Pol-Expenditure Authorization
policy modified Thu May 01 2025 11:21:12 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
University of Louisville
OFFICIAL
UNIVERSITY
ADMINISTRATIVE
POLICY
POLICY NAME
Expenditure Authorization
EFFECTIVE DATE
December 1, 2005
POLICY APPLICABILITY
This policy applies to the University Community (administrators, faculty, staff, and students).
POLICY STATEMENT
All payment requests submitted or travel vouchers must include the following:
- Payee Name, Address, and Vendor number (excluding employees and active students).
- Department name, requestor name, phone number, and e-mail address.
- Date.
- Employee ID/Student ID number, if applicable.
- Detailed description of the expense(s).
- Amount(s).
- Speedtype (valid number and appropriately funded) and account number for each expense.
- Appropriate signatures (**See below).
**Signature Requirements:
Employee reimbursements:
1. Employee.
2. Speedtype authority.
3. Supervisor.
4. Department Dean/VP/Chair (entertainment expenses only).
Trade Supplier Payments:
1. Speedtype authority.
2. **Supervisor (if payment being made on behalf of specific employee or group of employees for dues, memberships, parking, registrations, etc.).
**The senior-most supervisor should approve the payment request in cases of group registrations, memberships, parking, etc. and should not be an individual who is included in the group.
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
RESPONSIBLE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT/DIVISION
Controller’s Office
Disbursement Services
Service Complex
Louisville, KY 40292
Phone: 502.852.6273
E-Mail: controll@louisville.edu
HISTORY
Revision Date(s): July 22, 2009; May 1, 2025
Reviewed Date(s): July 22, 2009; March 18, 2025
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