RegulationsandProceduresReferencePolicy
OnBudgetAmendments
Abudgetamendmentisamovementofbudgetedfundsfromoneorganizationtoanother(e.g.,Arts
andScienceDeancontributesoperationaldollarstoChemistryforequipment).Abudgetamendment
canalsobeamovementofbudgetallocationsfromonebudgetlineaccounttoanotherwithinthe
sameorganization(e.g.,generaloperationsdollarsmovedtostudentwages).
Rules:
• Themovementoffundsmustbewithinthesamefund.(Fortransfersbetweenfunds,please
seeinstructionsunder“Transfers”.)
• Budgetamendmentstoanapprovedbudgetareconsideredoneitherapermanentor
temporarybasis.Requestsforpermanentamendmentsshouldapplytoconditionsofa
recurringnatureand,uponapproval,areincludedaspartofthetotalexistingbudget
authorizedatthebeginningofeachyear.Requestsfortemporaryamendmentsshouldapplyto
conditionsofanon‐recurringnatureand,uponapproval,areincludedinthebudgetforthe
remainderofthefiscalyearonly.Thebudgetwillthenrevertautomaticallytoitsformer
permanentstatus.
Instructions:
• CompletetheBudgetAmendmentRequestform.Specifythenameoftheoriginating
departmentandprovideadescription(35charactersorless)statingthepurposeofthebudget
amendment.
• ListtheCostCenterNameandthepositionnumber,ifapplicable.Recordthesixdigitfund
code,organizationcodeandbudgetlineaccount,andthefourdigitprogramcode.
• Showtheamountoftheincrease(+)ordecrease ( ‐) tothebudgetlineitem.
• Obtainthesignatureoftheauthorizedbudgetmanager.Provideacontactphoneextension
anddatetheform.
• ForwardtheformtoUniversity Analytics and Institutional Research,AdministrationBuilding304F.
GeneralInformationandExamples:
• FundCodeisasixdigitnumericfieldandisthefirstcomponentofUCM’saccountnumber
structure.Thefundcoderepresentsthesourceoffunding,suchasGeneralRevenue,Auxiliary
Revenue,Grants,etc.Examplesoffundcodesare:100010‐GeneralUnrestricted;110000‐
ExtendedCampus;and120000‐Designated.
• OrganizationCodeisasixdigitalphanumericfieldandisdesignatedfordepartment/budgetary
subdivisionswithinthelargerentity.Examplesoforganizationcodesare:100010‐President’s
Office;200010‐AcademicAffairs;and230010‐DeanofHCBA.
• BudgetLineAccountCodeisasixdigitalphanumericfieldreflectingwherethedepartment’s
allocationresides.Budgetallocationsarespecificallydesignatedforthesemajorexpense
classifications:71000B‐GeneralOperations;610100‐AdministrativeSalariesandWages;
620100‐FacultySalaries;630100‐GraduateAssistantSalaries;and640100‐StudentWages.
Revenuebudgetlinesarepossibleifadditionalfundsaregenerated.Foracompletelistsee
Banner’sAccountCodes.
• ProgramCodedefinesNACUBOfunctionsforreportingpurposes.Usethedefaultprogram
codewiththeorganizationorindex.Examplesofprogramcodesinclude:InstructionResearch;
AcademicSupport;andInstitutionalSupport.