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For Faculty & Staff Policies and Procedures
| Signature Authority for Travel, Entertainment, Memberships, and Honoraria | | Print | |
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Chairs/Vice Chairs/Directors in the College of Letters and Science are delegated the following authority to approve for their department/program/unit: Travel • Domestic travel – within policy (all funds) • Foreign travel – within policy (research funds) • No authority to approve exceptions to Policy For further information, consult the UC Policy and Regulations Governing Travel Official Entertainment • Routine entertainment for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light refreshments within policy allowances. • No authority to approve exceptions to Policy, e.g., inclusion of spouse or over per person maximum For further information, consult the UC policy on Expenditures for Business Meetings, Entertainment, and Other Occasions University-sponsored memberships in organizations • Up to $1,000 on research funds only Honoraria Payments • Up to $2,000 (any fund source) Approval by the College of Letters and Science Since all transactions involving the unit head require the approval of the next higher authority, paperwork for travel and entertainment by chairs/directors must be sent to Bryant Wieneke (ext. 3627) in the College office for processing. Foreign travel on state funds also requires College approval. Policies and practices in the department should be established to ensure equitable consideration for all ladder faculty members. Given budgetary constraints, it is anticipated that departments will support only travel that is necessary and benefits the department as a whole. |