Evelyn,
We try to handle everything in the same manner as would occur with our
basic University accounts, therefore the sign-off's would be the same as
for any other purchase (PI's for Grants and Dept. Chair for regular
accounts). The limiting factor would be if there had not been a budget line
opened for the purchase category when the account code was assigned or if
the amount of the purchase exceeded the budget line. We would allow a
transfer of funds from another line to an agency approved line within the
10% limitation for the purchase.
For our campus everything goes from the PI  (project budget administrator,
usually) to the budget office for activity codes to purchasing where the
budget authority, outlined above, is checked and if OK purchase order is
cut. Travel has an additional Chair signature for insurance purposes.
Ted
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Ted R. Knous
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
Research Promotion Services and the Graduate College
11 Harvey Hall
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
Voice: 715-232-1126
Fax:  715-232-1749
email:  xxxxxx@uwstout.edu

"What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve!" Nightingale 1990
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-----Original Message-----
From:   Evelyn Ford [SMTP:xxxxxx@PGH.AUHS.EDU]
Sent:   Friday, January 30, 1998 3:35 PM
To:     Multiple recipients of list RESADM-L
Subject:        Signature Authority

I'd appreciate some info regarding signature authority:  What
signatures do you require for purchase requisitions, check requests,
travel documents, etc., after the P.I. (or his/her designee) signs
off but before the document reaches Accounts Payable, the Purchasing
Department, or whatever.  Does it have to go through your research
finance office?  Local (department) administration?

Thanks.

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Evelyn J. Ford, Research Administrator
Center for Neurosciences Research
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh PA 15212-4772
voice 412.359.4475
fax 412.359.4499
xxxxxx@pgh.auhs.edu