The B-Form

Outgoing VP Finance gave me a B-Form (Budget Authorization Form) last night. The B-Form is what an event programmer uses to apply and then pay for an event.

The fields of the form are straightforward (ex: Expenditure Amount, Payee, Expenditure Authorized By...), but the copious fine-print is not. As I read through the fine print I see that in addition to the "normal" protocol a programmer uses the B-Form to follow there are exceptions. Expenses under $50 can be paid with cash on hand. Expenses over $500 must be accompanied by multiple bids.

Another problem is that a physical B-Form is what gets handed to a vendor so they can mail it into Columbia for processing. Building this online will definitely require care in order to conform to Columbia University Finance requirements.

Thanks,

Brody