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UHS Policies: SAMs - 03 Fiscal Affairs

A. General

# Policy Name Issued Last Reviewed/Revised
.01 Expenditure and Use of all Funds Administered by the University Of Houston System 09/04/1990 11/11/2021
.02 Entertainment Expenditures 09/04/1990 11/11/2021
.03 Business Travel 09/01/1990 08/31/2021
.04 University Credit Cards 09/04/1990 09/22/2021
.05 Contract Administration 09/04/1990 10/07/2021
.06 Establishment, Maintenance, and Discontinuance of Credit Card Services 08/03/1998 10/08/2022
.07 Petty Cash Funds 12/14/1990 09/08/2021
.09 Manual Checks 01/12/1991 12/20/2023
.10 Requests for Funds from UH Foundation 05/15/1991 06/28/2023
.12 Exemption from State of Texas Taxes for University Expenditures 05/07/1993 11/11/2021
.13 Moving and Relocation Expenses 02/23/1996 04/09/2024
.16 Professional License Fees 08/24/1992 05/24/2021
.17 Disclosure of Related Party Interests  09/04/1990 Retired
.19 Monthly Cell Phone Allowance 04/09/1997 09/22/2021
.21 Employee's Family Travel Expenses 01/03/1995 08/31/2021
.22 Reporting Financial Accounting Information to External Parties 07/27/1996 09/21/2021
.23 Court Ordered Restitution 09/18/1997 08/04/2022
.24 Extension of Credit by Universities 11/30/1998 05/24/2021
.25 Representation Allowance 02/14/2000 04/30/2024
.26 Employee Training Program 02/27/2003 Retired - replaced by SAM 02.A.41
.28 Tax-Exempt Bond Post-Issuance Compliance 12/01/2010 01/07/2020
.29 Tuition, Fees and Charges 12/04/2015 05/16/2023
.30 Establishment of Bank Accounts 12/05/2017 07/30/2021
.31 Business Administration 03/23/2018 04/13/2021
.32 Specialized Service Facilities 11/30/2021

B. Purchasing

# Policy Name Issued Last Reviewed/Revised
.01 Purchasing Guidelines 05/15/1991 10/08/2024
.02 Contracting with Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) 06/15/1992 10/10/2023

C. Planning and Budgeting

# Policy Name Issued Last Reviewed/Revised
.01 The Planning and Budgeting Process 09/04/1990 04/20/2021
.02 Salary and Wage Adjustments 09/04/1990 10/18/2021
.03 Repair and Construction Funds 09/01/1990 08/31/2022

D. Payroll

# Policy Name Issued Last Reviewed/Revised
.04 Check Distribution 08/14/1998 08/11/2022
.06 Taxable Fringe Benefits 08/24/1992 10/17/2022

E. Physical Property

# Policy Name Issued Last Reviewed/Revised
.01 Physical Inventory of Goods for Resale, Manufacture, or Repair 09/04/1990 12/18/2024
.02 Property Management 02/10/1993 09/22/2021
.03 Disposition of Abandoned and Unclaimed Financial and Personal Property 10/26/1993 09/22/2021
.07 Fleet Management Plan 09/01/1995 09/21/2021
.08 Student Travel 01/08/2002 Moved - Renumbered as SAM 05.C.03

F. Asset Management

# Policy Name Issued Last Reviewed/Revised
.02 Endowment Management 10/26/1993 01/11/2024
.03 Distribution of Income from Selected Endowments 03/15/1991 12/02/2020
.04 Cash Handling 08/29/1997 01/07/2020
.05 Sale, Lease, Purchase or Conveyance of Real Property 10/26/1993 10/27/2023
.07 Foreign Bank Accounts 08/10/1998 07/30/2021
.08 Real Estate Transactions 12/04/2015 06/15/2023
.09 Payments of Benefit Costs from State-Appropriated Funds 06/12/2017 07/30/2021
.10 Environmental Review for Acquisition of Real Property 08/24/1992 05/16/2023

G. General Accounting

# Policy Name Issued Last Reviewed/Revised
.01 Year End Closeout Procedures for Deficit Balances 05/07/1993 04/06/2021
.02 Agency Funds 05/15/1992 01/07/2020
.03 Financial System Verification of Cost Center Transactions 02/23/1996 08/04/2022
.05 Requirements for Utility Bill Audits 06/08/1994 Retired
.06 Bank Account Reconciliation Procedures 03/08/2002 01/10/2022

H. Records Management

# Policy Name Issued Last Reviewed/Revised
.01 Records Retention 05/15/1992 09/22/2021
.02 Open Records 10/26/1993 11/05/2024