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Section: 300-40
Effective:9/1/2004
Supersedes: 6/1/2002
Issuing Office: Business and Financial Services


PPM 300-40 Policy [pdf format]


GUIDELINES FOR RECHARGE AND OTHER
INCOME-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS


I.REFERENCES AND RELATED POLICIES

II.SCOPE

III.DEFINITIONS

IV.EXCEPTIONS

V.POLICIES

VI.PROCEDURES

VII.RESPONSIBILITY

EXHIBIT A, Information Required for Request to Establish New Activity

EXHIBIT B, Information Required to Change Rates and Add Rates

EXHIBIT C-1, Sample of Calculation of Productive Hours

EXHIBIT C-2, Sample Rate Calculation Activity Whose Services are Mainly Labor

EXHIBIT C-3, Sample Rate Calculation Activity that Provides Stock Merchandise

EXHIBIT C-4, Sample Rate Calculation Activity that Produces Goods or Testing Services

EXHIBIT C-5, Sample Production Rates

EXHIBIT C-6, Sample Rate Calculation Activity that Provides Equipment Rental or Use

EXHIBIT C-7, Equipment Rental Rates

EXHIBIT D, Labor Clearing Funds

SUPPLEMENT I, Approved Differential Rates





GUIDELINES FOR RECHARGE AND
OTHER INCOME-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES

  1. REFERENCES AND RELATED POLICIES

    1.   University of California, Regulation No. 4. - Special Services to Individuals and Organizations

    2.   Planning and Budget Manual

      Chapter 4010 Operating Budget Amendments

    3.   University Policy on Activities Generating Unrelated Business Income.

    4.   University of California Business and Finance Bulletin Manual (BFB)

      A-47 University Direct Costing Procedures, July 1, 1984

      A-56 Academic Support Unit Costing and Billing Guidelines, April 15, 1986

      A-59 Costing and Working Capital for Auxiliary and Service Enterprises, July 1, 1982

    5.   UCSD Policy and Procedure Manual (PPM)

      150-14 Facilities and Administrative Cost Rates Applicable to Research, Instruction and Other Federal and Non-Federal Sponsored Projects

      300-20 Sub-Cashiering and Change Funds

      300-23 State Sales Taxes-The University as a Seller

      380-1 Modification of the Operating Budget

      480-20 Records Disposition Schedules

      500-4 Approval and Execution of Incoming Purchase Orders for University Goods and Services

    6.   OMB CircularA-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions (Revised)

    7.   UCSD Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statement (CASB DS-2), June 30, 1996

  2. SCOPE

    This issuance sets policies and procedures for the establishment, costing and pricing, and administration of UCSD recharge and other income producing activities. These activities include auxiliary enterprises, service enterprises, academic support activities, support group activities and miscellaneous sales activities.

  3. DEFINITIONS

    1. Academic Support Activity

      A recharge or other income producing activity within an academic department which provides, at approved rates and on a regular and continuing basis, goods or services to a specific group of users. Examples include testing services, computer services and illustration services. Typically, an academic support activity may have a combination of recharge and other income.

    2. Auxiliary Enterprise

      An activity which provides, at approved rates and on a regular and continuing basis, goods or services primarily to individual students, faculty, staff and, incidentally, to the general public. Examples include the University Bookstore, Housing and Dining Services, and Parking Services. Typically, an auxiliary enterprise will have only incidental recharge income.

    3. Capital Costs

      Costs of fixed assets, such as equipment, buildings and certain building improvements, which benefit an extended period.

    4. Differential Income Reserve Fund

      The accounting mechanism used to segregate and accumulate overhead cost recovery from sales of goods or services to non-University individuals or entities.

    5. Direct Costs

      Costs that can be consistently and specifically identified with the provision of goods or services by an activity. Examples of such costs are salaries, employee benefits, cost of materials, maintenance agreements and supplies.

    6. Equipment Replacement Reserve Fund

      The accounting mechanism used to segregate and accumulate funds needed for future equipment acquisitions.

    7. Labor Clearing Fund

      An Activity which redistributes personnel and related costs to multiple funding sources within a specific department in circumstances which otherwise would require complex, split-funded payroll transactions, using recharge methodology. A typical labor clearing fund involves investigators and technicians whose effort from month to month directly benefits numerous contracts and grants in varying amounts.

    8. Miscellaneous Sales Activity

      Any recharge or other income producing activity that cannot be classified as an auxiliary enterprise, service enterprise, academic support activity or support group activity. Examples include real property rental activities, royalty income activities, orientation programs, and departmental conference programs.

    9. Operating Costs

      Expenditures, benefiting a single period, which are necessary to conduct normal business. Examples of operating costs include employee wages and benefits, supplies and equipment maintenance.

    10. Operating Fund

      The accounting mechanism used to record operating costs and income.

    11. Other Income

      Revenue received by a department or unit from the sale, at approved rates, of goods or services to an organization not affiliated with the University or to individuals regardless of their affiliation.

    12. Other Income Producing Activity

      A department or unit that provides, at approved rates, goods or services to an organization not affiliated with the University or to individuals regardless of their affiliation.

    13. Overhead Costs

      Costs that are incurred for common or collective institutional objectives. In the Federal Costing Principles and particularly when related to sponsored activities, these costs are also called Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs. Although overhead costs are not readily identifiable with the provision of particular goods or services by an activity, they benefit and are properly allocable to an activity. Examples of such costs are building depreciation costs and campus administrative costs.

    14. Recharge

      The assessment and collection by one University department or unit of an approved fee for goods or services furnished to another University department or unit. In general, a recharge reflects the sale, at approved rates, of goods or services by one department or unit to another. For University financial reporting, a recharge is considered to be a cost redistribution.

    15. Recharge Activity

      A department or unit that provides, at approved rates, goods or services to other departments or units.

    16. Recharge Income

      The credit received by a department or unit that furnishes, at approved rates, goods or services to another department or unit. In general, the credit is equivalent to revenue from the sale of goods or services.

    17. Recharge Rate Review Committee

      A committee that reviews and recommends approval or disapproval of requests to establish new recharge and other income producing activities. The committee also reviews and recommends approval or disapproval of rate change proposals and proposals to add rates for new goods or services. The committee, whose membership includes representatives from each Vice-Chancellor area, is advisory to the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Business and Financial Services.

    18. Service Enterprise

      An activity which provides, at approved rates and on a regular and continuing basis, goods or services to a wide variety of campus departments, rather than to individuals. Examples include Graphics and Reproduction Services, the campus Storehouse, the Central Garage, and Telecommunication Services. Typically, a service enterprise will have only incidental other income.

    19. Start-up Costs

      Non-recurring costs necessary to prepare a new activity for its normal business purpose. Start-up costs may include both capital expenditures, such as those for equipment, and non-capital expenditures, such as moving expenses.

    20. Support Group Activity

      A recharge activity which, using approved rate methodology, distributes a particular category of direct cost to multiple funding sources within a specific department. Generally, a support group is used to record and redistribute personnel and related costs in circumstances which otherwise would require complex, split-funded payroll transactions. A typical support group involves investigators and technicians whose effort from month to month directly benefits numerous contracts and grants in varying amounts.

    21. Unrelated Business Income

      A type of other income resulting from sales of goods or services to individuals or non-University entities. If sales are not substantially related to University educational or research purposes, proceeds from the sales are considered to be unrelated business income and are subject to Federal income tax reporting requirements. Examples include income from sales of machine shop services and computing services to non-University entities.

    22. Working Capital

      Financing, or funding, required for current needs, such as inventories and accounts receivable, and capital needs such as equipment, buildings and certain building improvements.

