How is signature authority established?
Authority to conduct a non-electronic financial transaction for a department or program is designated by means of the Signature Authorization or Cancellation Form (Form U242). The Signature Authorization or Cancellation Form (Form U242) can be used by deans, department chairs, principal investigators, and administrative department heads to authorize responsible individuals to expend allocated University funds when there is no overruling written redelegation of authority. Form U242 is completed and issued by a department or program to notify administrative and service departments (accounting, purchasing, personnel, etc.) of a given person’s authority to conduct specified business transactions. As explained in Section 701-13: Signature Authorization Procedures, Form U242 also serves to provide a specimen signature for those to whom authority is given to expend funds. The Accounting Office is responsible for maintaining and distributing to service departments an annual list of persons aut
Authority to conduct a non-electronic financial transaction for a department or program is designated by means of the Signature Authorization or Cancellation Form (Form U242). The Signature Authorization or Cancellation Form (Form U242) can be used by deans, department chairs, principal investigators, and administrative department heads to authorize responsible individuals to expend allocated University funds when there is no overruling written redelegation of authority. Form U242 is completed and issued by a department or program to notify administrative and service departments (accounting, purchasing, personnel, etc.) of a given person’s authority to conduct specified business transactions. As explained in Section 701-13: Signature Authorization Procedures, Form U242 also serves to provide a specimen signature for those to whom authority is given to expend funds. The Accounting Office is responsible for maintaining and distributing to service departments an annual list of persons aut
