents
Software License Agreement Chief Information Officer/Business Manager
Leases President/Vice President of Finance and Administration
Customized Training Income Dean of Professional Training/Executive Director of Professional Training
MJSP Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs/Dean of Professional Training/Executive Director of Professional Training
Other Fiscal
Admissions Fee Waiver President
Check Endorsement Business Office Staff
Public Information President/Chief Public Relations Officer
Budget Approval President
Budget Increase/Transfer (Up to 10% of original budget) Vice President of Finance and Administration
Vendor Credit Application Vice President of Finance and Administration/Business Manager
Professional Training Exception Form Dean of Professional Training/Executive Director of Professional Training
Professional Trianing Waiver Form Dean of Professional Trianing/Executive Director of Professional Training
Administrative Authority  
GI Bill Enrollment Certification Campus Records and Registration Office
Student Enrollment Verification Records Office Staff
Criminal Apprehension Report Director of Public Safety
First Report of Injury (Worker's Comp)

Chief Human Resources Officer
Supervisors must complete First Report of Injury Form and submit to Human Resources within two business days of injury.

Public Data Release Data Practices Compliance Officer
Private Data Release Data Practices Compliance Officer
Exception to Policy Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs/Dean of Student Life/Chief Student Affairs Officer 
Suspension Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs/Financial Aid Director
Grant Applications
MJSP

All other

Dean of Professional Training/Executive Director of Professional Training
Deans and Vice Presidents

Employment Offer Chief Human Resources Officer
Facility Use Waiver President
Telecommuting Authorization President
Acceptance of Gift/Grant Awards President
Bookstore Reimbursement Petition Bookstore Manager
Parking Waiver Parking Committee Chair
Extended Family Medical Leave Request President
Certification Forms Chief Human Resources Officer
Retirement Forms Chief Human Resources Officer
Employee Benefit Forms Chief Human Resources Officer
Insurance Forms Chief Human Resources Officer
Student Services Authority  
Refund for Non-Credit Course Form Dean of Professional Training/Executive Director of Professional Training
Overload Credit Approval Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Holds
Academic Dean of Student Life/Chief Student Affairs Officer
Business Office Director of Fiscal and Auxiliary Services
Financial Aid Director of Financial Aid
Registration/International Student College Registrar
Academic Authority  
Faculty Development Leave
Up to 3 days
Over 3 days

Deans
Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs/ Chief Student Affairs Officer/Vice President

Sub Assignment
Short Term
Long Term

Deans
Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Admission and Articulation Agreements Vice President/Chief Academic Officer/Chief Student Affairs Officer
Academic Standards Petition Deans
Course Placement Petition Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs/Director of Academic Support and Testing 
Sabbatical Plan Approval Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Amended Sabbatical Plan President
Sabbatical Report Approval Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Alternative Assignment Approval Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Faculty Release Time Approval Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs

History:

06.2004 Updated campus lists and combined them into a single procedure
10.2005 Updated names; added Expense Reports up to $100, TRIO payment authorization, additional personnel for GI Bill Certification, & Tuition Refund for Non-credit Courses; changed First Report of Injury authority, dollar level for business officers & facilities
07.2009 Updated and included Administrative, Student Services and Academic Authority sections
09.2010 Annual update.
09.2011 Annual update.
12.2011 Technical change correcting Amended Sabbatical Plan delegation to President.

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