  4. EXCEPTIONS

    Enumerated below are rates or rate methodology excepted from policies of this issuance requiring review and approval by the Recharge Rate Review Committee:

    1.   Hospital fees for patient services.

    2.   Rates of Hospital recharge activities within fund group 63XXXX that provide goods or services entirely to other Hospital units within the same fund group. However, the rates or rate methodology of any Hospital activity, which recharges funds other than 63XXXX, shall be subject to review and approval by the Recharge Rate Review Committee.

    3.   Medical Group fees for patient services.

    4.   Department of Psychiatry fees for patient services.

    5.   The rates or rate methodology of any Auxiliary Enterprise within fund group 70000X-74999X which are subject to unique review procedures approved by the Vice Chancellor-Business Affairs.

    6.   University Extension and Office of Continuing Medical Education course fees.

    7.   Campus Recreation class fees and intramural sports participant fees.

    8.   Academic course material fees.

    9.   Long-term agreements for the rental or lease of University property negotiated by the Real Estate Development Office.

    10.   Royalty, copyright and similar agreements negotiated by the Technology Transfer Office.

    11.   Material Management sales of surplus property.

    12.   University Events, Intercollegiate Athletics, and Departments of Theatre and Music ticket sales.

    13.  Administrative recharges to Auxiliary Enterprises by Central Administrative units.

    14.  Recharges for Reapportionment and Funding Adjustments.

      1. Recharges assessing University Opportunity funds for replacement of medical tuition initially charged to General Funds budgets.

      2. Recharge assessing Federal Contract and Grant Administration funds for contract and grant related costs initially charged to General Funds budgets.

      3. Recharges assessing Educational Fee funds for institutional support and operation and maintenance of plant services to student service activities.

      4. Recharges assessing construction projects for costs initially charged to Building Program Clearing accounts.

      5. Recharges of administrative and supervisory costs of University Extension, Residence and Dining facilities, and Auxiliary and Plant Services to the benefiting units within their respective areas.

      6. Recharges assessing General Funds for teaching patient care initially charged to Hospital or Medical Group funds.

  5. POLICIES

    1. General Policies

      Recharge and other billing transactions may be initiated only by those activities that adhere to the general policies enumerated below.

      1. Establishment

        1. The benefits, including relative prices and quality, of the proposed activity providing goods or services must be weighed against the benefits of obtaining similar goods or services from commercial sources or other University sources.

        2. Goods or services shall not be sold to the general public unless the goods or services are unique or sales will not compete with commercial sources.

        3. If services are to be provided by the activity, they shall be unique or specialized, as opposed to general administration or other institutional support services.

        4. Proposals to establish new activities must be reviewed and approved by the Recharge Rate Review Committee, except that proposals of activities with projected annual income of less than $10,000 may be reviewed and approved by the Chair of the Recharge Rate Review Committee on behalf of the full Committee.

        5. New activities shall have a budget established in accordance with Planning and Budget Manual Chapter 4010.

        6. To assure compliance with Federal requirements, each service center that depreciates equipment in their charge rates must inventory the service center equipment under a discrete custodial code, which is associated with the service center operating fund.

      2. Costing and Pricing

        1. Activities shall be charged for all direct costs involved in producing their goods or services.

        2. All direct costs shall be recorded in the operating fund assigned to the activity.

        3. Rates of activities shall be sufficient to recover all direct costs.

        4. In addition to being sufficient to recover all direct costs, rates for sales made by activities to the general public shall recover overhead costs.

          1. Rates of auxiliary enterprises shall recover actual overhead costs.

          2. Rates of all other activities shall be based on the current negotiated research rate for the campus, less four components: Equipment Depreciation, Sponsored Project Administration, Library, and Student Administration and Services. (See Supplement I for current differential rates.) In the case where a particular sales/service activity involves the resources of/results in administrative burden/cost to Sponsored Project Administration, Library, or Student Services, the affected components should not be excluded.

            1. Normally, exceptions must meet one of the following conditions in order to obtain approval:

              1. Off-Campus - If a sales/service activity is located in space that is not owned or maintained by UCSD, an off-campus differential rate will be added to sales to the general public. If a sales service activity is affiliated with the ship-use operation, with no space costs and all departmental support costs factored into the charge rate, a ship use differential rate will be added to sales to the general public. (See Supplement I for current differential rates.)

              2. Capacity Considerations - When a sales/service activity needs outside sales to attain/maintain a desirable capacity that in turn keeps the sales/service cost low for University clients, and when the standard overhead rate would price the service out of a competitive position.

              3. Quid Pro Quo - When a particular client, or all clients, are providing something of tangible value to UCSD that can be counted in lieu of full overhead on the sales/service charge.

            2. Funds representing overhead cost recovery generated on or after July 1, 1994, shall be distributed as follows:

              1. 65% to, or as directed by, the Vice Chancellor responsible for the activity that generated the overhead cost recovery.

              2. 25% to, or as directed by, the Vice Chancellor-Business Affairs.

              3. 10% to, or as directed by, the Vice Chancellor-Resource Management and Planning.

              4. If an activity is determined to be off-campus or ship use, and the off-campus differential rate or ship use rate is added on sales to the general public, the differential income which is generated will be distributed according to the standard 65%-25%-10% formula. Otherwise, where a sales/service has obtained approval to charge a reduced overhead rate for outside sales, the income will first be distributed to the administrative Vice Chancellors, to fund their share, with the balance, if any, retained by the Vice Chancellor responsible for the activity. Example: If the sales/service charge is $100, the standard rate is 40%, and the approved rate exception is to 20%, resulting in $20 in overhead income, the administrative share is 35% of $40 or $14; the remaining portion of $6 is retained by the Vice Chancellor responsible for the activity.

              5. Overhead cost recovery in excess of the standard rate discussed in paragraph (2), above, shall be distributed to, or as directed by, the Vice Chancellor responsible for the activity that generated the overhead cost recovery.

            3. Funds representing overhead cost recovery that are distributed to an activity's differential income reserve, may not be used to fund operating costs of the activity.

            4. Funds representing overhead cost recovery, which are distributed to an activity's differential income reserve, may be used to fund non-operating costs, such as equipment and capital improvements of the activity. With the approval of the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head, such funds also may be used for operating costs of the department or unit, other than those of the activity itself.

        5. Capital expenditures, including cost of equipment, shall not be charged to the operating fund of any activity that recharges Federally-funded users.

        6. Activities shall charge all users of goods or services at established, approved rates.

        7. Identical goods or services provided to University users must have identical rates.

        8. Rates of activities shall be stated in measurable units of goods or services and a separate rate shall be established for each class of goods or services provided.

        9. Rates shall be based on standard cost accounting methods. Rates shall not be based on prorations or other overhead methods of cost allocations, unless the methodology is a calculation of unit costs supporting the goods and services provided, and the methodology is approved by the Recharge Rate Review Committee.

        10. Any subsidy provided to users should be provided through a central allocation of discretionary funds that will permit activities to charge rates based on full costs.

        11. Unless specifically approved by the Recharge Rate Review Committee, fixed-price jobs shall not be quoted or billed to either University or non-University users.

        12. Unless specifically approved by the Recharge Rate Review Committee, rates charged to non-University users shall not be subsidized in any manner.

      3. Administration

        1. Activities shall submit any proposal to revise existing rates or rate methodology to the Recharge Rate Review Committee for review and approval.

        2. Recharge activity procedures, that include monthly statements to users, shall be subject to the approval and periodic review of General Accounting, as well as the periodic review of Audit & Management Advisory Services.

        3. Cash handling and billing procedures for recharge activities, shall be subject to the approval of Student Business Services and General Accounting, and the periodic review by Audit & Management Advisory Services.

