UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LABORATORY SCHOOLS PARENTS' ASSOCIATION

 

CHECK REQUEST FORM

 

                                    Date Paid: ___/___/___ Check Number: _____Bank_____

                               

                Email Notification to _____________________________

 

Requestor: ___________________ Phone Number: ________________Date:___/___/__

 

Fax Number: _____________ E-Mail Address: _________________________________

 

Payee (CANNOT BE one of the authorizing signatures below):__________________________

 

Payee Address (include street, city, state and zip):________________________________

 

________________________________________________________________________

 

Total Amount of Check requested: $___________ (Lab school is tax exempt; DO NOT include sales tax)

 

Complete the following table, to correctly debit the expenditure. One invoice or receipt may be broken down between several categories/subcategories. Coding should follow how expenditure was budgeted.

 

 

Account Coding

Amount

Description for Ledger

Council/Program/Event

Category

Subcategory

Dollars

Cents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CHECK AMOUNT

 

 

 

This request must be approved according to the following guidelines. If more than one signature is required, use any of the lines provided. One person who has budgetary authority for the council/program/event being charged is ALWAYS REQUIRED!

Signature

Printed name

Date

Authority Guidelines

$0-500 included in approved budget

 

 

At least one person who has budgetary authority for council/program/event

$501-2,500 included in approved budget

 

 

Two people who have budgetary authority for the council/program/event being charged. If only one person has authority, then Pres, Pres-elect, Treas, or Treas-elect can be the 2nd signature.

$2,501- and included in approved budget

 

 

one person who has budgetary authority for council/program/event being charged and one of Pres, Pres-elect, Treas, or Treas-elect

Instructions:

 

1.   An original, completed check request form and original receipts, invoice or grant request must accompany every disbursement request. The requestor and signatories should keep a copy of the form plus a copy of all back up.

2.   Check requests with proper signature authority and documentation must be received by the treasurer-elect within 30 days of date of expense.

3.   Checks will be cut at least twice a month, on the 1st and 15th of each month. Check requests received with proper signature authority and documentation and within timing outlined above will be processed.

4.    Incomplete check requests, including check requests with the proper signatures, will be returned to the requestor.