Authority for making decisions at the University is communicated through various UC policy manuals, letters and numerous Business and Finance Bulletins. If the UC Regents permit, the President may redelegate authority on certain topics to Chancellors and other UC officers through formal Presidential Delegations of Authority. The Senior Vice President of Business and Administration issues the Business and Finance bulletins to provide information on UC procedures and processes for specific areas: Administration, Business, General, Information Systems and Records Management.

The Chancellor may or may not be permitted to redelegate certain authorities to campus administrators. If permitted, a Chancellory Delegation of Authority letter, generated by the Campus Delegations of Authority Coordinator, is sent out.

What does a Delegation Letter say?

Both the Presidential and Chancellory Delegations specify the position to which the authority has been delegated, the extent of the authority and whether or not the authority can be redelegated. Redelegated authority remains with a position title and does not transfer with an individual.

Protocol for Redelegation Letters

In some instances, those positions to which a Chancellor has delegated authority are permitted to further delegate that authority to managers within his/her control unit. Certain actions may not be taken by persons who have not been given formal delegated authority to take such actions.

To insure campus compliance, Associate Chancellor and Chief of Staff John Cummins issued a November 15, 2004 campus administrative memo giving the process & protocol for drafting and issuing a redelegation. In addition to the standards stated in the memo, the redelegation letter must not conflict with any UC policy.