        4. Activities shall maintain records to substantiate recharge and other billing transactions, including requisitions, purchase orders, or similar written verification of individual user requests for goods or services.

        5. Activities shall maintain records to substantiate that an individual user requesting goods or services has the authority to do so.

        6. Activities shall provide users with a receipt or similar written confirmation for each sale of goods or services at the time the sale is made. In addition, recharge users shall be provided a detailed monthly statement for each Index Number recharged.

        7. Activities shall initiate recharge or other billing transactions when goods and services are provided. Activities shall not initiate recharge or other billing transactions in advance of providing goods and services. Progress recharges or billings may be made for jobs in process.

        8. Activities shall follow record retention policies contained in Policy and Procedure Manual480-20.

    2. Specific Policies

      In addition to the general policies described above, recharge and other billing transactions may be initiated only by those activities that adhere to the specific policies enumerated below.

      1. Auxiliary Enterprises

        1. Establishment

          1. There must be a regular and continuing demand by students, faculty or staff for the goods or services to be provided by the enterprise. The demand must be significant, both in dollar amounts and number of transactions.

          2. There must be a three year operating plan which includes at a minimum, the proposed annual budgets, annual operating statements and balance sheets, proposed rates or rate methodology, funding sources for start-up costs, funding sources for equipment, funding sources for working capital, and funding sources for anticipated or unanticipated operating deficits.

        2. Costing and Pricing

          1. Auxiliary enterprises shall be charged for all overhead costs that are determined to benefit them, including costs of operation and maintenance of plant and, in addition, central campus administrative services.

          2. Auxiliary enterprises shall establish rates sufficient to recover all direct and overhead costs.

          3. Auxiliary enterprises may set rates that not only recover all direct and overhead costs, but also accumulate funds for working capital.

        3. Administration

          1. Per Systemwide policy, at least once every five years each auxilliary enterprise shall be reviewed to assure that it continues to serve an important University need, is cost-effective considering alternative commercial sources, and only incidentally serves the general public. Each evaluation shall result in a written report that justifies the decision by the Chancellor to continue or discontinue the enterprise.

      2. Service Enterprises and Academic Support Activities

        1. Establishment

          1. There must be a regular and continuing demand for the goods or services to be provided by the service enterprise or academic support activity. The demand must stem from multiple users and be significant, both in dollar amounts and in number of transactions.

          2. There must be an annual operating plan which includes at a minimum, the proposed annual budget, annual operating statement, proposed rates or rate methodology, funding sources for start-up costs, funding sources for equipment, funding sources for working capital, and funding sources for anticipated or unanticipated operating deficits.

        2. Costing and Pricing

          1. Other than acquisitions funded by the Federal government, all inventoriable equipment assigned to service enterprises or academic support activities shall be depreciated.

            1. Depreciation costs shall be considered direct costs and an equipment replacement reserve fund shall be established.

            2. Depreciation shall be on a straight-line basis, unless it can be demonstrated that some other method is more appropriate.

          2. Under certain circumstances, service enterprises and academic support activities may establish rates which recover not only all direct costs, but also accumulate funds for working capital.

            1. If Federal funds are recharged, a refund of that portion of the recharge rate representing working capital accumulation must be made to Federal funds.

            2. Alternatively, certain service enterprises or academic support activities may refuse to provide goods or services to Federally-funded users.

        3. Administration

          1. Service enterprises and academic support activities shall be operated on a break-even basis. A year-end surplus should not exceed an amount equivalent to an average two months of operating costs. By October 1 of the following fiscal year, activities with surplus balances in excess of this limitation must provide General Accounting with their planned action to reduce or eliminate these surplus/deficit balances.

            1. A surplus or deficit balance occurring in any year shall be taken into consideration when adjusting rates of a subsequent year.

            2. In exceptional cases where such adjustment would create a severe fluctuation in rates from one year to the next, achievement of a break-even balance may be extended for a reasonable period.

      3. Labor Clearing Funds

        1. Establishment

          1. There must be a regular and continuing need, within a specific department, to fund salaries, benefits, and related costs such as network/telecommunication access fees from multiple sources in amounts that vary from period to period. The costs and the number of funding sources must be significant.

          2. It must be demonstrated that the advantages of establishing a labor clearing fund significantly outweigh directly charging the cost to the multiple sources. The typical labor clearing fund avoids the need for complex split-funding of personnel and related costs.

          3. There must be an annual operating plan which includes at a minimum, the projected annual volume of personnel and related costs to be recorded by the labor clearing fund, a listing of the funds to which the costs will be cleared and the methodology to be used. Although not a recharge activity, a labor clearing fund does distribute costs using a unique rate methodology. Prior to a labor clearing fund's establishment, its proposed rate methodology must be reviewed and approved by the Committee. Subsequent proposed revisions to a labor clearing fund's methodology also must be reviewed and approved by the Committee.

        2. Costing and Pricing

          1. The labor clearing fund shall be charged only the personnel and related costs to be cleared.

          2. In a typical labor clearing fund, rate methodology will provide separate, unique rates for each person in the group.

        3. Administration

          1. Labor clearing funds shall be operated on a break-even basis.

            1. A written explanation of a surplus or deficit balance occurring at the end of any given fiscal year shall be submitted to General Accounting after the end of each fiscal year.

            2. A surplus or deficit balance occurring in any year shall be corrected in the succeeding year.

              Exhibit D provides detailed illustrations of the establishment and costing and pricing of labor clearing funds.

      4. Miscellaneous Sales Activities

        1. Establishment

          1. There must be a continuing demand for the goods or services to be provided by the miscellaneous activity.

          2. There must be an annual operating plan which includes at a minimum, the proposed annual budget, annual operating statement, proposed rates or rate methodology, funding sources for start-up costs, funding sources for equipment, funding sources for working capital, and funding sources for anticipated or unanticipated operating deficits.

        2. Administration

          1. Normally miscellaneous sales activities shall be operated on a break-even basis. A year-end surplus or deficit balance should not exceed an amount equivalent to an average two months of operating costs.

            1. A surplus or deficit balance occurring in any year shall be taken into consideration when adjusting rates of a subsequent year.

            2. In exceptional cases where such adjustment would create a severe fluctuation in rates from one year to the next, achievement of a break-even balance may be extended for a reasonable period.

            3. Activities with an unacceptable surplus or deficit balance in three consecutive years are required to revise their charge rates.

  6. PROCEDURES

    1. Establishing New Activities

      Requests to establish new recharge or other income producing activities shall follow the procedures enumerated below.

      1. Requests shall include the information outlined inExhibit A of this chapter.

      2. Requests shall be reviewed and approved by the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head and forwarded to the Chair of the Recharge Rate Review Committee.

      3. The Chair of the Recharge Rate Review Committee shall review the request. If the proposed activity has projected annual income of less than $10,000, the Chair may approve the activity on behalf of the full Committee. In such cases, the Chair will notify the full Committee of the approval.

      4. If the Chair determines a request to be deficient, the request shall be returned to the office that originated the request. The Chair also shall provide notice of such action to the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head.

      5. If the Chair determines a request is satisfactory, the Chair shall distribute copies of the request to each member of the Recharge Rate Review Committee for review.

      6. After reviewing the request, Committee members will send the Chair an e-mail or other acknowledgment which indicates their concurrence with the proposal or which provides comments, questions or objections.

      7. The Chair shall summarize and submit all Committee members' comments, questions, and objections to the office that originated the request. The Chair also shall submit a copy to the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head.

      8. The office that originated the request shall provide the Chair with responses to all comments, questions, and objections. The originating office also shall submit a copy of the responses to the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head.

