From: Barry Greenberg (bgreenb@siue.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 05 2001 - 08:10:28 EST
calvin,
responses in CAPS below.
barry greenberg
Calvin Eckel wrote:
> >BACKGROUND
> >
> >We are discussing and reviewing our policy for transporting cash between
> >various on-campus departments and the Bursar's Office. We would appreciate
> >any responses we could get from other Colleges and Universities to the
> >following questions that would help us in our evaluation.
> >
> >
> >QUESTIONS:
> >
> >1. Does your school have a policy prohibiting transportation of revenue
> >deposits by non-police university employees, and is the policy followed? If
> >non-police university employees do not transport deposits, who does?
>
WE PERMIT NON-POLICE TO TRANSPORT SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNTS TO OUR OFFICE. ANY
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS ARE ESCORTED BY POLICE OR WE HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS
WITH OUR
SECURITY SERVICE TO PICK THE FUNDS UP DAILY.
> >
> >2. Does anyone have any horror stories about civilian university employees
> >being robbed or harmed while transporting revenue deposits?
>
THE ONLY INCIDENT I CAN RECALL WAS A REMOTE FOOD CART ATTENDANT WAS ROBBED OF
RECEIPTS. NO ONE WAS INJURED.
> >
> >3. Does anyone think that this is not an employee safety/liability issue,
> >and that it is OK for non-police university employees to transport revenue
> >deposits?
> >
SEE 1 ABOVE.
>
> >4. For Universities/Colleges that use armored car service or police escort
> >for transportation of on-campus revenue deposits. Does the University
charge
> >the departments for the service?
> >If so, how is the rate determined for the service. If there is no
charge for
> >the service to
> >individual departments, how is the service funded?
>
THE UNITS ARE NOT CHARGED. POLICE ESCORT IS PICKED UP BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AS
A SERVICE THEY PROVIDE. MY OFFICE PAYS FOR ARMORED CAR SERVICE.
>
> Thank you for your time,
> Calvin Eckel
> Bursar
> Northern Arizona University
-- Barry Greenberg Acting Bursar P.O. Box 1042 Office of the Bursar Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 62026e-mail bgreenb@siue.edu phone (618) 650-3138 fax (618) 650-2971 Bursar Home page www.siue.edu/BURSAR SIUE Home page www.siue.edu
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