4000-1-6 Delegation of Signing Authority for Expenditure
Responsible Executive
Senior Vice-President, Strategy & Corporate Services
Policy Sponsor
Senior Vice-President, Strategy & Corporate Services
Issue Date
March 31, 2017
Supersedes Date
March 31, 2017
Last Review
October 4, 2019
Last Revision
October 4, 2019
Upon request, the college will provide a copy of this policy in an alternate format.
In support of good financial stewardship at Lambton College, all purchases of goods or services are to be authorized by a manager with the authority to do so.
Policy
- As per Board Policy III-4, any purchases of goods or services committing the College to expenditures for an amount greater than $1,000,000 require the approval of the Board of Governors.
- Any purchases of goods or services committing the College to expenditures of $1,000,000 or less shall be signed by the President or a designated manager to whom signing authority for expenditure within specified limits has been delegated.
- The calculation of the commitment is to consider all related expenditures to be made concurrently or likely to be made over a multi-year period. Taxes and freight are not included in the calculation of the commitment.
- The upper limits of delegated signing authorities are:
Table: Upper signing limits Role Limit President $1,000,000 Vice-Presidents $500,000 Executive Deans/Directors $250,000 Director: Facilities Management; Information Technology; Finance $100,000 Directors, Deans, Associate Deans $50,000 Managers $25,000 All other College employees $1,000 - Authorized expenditures must be within approved current year budget limits.
- Exceptions to this policy to accommodate special circumstances e.g. scholarship payments or routine expenditures for regular recurring business liabilities, e.g. hydro, gas, payroll, taxes and benefits, must be authorized in writing by the individual manager designated to do so as per Attachment 1 to this policy.
- Purchases of goods or services will be made in accordance with the College's Purchasing (4000-2-1) policy.
For questions or concerns regarding this policy, please contact the Policy Sponsor by phoning our main line 519-542-7751.