      9. The Chair will submit the responses to each member of the Committee.

      10. If the Committee has no comments, questions or objections, or after satisfactory resolution of all comments, questions or objections, the Chair shall submit the Committee's recommendations to the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Business and Financial Services for review and approval.

      11. Upon approval by the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Business and Financial Services, the Chair shall provide the originating office, cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head, and Business and Financial Services - General Accounting Division with a written notice stating the following:

        1. The request to establish the new activity has been approved by the campus Recharge Rate Review Committee.

        2. The effective start date of the new activity.

        3. The approved rates or rate methodology of the new activity.

      12. Business and Financial Services-General Accounting Division shall provide the originating office with a written notice stating the following:

        1. The accounting distribution of the new activity.

        2. General Accounting contact for the new activity.

      13. If the approved service center's charge rates include equipment depreciation, the originating office shall obtain a discrete custodial code for that activity from Equipment Management, and file an EIMR transferring all of the activity equipment to the new custodial code.

    2. Revising Established Activities

      Requests by established activities to change rates, to change rate methodology and to add rates for new goods or services shall follow the procedures enumerated below.

      1. Requests shall include the information outlined in Exhibit B of this chapter.

      2. Requests shall be reviewed and approved by the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head and forwarded to the Chair of the Recharge Rate Review Committee.

      3. The Chair of the Recharge Rate Review Committee shall review the request. If the proposed activity has projected annual income of less than $10,000, the Chair may approve the activity on behalf of the full Committee. In such cases, the Chair will notify the full Committee of the approval.

      4. If the Chair determines a request to be deficient, the request shall be returned to the office that originated the request. The Chair also shall provide notice of such action to the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head.

      5. If the Chair determines a request is satisfactory, the Chair shall distribute copies of the request to each member of the Recharge Rate Review Committee for review.

      6. After reviewing the request, Committee members will send the Chair an e-mail or other acknowledgment which indicates their concurrence with the proposal or which provides comments, questions or objections.

      7. The Chair shall summarize and submit all Committee members' comments, questions, and objections to the office that originated the request. The Chair also shall submit a copy to the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head.

      8. The office that originated the request shall provide the Chair with responses to all comments, questions, and objections. The originating office also shall submit a copy of the responses to the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head.

      9. The Chair will submit the responses to each member of the Committee.

      10. If the Committee has no comments, questions or objections, or after satisfactory resolution of all comments, questions or objections, the Chair shall submit the Committee's recommendations to the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Business and Financial Services for review and approval.

      11. Upon approval by the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Business and Financial Services, the Chair shall provide the originating office, the cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head, and Business and Financial Services - General Accounting Division a written notice stating the following:

        1. The request to change rates, rate methodology, or add rates for new goods or services has been approved by the campus Recharge Rate Review Committee.

        2. The effective date of the approval.

      12. Annually after final closing, General Accounting will produce a listing of any recharge activities with a surplus or deficit balance in excess of an amount equivalent to an average two months of operating costs. For those activities which have not provided the information required by Section V.B.2. above by October 1 of the following year, General Accounting will contact any such activities, and request a written assurance that the surplus or deficit balance will not continue, describing the basis for the assurance. General Accounting will notify the Chair of the Recharge Review Committee of any activities with an unacceptable surplus or deficit balance in three consecutive years. The Chair will notify any such activities that they are required to revise their charge rates.

  7. RESPONSIBILITY

    1. Office Originating Request

      1. Submits to cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head request to establish new recharge or other income producing activities, request to change rates or rate methodology of established activities, or request to add rates for new goods or services of established activities.

      2. Participates in resolution of comments, questions, and objections to request.

      3. Assures costing and pricing policies are followed. Obtains a discrete custodial code for the activity if any equipment depreciation is included in the charge rates and processes an EIMR to transfer the equipment to the new custodial code.

      4. Maintains supporting documentation for sales transactions.

      5. Provides sales confirmations to users, including a detailed monthly statement for recharge users.

      6. Conforms to approved cash-handling, billing and recharge procedures.

    2. Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head

      1. Reviews and approves request from originating office.

      2. Forwards request to Chair of Recharge Rate Review Committee.

      3. Participates in resolution of comments, questions, and objections to request.

    3. Chair of Recharge Rate Review Committee

      1. Reviews request received from Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head.

      2. Coordinates review process, including resolution of Committee comments, questions and objections.

      3. Submits Committee's recommendations to the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Business and Financial Services.

      4. Forwards request to establish new activity to Resource Management-Budget Operations, Planning and Analysis.

      5. Provides written confirmation of approved requests to originating office, cognizant Department Chair or Administrative Unit Head, and Business and Financial Services - General Accounting Division.

      6. Notify any activities with an unacceptable surplus or deficit balance in three consecutive years that they are required to revise their charge rates.

      7. As needed extracts all equipment under custodial codes associated with sales and service operating funds and excludes them from campus overhead rate or Unrelated Business Income calculations.

    4. Recharge Rate Review Committee

      1. Reviews request distributed by Committee Chair.

      2. Communicates comments, questions, and objections to Chair.

      3. Participates in resolution of comments, questions and objections relating to request.

    5. Equipment Management

      1. Establishes discrete custodial codes for new activities that include equipment depreciation in their charge rates.

      2. Associates the activity's custodial code with the activity's operating fund.

    6. Business and Financial Services

      1. Assistant Vice Chancellor Business and Financial Services

        1. Provides final approval to request.

      2. General Accounting Division

        1. Provides accounting distribution for new activity.

        2. Reviews and approves recharge procedures.

        3. Produce an annual listing of any recharge activities with a surplus or deficit balance in excess of an amount equivalent to an average two months of operating costs.

        4. For those activities which have not provided the information required by Section V.B.2., above, by October 1 of the following year, contact such activities and request a written assurance that the surplus or deficit balance will not continue, describing the basis for the assurance.

        5. Notify the Chair of the Recharge Review Committee of any activities with an unacceptable surplus or deficit balance in three consecutive years.

      3. Bursars Office

        1. Reviews and approves cash-handling and billing procedures.


    EXHIBIT A

    INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR

    REQUEST TO ESTABLISH NEW ACTIVITY

    1. Briefly describe the proposed activity and the goods or services to be provided by it.

    2. Provide the following information:

      1. The name and title of the faculty member or administrator who accepts responsibility for the activity.

      2. The requested starting date of the activity.

      3. The name and mail code of the activity's financial manager.

      4. If the proposed activity has primary use of a specific space, provide the building(s) and room number(s).

    3. Briefly describe and indicate locations of commercial and other non-University sources from which similar goods or services may be obtained.

    4. Briefly describe other University sources from which similar goods or services may be obtained.

    5. If similar goods or services may be obtained from non-University sources or other University sources, explain the necessity for the proposed activity.

    6. If the goods or services have been provided free of charge in the past:

      1. Describe and provide the account distribution of past funding.

      2. Explain the necessity for now charging for the goods or services.

    7. State the proposed activity's anticipated number of monthly users.

    8. State the proposed activity's anticipated monthly dollar volume of combined recharge and other income.

    9. State the number of years the activity is anticipated to continue to provide its goods or services.

    10. State the estimated percentage of users by the following categories:

      1. UC Departments:

        1. Fed & Fed flow-thru funded users ________ %

        2. Non-Federally funded users ________ %

      2. UC Individuals:

        1. Student ________ %

        2. Faculty ________ %

        3. Staff ________ %

        4. Patients ________ %

      3. Non-UC Individuals & Entities ________ %

        Total 100 %

    11. Briefly describe any unique connection between the proposed activity and any Federal contract or grant, including:

      1. Any subsidy, direct or overhead, to be provided by the Federal contract(s) or grant(s).

      2. Any limitation the Federal contract(s) or grant(s) place on use of the proposed activity's income.

    12. Briefly describe any unique connection between the proposed activity and any non- Federal funding source, including:

      1. Any subsidy, direct or indirect, to be provided the funding source.

      2. Any limitation the funding source places on use of the proposed activity's income.

    13. If goods or services are to be sold to non-University individuals or entities, provide information conclusively showing that satisfactory commercial or other non-University sources for similar goods or services do not exist elsewhere.

