Responsibility of General Counsel

The General Counsel is responsible for:

  1. Developing standard University terms and conditions;
  2. Reviewing and approving contracts as to form;
  3. Reviewing and approving forms and templates;
  4. Legal review of vendor contract forms and proposed changes to contract forms/templates;
  5. Selecting and approving outside counsel to review and negotiate contracts on behalf of the University as needed; and
  6. Ensuring conformity with applicable laws and regulations.
  7. Responsibility of Purchasing Office
  8. The Purchasing Office is responsible for:
  9. Negotiating contracts;
  10. Administering the CMS;
  11. Training of system users;
  12. Ensuring that the University's procurement policies are being followed by contract managers; and
  13. Serving as contract managers on various contracts.
  14. Responsibility of Accounts Payable
  15. The Accounts Payable Office is responsible for reviewing payment requests prior to processing to ensure:
  16. All required signatures are on the request;
  17. Index and account coding is on the request; and
  18. Payment is reviewed and processed within the payment terms.