    14. Provide the following financial information:

      1. Proposed rates with supporting calculations. SAMPLE RATE CALCULATIONS APPEAR IN EXHIBIT C. In the case of certain auxiliary enterprises and support groups, proposed pricing or rate methodology may be substituted for individual rates.

      2. A projected annual operating(profit and loss) statement. Proposed auxiliary enterprises must submit projected annual operating statements for three years.

      3. A projected balance sheet for the end of the first full year of operations. Proposed auxiliary enterprises must submit projected balance sheets for the end of each of the first three full years of operations.

      4. Proposed funding sources for:

        1. Start-up costs.

        2. Working capital.

        3. Equipment to be acquired.

        4. Operating deficits, anticipated or unanticipated.

      5. A listing of initial equipment, including UC identification number, UC custodial code, date of acquisition, purchase order number, cost and funding source for the cost.

      6. If equipment is to be depreciated, the listing described in paragraph f, above, should be expanded to include, for each item of equipment, the projected useful life of the item, the calculated per-year depreciation for the item, and the total depreciation of all items for the first full year of operations.

    15. Provide the following tax information:

      1. Sales Tax. If the proposed activity will sell tangible personal property(goods), explain why the activity should NOT be subject to California sales tax regulations.

      2. Unrelated Business Income Tax. If the proposed activity will sell goods or services to individuals or entities, explain how the sales will relate to the University's educational or research mission. SALES NOT RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY'S EDUCATIONAL OR RESEARCH MISSION WILL BE REPORTED AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX REGULATIONS.

    16. If the proposed activity will have point of sale, or cash, transactions, provide a copy of cash handling procedures. CASH HANDLING PROCEDURES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BURSARS OFFICE.

    17. If the proposed activity will recharge other University departments, provide a copy of recharge procedures, including a sample of the monthly statement to be provided recharge users. RECHARGE PROCEDURES MUST BE APPROVED BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING.


    Exhibit B

    INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR

    REQUEST TO CHANGE RATES OR RATE METHODOLOGY

    AND

    REQUEST TO ADD RATES FOR NEW GOODS OR SERVICES

    1. Briefly describe the activity and the goods or services currently provided by it.

    2. Provide a list comparing existing rates with proposed rates.

    3. Provide a brief description of the basis for the proposed rate changes.

    4. Provide the following information:

      1. The name and title of the faculty member or administrator currently responsible for the activity.

      2. The requested effective date of the proposed rate changes.

      3. The name and mail code of the activity's financial manager.

      4. If the activity has primary use of a specific space, provide the building(s) and room numbers.

      5. A sample of the monthly statement currently provided recharge users.

    5. State the percentage of current users by the following categories:

      1. UC Departments:

        1. Fed & Fed flow-thru funded users ________ %

        2. Non-Federally funded users ________ %

      2. UC Individuals:

        1. Students ________ %

        2. Faculty ________ %

        3. Staff ________ %

        4. Patients ________ %

      3. Non-UC Individuals & Entities ________ %

        Total 100 %

    6. Briefly describe any unique connection between the activity and any Federal contract or grant, including:

      1. Any subsidy, direct or indirect, provided by the Federal contract(s) or grant(s).

      2. Any limitation the Federal contract(s) or grant(s) place on use of the activity's income.

    7. Briefly describe any unique connection between the activity and any non-Federal funding source, including:

      1. Any subsidy, direct or indirect, provided by the funding source.

      2. Any limitation the funding source places on use of the activity's income.

    8. If goods or services are sold to non-University individuals or entities, provide information conclusively showing that satisfactory commercial or other non-University sources for similar goods or services do not exist elsewhere.

    9. Provide the following financial information:

      1. Supporting calculations for the proposed rate changes. SAMPLE RATE CALCULATIONS APPEAR IN EXHIBIT C OF THIS PPM. In the case of certain auxiliary enterprises and support groups, proposed pricing or rate methodology may be substituted for individual rates.

      2. A projected annual operating(profit and loss) statement reflecting the rate changes.

    10. Provide the following tax information:

      1. Does the activity currently collect California sales tax?

      2. Does the activity currently report Unrelated Business Income?

    11. If the request includes a proposal by an existing activity to establish rates for new goods or services, provide the following additional information:

      1. Briefly describe and indicate locations of commercial and other non-University sources from which similar goods or services may be obtained.

      2. Briefly describe other University sources from which similar goods or services may be obtained.

      3. If similar goods or services may be obtained from non-University sources or other University sources, explain the necessity for the proposed activity.

      4. If the goods or services have been provided free of charge in the past:

        1. Describe and provide the accounting distribution of past funding.

        2. Explain the necessity for now charging for the goods or services.

      5. State the anticipated number of monthly users of the goods or services.

      6. State the anticipated monthly dollar volume of combined recharge and other income from the goods or services.

      7. If the new goods or services are to be sold to non-University individuals or entities, provide information conclusively showing that satisfactory commercial or other non-University sources for similar goods or services do not exist elsewhere.


    Exhibit C-1

    SAMPLE OF

    CALCULATION OF PRODUCTIVE HOURS

    The estimation of productive hours used in calculating recharge rates is determined by deducting from available working hours vacation, holiday, and sick hours usage and non-productive hours used for clean-up, general maintenance, etc.

    Vacation hours earned varies by individual. Determination of sick-leave usage and non-productive hours can be estimated using past experience of the department as a guide.

    The productive hours calculated are those hours that are expected to be rechargeable.

    An example follows:


    Employee 1
    Employee 2
    Employee 3
    Total
    Total Working Hours
    2.088
    2.088
    2.088
    6.264
    Less: Vacation Hours
    120
    120
    160
    400
    Holiday Hours
    104
    104
    104
    312
    Sick Leave Hours
    56
    56
    56
    168
    Non-Productive Hours
    144
    120
    120
    384
    Total Deductions
    424
    400
    440
    1.264
    Productive hours
    1.664
    1.688
    1.648
    5,000

    Exhibit C-2

    SAMPLE RATE CALCULATION

    ACTIVITY WHOSE SERVICES ARE MAINLY LABOR

    For an activity, such as a machine shop, whose recharge rates are composed of charges for labor and materials, the labor rate is an hourly rate calculated as follows:

    Projected Operating Expenses:

    Salaries
    $ 100,000
    Employee Benefits
    25,000
    Supplies Expense
    6,000
    Equipment Depreciation
    8,000
    Other ____________________
    ---
    Total Operating Expense
    139,000


    Adjustment for Prior Years' Operations-

    Deduct Surplus or Add Deficit
    ---
    Subtotal
    139,000
    Less Materials Mark-Up Recovery(1)
    5,000
    Total
    $ 134,000


    Estimated Productive Hours (See C-1)
    5,000


    Hourly Labor Rate <$134,000 / 5,000>
    $ 26.80


    (1) Materials Mark-Up Recovery:

    Cost of Materials
    $ 500,000
    Mark-Up Percentage
    10%
    Recovery
    $ 5,000

    Exhibit C-3

    SAMPLE RATE CALCULATION

    ACTIVITY THAT PROVIDES STOCK MERCHANDISE

    Recharge rates for activities, such as storerooms, which provide stock items to users, are based on the cost of the merchandise plus a mark-up to cover the salaries and other operating expenses.

    For a storeroom or storehouse there may be a single mark-up rate applicable to all stocked items or possibly two or more rates for certain categories of merchandise. The mark-up percentage may be calculated as follows:

    Projected Operating Expenses:

    Salaries
    $ 100,000
    Employee Benefits
    25,000
    Supplies Expense
    10,000
    Equipment Depreciation
    5,000
    Other ____________________
    ---
    Total Operating Expense
    140,000


    Adjustment for Prior Years' Operations-

    Deduct Surplus or Add Deficit
    ---
    Subtotal
    140,000


    Projected Cost of Materials to be Resold
    420,000


    Calculation of Necessary Mark-Up:

    Total Expenses

    Cost of Materials

    =Percentage

    Mark-Up on

    Cost

    $140,000

    $420,000

    =33%

    Exhibit C-4

    SAMPLE RATE CALCULATION

    ACTIVITY THAT PRODUCES GOODS OR TESTING SERVICES

    An activity, such as a photo lab or a lab providing testing services, often must develop a list, or catalog, of rates. Rates for individual catalog items are determined by calculating labor and other costs for each item.

    The first step is to calculate an hourly labor rate that will recover general operating expenses. If needed, the hourly rate can be reduced to a per-minute rate.

    The following page has Sample Rate Calculations for items produced by a photo lab. Note that each item has unique equipment depreciation, equipment maintenance and materials costs that are part of each item's rate calculation.

    A proof of calculation, also shown on the following page, should be prepared to verify the calculated rates.

    Projected General Operating Expenses:


    Salaries
    $ 110,000
    Employee Benefits
    30,000
    Supplies Expense
    7,000
    General Equipment Depreciation
    3,000
    Other ____________________
    ---
    Total Operating Expense
    150,000


    Adjustment for Prior Years' Operations-

    Deduct Surplus or Add Deficit
    ---
    Total
    150,000


    Estimated Productive Hours (See C-1)
    5,000
    Hourly Labor Rate <$150,000 / 5,000>
    $ 30.00
    Per-Minute Rate <$30.00 / 60>
    $ .50


    Exhibit C-5


    PRODUCTION RATES

    COLOR PRINT

    COLOR SLIDE
    Labor per Item
    2 Minutes


    1 Minute

    Labor Cost per Minute
    $0.50


    $0.50







    Labor Cost per Item

    $1.00


    $0.50






    Material Cost per Item:





    Paper

    $0.04


    $0.10
    Solution

    $0.02


    $0.05






    Annual Special Equipment Depreciation
    $30,000.00


    $35,000.00

    Annual Special Equipment Maintenance
    $10,000.00


    $15,000.00







    Subtotal
    $40,000.00


    $50,000.00

    Annual Item Production
    $100,000.00


    $100,000.00







    Depreciation & Maintenance per Item

    $0.40


    $0.05






    PER ITEM RATE

    $1.46


    $1.15












    PROOF OF CALCULATION
    Revenues:
    Color Prints
    100,000 Items x $1.46



    $146,000
    Color Slides
    100,000 Items x $1.15



    $115,000






    Total Revenues




    $261,000






    Expenses:
    Salaries




    $110,000
    Employe Benefits




    $30,000
    Supplies and Expense




    $7,000
    General Equipment Depreciation




    $3,000
    Special Equipment Depreciation




    $65,000
    Equipment Maintenance




    $25,000
    Materials (100,000 Items x $ .06 and 100,000 Items x $ .15




    $21,000






    Total Expenses




    $261,000






    Net Profit




    $0

    Exhibit C-6

    SAMPLE RATE CALCULATION

    ACTIVITY THAT PROVIDES EQUIPMENT RENTAL OR USE

    An activity that offers equipment or instruments for rental or use, can develop a rate for an individual item, such as a microscope. Rates for classes or groupings of like items, such as camcorders, also are possible.

    The first step is to estimate annual usage of items. Usage can be measured by hours, half-days, days, etc. For this example, estimated annual usage is:

    Items
    Annual Usage Per Item

    Total Usage

    10 Tape Recorders
    200 days
    2,000 days
    20 Camcorders
    150 days
    3,000 days

    Total Days Usage
    5,000 days

    The next step is to calculate per-day general operating expenses:

    Projected General Operating Expenses:


    Salaries
    $ 25,000
    Employee Benefits
    5,000
    Supplies Expense
    3,000
    General Equipment Depreciation
    2,000
    Other ____________________
    ---
    Total Operating Expense
    35,000


    Adjustment for Prior Years' Operations-

    Deduct Surplus or Add Deficit
    ---
    Total
    35,000


    Estimated Days Usage
    5,000


    Operating Expense Per Day
    $ 7.00


    The following page has the completed sample calculation that includes costs unique to each class of items.


    Exhibit C-7

    EQUIPMENT RENTAL RATES

    TAPE RECORDERS


    CAMCORDERS







    Operating Expense per Day

    $7.00


    $7.00






    Annual Special Equipment Depreciation
    $3,000.00


    $2,000.00







    Annual Special Equipment Maintenance
    $1,000.00


    $1,000.00







    Subtotal
    $4,000.00


    $3,000.00







    Annual Days Usage
    2,000



    3,000







    Depreciation & Maintenance per Day

    $2.00


    $1.00






    DAILY RATE

    $9.00.


    $8.00






    PROOF OF CALCULATION
    Revenues:
    Taperecorders
    2,000 Days x $9.00



    $18,000
    Camcorders
    3,000 Days x $8.00



    $24,000






    Total Revenues




    $42,000






    Expenses:
    Salaries




    $25,000
    Employe Benefits




    $5,000
    Supplies and Expense




    $3,000
    General Equipment Depreciation Depreciation




    $2,000
    Special Equipment Depreciation




    $5,000
    Equipment Maintenance




    $2,000






    Total Expenses




    $42,000






    Net Profit




    $0

    Exhibit D

    LABOR CLEARING FUNDS

    Labor clearing funds can be used by departments to expedite and provide an equitable allocation of salaries, benefits, and related costs, such as network/telecommunication access fees, of employees who, during each month, work on different projects and activities supported by different funds. When payroll is processed, labor costs are initially charged to these clearing accounts and then allocated to the various project/activity accounts. The allocations of expenses are based on the employees' daily or monthly accounting of their efforts on specific projects/activities.

    1. SOME IMPORTANT CRITERIA FOR FEDERAL ACCEPTANCE

      -costs charged to Federal grants and contracts and other funds through the clearing accounts are properly authorized, allowable, reasonable, and necessary in accordance with established guidelines;

      - costs are allocated equitably, in proportion to benefits received by each project/activity; and documentation is adequate to substantiate the cost allocations;

      - recharge rate for each individual is based on actual salaries and benefits;

      - recharges are processed timely, and there are no significant variances between the actual labor costs and the related recharges; and

      - cost transfers processed through the clearing accounts are adequately documented, properly approved, and in accordance with Federal guidelines. (see Figure 4)

    2. ILLUSTRATION - MARINE PHYSICAL LABORATORY (MPL)

      The Marine Physical laboratory and the other organized research units and institutes of Scripps Institution of Oceanography currently operate labor clearing accounts that utilize a FilemakerPro database. The software was developed at SIO by the SIO Salary Recharge Committee. It was a modeled after the procedures used by the Marine Physical Laboratory in their manual system described below. This software now provides greater accuracy, flexibility, and retrieval of information related to our costs and distribution of expenditures. Please note that the description below doesn't deal with the distribution of NGN costs, however, those costs are distributed in the same manner as direct labor costs.

      1. RATES

        - Staff/Academic/Hourly employees: monthly benefits are incorporated into recharge rates.

        - Recharge rates are based on the July DOPEs with adjustments based on individual appointment issues considered. These rates are projected for the whole year. If there has been or will be a significant change as a result of a change in the employee's appointment, the rate will reflect these adjustments or benefit accrual (i.e., social security issues or student issues).

        - Staff: vacation, sick leave, holidays, jury duty, military leave expenses are incorporated into individual recharge rates by obtaining a lab average except for vacation and holiday which are fixed by an individual.

        - Academics (Research): As with University policy, sick leave is not considered a benefit until used for MPL's academic staff. This is due to their extremely low usage rate.

        (NOTE: Academics in the research series earn sick leave, professor series do not.) Example A: Research Academic reports 8 hours sick leave. This benefit has not been incorporated into the recharge rate in the downtime calculation, therefore is recharged to the project on which the employee worked during the reporting period. This would be the case if paid directly on the project as is done on the traditional University model.

        Graduate Student Researchers (GSR) earn holidays based on their appointment terms. GSRs at Scripps are normally appointed at 48.44% throughout the year.

        Example B: A GSR 48.44% in July and is paid for the July 4th holiday. As the holiday is not incorporated into the recharge rate in the downtime calculation, the holiday at 48.44% is recharged to the project on which the employee worked during the reporting period. A GSR is paid 9.69% in July as part of a fellowship appointment with a non-SIO department. The holiday at 9.69% is recharged to the project on which the employee worked that month.

        - Hourly employees and short-term employees: holidays/sick leave are not considered to be a benefit until used/earned. (NOTE: Casual employees often earn sick leave/holidays only intermittently. These are instances that are unpredictable in nature). Benefits for short-term employees are projected/calculated based on available PPS information.

        9 month Academic summer salary is recharged using 174 hours as the basis of the 9-month appointee's salary for the summer months, and is recharged at the calculated"OLN" (summer salary recharge rate). This is due to the derivation of the recharge hourly rate which is averaged over the year to be 174 hrs./mo. Academic year is charged in 9 month service periods (Oct.- June) even though it is paid over 12 months.

      2. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

        Specific to MPL, costs for Administrative Services are considered a prorated direct cost. Administrative costs are prorated and provide for the equitable assignment of those costs, which, although allowable as direct charges to a contract or grant, are difficult or impractical to apportion by other means. Examples include, but are not limited to charges for janitorial services, administrative telephones, copying, graphics, postage, shipping, administrative computer expense, payments in accordance with the terms of the tenancy agreement with the Space and Naval Warefare Systems Center San Diego for guard and fire protection services, buildings and ground maintenance, and fees for utility usage.

        Laboratory Administrative Salaries and Benefits provide for equitable assignment of laboratory administrative personnel working in support of contracts and grants. Although allowable as a direct charge, it is difficult or impractical to equitably apportion by other means.

        These costs are prorated to the Salaries and Benefits (excluding any overtime) charged to the individuals projects. The University overhead cost rate has been reduced to compensate for the direct charging of these expenses for MPL's contract and grant administration.

      3. OVERTIME & REMOTE LOCATION ALLOWANCE

        - Administrative Services costs are not calculated on overtime.

        - Individual overtime benefits information is used for OT rate. No other burdens are associated with OT.

        - Comp time and shore leave saved in lieu of RLA payment are charged to the project on which the overtime and RLA hours are worked. Comp time and shore leave hours are fully burdened as the employee receives full benefit on hours when used. A recharge adjustment is done for comp time or shore leave initially saved that is later paid; when comp time or shore leave is paid rather saved , the benefits charged are at the lower overtime or RLA rate. The recharge is adjusted to reflect the correct level of benefits paid on the employee's hours. A credit of the "comp time saved" or "shore leave saved" hours and a charge of the "comp time paid" or "RLA paid" hours is done.

        - Balance of comp time or shore leave saved should be reviewed at year end.

      4. PERIOD RECHARGED

        - Split month (21st to 20th) timesheets are used to allow timely submission of costs allocable to projects. (i.e.: timesheets for 10/21/XX-11/20/XX period will have costs charged in time to appear on the 11/XX ledgers). Allows for timely Federal billing.

        - June final period 6/21-30 timesheets are required due to fiscal closing. June final recharges generally make the final ledgers as MPL inputs directly into IFIS journaling system module.

        - July 1-20 period timesheets are used to begin the next FY, after which regular split month time sheets are used.

        - Employee's timesheets that have not been received in time to be charged in the current month recharge are tracked and charged as adjustments in subsequent months.

      5. FISCAL YEAR CLOSING REVIEW

        Analysis of fund balances at June 30 is required to determine what the balance represents. Costs & credits applicable to the period through June 30 but not recorded in the June ledger may include, but is not limited to:

        - Navy building maintenance charges, guard services, electricity & telephone billings. *

        - Costs of goods received but not billed per ledger. *

        - Computer hardware & system support, maintenance agreement costs expended but not recharged. *

        - Cost transfers /NPETS, PETS outstanding.

        - Physical Plant Services jobs in progress. *

        - Outstanding GUARD invoice payments due.

        - Credits for Workshop/seminar expenses. *

        - Recharge credits for overtime not paid in ledger but earned.

        - Recharge credits for bi-weekly/late timesheets not paid.

        - Recharge credits for S&E items held in recharge clearing account pending index determination. (i.e., transit risk, or resolution of billing disputes, etc.). *

        - Comptime accrual commitment review.

        * Specific to MPL & only relevant to Administrative Services - not labor related.

        Balances are reviewed and analyzed annually. If a rate change is determined to be necessary, a proposal is submitted to the University's recharge rate review committee for review and approval of rate change

      6. ADJUSTMENTS

        - Preliminary timesheets may be provided by seagoing personnel working on specific project(s) and unavailable at sea/travel when timesheets are due. Revised timesheets are submitted upon return. At that time project(s) are credited preliminary timesheet hours and charged per revised timesheets. MSO review & signature required.

        - Employees should obtain supervisor signature prior to submitting timesheets; however when timesheets are received without supervisor signatures close to recharge submission deadline, hours reported by employee are charged. Copies of the timesheet are made and the timesheet is sent to the supervisor for signature. When the signed timesheet is received back from the supervisor, it is compared against the copy. If changes are indicated on the signed copy, it is marked "Revised", the unsigned copy is marked "Preliminary" and stapled to the revised timesheet. Changes indicated on the revised timesheet are incorporated into an adjustment to the recharge. MSO review & signature required.

        - Retroactive salary changes are treated as an adjustment. Original amount charged is credited entirely and corrected amount (total hours * new rate) is submitted. (See FIGURE 4)

        - Cost transfers. When moving labor costs from one contract/grant to another, treat as a cost transfer and obtain PI signature or his/her delegate in addition to MSO, unless MSO had delegation of authority. (Reference Cost Transfer PPM)

      7. LABOR NOT ASSIGNED TO A BUDGET:

      All salaries must be charged to either a budget number, vacation, sick leave, holiday, or other approved administrative leave (jury duty/military leave).

      Under no circumstances are employees without index numbers or approved leave status, allowed to draw salary. Appropriate care must be taken to initiate projections and submit lay-off notices when necessary.

    3. ILLUSTRATION - MPL REGULAR HOUR RECHARGE RATE CALCULATION

      Following are the steps involved with calculating the individual regular hour recharge rate.

      1. Calculate annual laboratory staff sick leave/jury duty/military leave downtime: (See FIGURE 1)

        1. Identify laboratory sick leave earned & used for all staff employees recharged during the prior FY.

        2. Assign cost to sick leave using the base rate in effect during the period the employee earned/used the sick leave hours.

        3. Subtotal to summarize sick leave hours & costs for all laboratory recharged staff employees.

        4. Identify any staff jury duty, or military leave down time hours & costs.

        5. Total staff sick leave and jury duty/milt. leave downtime hours & costs.

        6. Determine a downtime expense ratio by dividing the total costs of downtime used by the costs of sick leave accrued. (See FIGURE 1)

        7. Use ratio calculation multiplied by 96 (12 x 8) to determine FY SL/JD/ML downtime expense.

        8. Add in the carry forward credit/debit of sick leave/jury duty/military leave downtime from the prior year. This number is used for the next FY downtime rate factor.

        FIGURE 1. Annual Laboratory Staff Sick Leave/Jury Duty/Military Leave Downtime




        SICK LEAVE SUMMARY FOR THE PERIOD 7/1/XX - 6/30/XX

        STAFF




        BASE RATE+BENEFITS
        NAME
        HRS EARNED
        $ EARNED
        HRS USED
        $ USED
        16.30
        AnybodyA staff
        96.00
        1564.80
        58.00
        945.40
        21.60
        AnybodyB staff
        96.00
        2073.60
        112.50
        2430.00
        14.21
        AnybodyC staff
        96.00
        1364.16
        20.00
        284.20

        ETC










        STAFF SICK LEAVE DOWN TIME (SubTotal):

        3920.00
        82411.84
        2806.38
        56474.80






        STAFF JURY DUTY DOWN TIME:











        21.60
        AnybodyA oct.nov.92


        32.00
        691.20


        0.00
        0.00
        32.00
        691.20






        TOTAL STAFF SICK LEAVE AND JURY DUTY DOWN TIME

        3920.00
        82411.84
        2838.38
        57166.06






        TOTAL FYXX STAFF DOWNTIME($57,166.06/82,411.84):








        USED/EARNED $
        0.69 * 96 = 66.59







        (Add in military leave usage when applicable.)

        SICK LEAVE/JURY DUTY FACTOR TOTALS

        TOTAL FYXX STAFF DOWNTIME AVERAGE:


        USED/EARNED $
        0.69 * 96
        67 hrs













        FYXX SL FACTOR USED IN PRIOR FYXX RATES:


        USED/EARNED $
        0.49 * 96
        47 hrs













        SL CARRY FORWARD:



        20 hrs

        FYXX Sick leave



        67 hrs

        Add SL Carry Forward:



        20 hrs

        TOTAL ADJUSTED FYXX STAFF DOWNTIME AVERAGE:



        87 hrs *A*


      2. Calculate annual downtime factor (incorporates sick leave/jury/military leave down) (See FIGURE 2)

        1. Separate downtime factor is required dependent on number of hours vacation accrual each staff employee earns.

        2. Calculate # hours of vacation each employee will earn in the year taking into account mid-year anniversaries that result in an increase in vacation accrual rates and multiply by any University escalation rate "vr" for vacation "B"*

          *There is currently an escalation rate of about 5%. This rate has varied over time from 0-5%.

        3. Include 104 hrs/yr holidays "C"

        4. Add Sickleave/down hrs + vacation accrual hrs + holidays for = subtotal DOWNTIME "D"

          (A + B + C = D)

        5. Subtract the subtotal all down hrs "D" from total hrs in FY ="E"

        6. Divide Downtime Hrs (D) by Working Hrs (E) = F

        FIGURE 2. Annual Downtime Factor

        DOWNTIME FACTOR SUMMARY: 7/1/XX - 6/30/XX (FACTOR FOR FYXX RATES)


        FYXX Working Hours: 2088







        B + A + C = D            E = 2088 - D            F = D / E
        STAFF


        B*

        A

        C

        D

        E

        F
        Vacation
        Vac.Hrs
        SL/down
        Holidays
        Subtotal
        WkgHrs-
        Downtime
        Earned Hrs/Mo

        hrs(AV)

        Hrs Down
        Down hrs
        Factor







        10 X vr X 12 mo.
        120
        87
        104
        311
        1777
        0.17501







        12 X vr X 12 mo.
        144
        87
        104
        335
        1753
        0.1911







        14 X vr X 12 mo.
        168
        87
        104
        359
        1729
        0.20763







        16 X vr X 12 mo.
        192
        87
        104
        383
        1705
        0.22463







        ACADEMIC








        Vacation
        Vac.Hrs
        SL/down
        Holidays
        Subtotal
        Wkg Hrs
        Downtime
        Earned Hrs/Mo

        hrs(AV)

        Hrs Down
        Down hrs
        Calc







        16 X vr X 12 mo
        192
        0
        104
        296
        1792
        0.16518







        9 mo appontees, no vacation hours accrued, holiday hours are not applicable







        GSR's at 48.44%, no vacation hours accrued, holidays not applicable
        * Note: Vac. Hrs include the escalation rate (vr) for vacation, if any. The illustration give includes no escalation.




        INDIVIDUALS WITH VACATION ACCRUAL RATE CHANGES MID-YEAR:

        Vac.Earned Hrs/mo

        Vac.Hrs
        SL/down hrs(AV)
        Holidays
        Subtotal Hrs Down
        WkgHrs-Down hrs
        Downtime Calc
        NAME,A.
        Effective 11/16/XX increase from 10 hrs to 12 hr/mo earned








        10 X vr X 5 (5 mo)

        50





        12 X vr X 7 (7 mo)

        84





        NAME,A. Total:

        134
        87
        104
        325
        1763
        0.18434
















        NAME, B.
        Effective 9/12/XX increase from 10 hrs to 12 hr/mo earned








        10 X vr X 2 (2 mo)

        20





        12 X vr X 10 (10 mo)

        120





        NAME,B. Total

        140
        87
        104
        331
        1757
        0.18839

      3. Calculate recharge rate (See FIGURE 3)

        (July DOPE employee benefits/DOPE salary) = benefits factor

        projected annual base X benefits factor X downtime factor = annual recharge rate

        annual recharge rate/12 mos. =monthly recharge rate

        monthly recharge rate/174 hrs. =hourly recharge rate

      4. Assign costs to projects per employee time record (See FIGURE 3)

        employee recharge rate * hrs reported =labor cost to project

        FIGURE 3. Recharge Rates Per Employee


        CALCULATION OF MPL RECHARGE RATES: FYXX/XX

        FYXX wk hrs- 2088


        Projected Base/Yr
        Ben.Fac
        ModDown
        SL,Hol,Vac
        RchgRate/YR
        Rchg Rate/ MO
        Recharge Rate/HR
        NAME







        AnybodyA
        ACAD
        81621
        1.0942
        1.16518
        104061.87
        8617.82
        49.84
        AnybodyB
        GSR
        34896
        1.0106
        1.0000000
        35265.90
        2938.83
        16.89
        AnybodyC
        HRLY
        19692
        1.0106
        1.0000000
        19900.74
        1658.40
        9.53
        AnybodyD
        10 HR
        21400.68
        1.1963
        1.17501
        30082.17
        2506.85
        14.41
        AnybodyE

        39154.80
        1.2715
        1.1856900
        59029.97
        4919.16
        28.27
        AnybodyF

        33156
        1.2506
        1.2020700
        49843.70
        4153.64
        23.87
        AnybodyG

        47239.08
        1.2219
        1.2189100
        70357.23
        5863.10
        33.69

      5. Calculate Retroactive Salary Changes. (See FIGURE 4)

      1. Original amount is credited entirely

      2. corrected amount (total hours * new rate) is submitted.

    FIGURE 4. Retroactive Changes

    RECHG. DEPT: