The expense of an external audit or examination required by State or Federal supervisory authorities.
E052 – Legal Expense
Fees paid to law firms or lawyers for interpretation or advice concerning legal matters. The amounts expended for non-state attorneys, bond counsel, patent counsel, and expert witnesses who provide research, opinion, litigation, collection, and/or consulting.
E053 – Medical and Health Services Expense
Special medical services relating to the prevention, cure, care, or diagnosis of diseased or injured humans, or to the training of individuals for rendering of such services. Includes amounts expended for services of nurses and physicians acquired from temporary employment services.
E054 – Research/Survey/Appraisals Expense
The amounts expended for environmental studies and assessments, transportation studies and personal services related to natural resources, agriculture, science, biology, and aquatic issues. Also includes historical research, property appraisals, real estate services, archaeological surveys, and aerial surveys.
E055 – Other Personal Service Contract Expense
Amounts expended for personal service contracts other than auditing, legal, medical/health services or research/survey/appraisals. Professional or technical expertise provided by a consultant to accomplish a specific study, project, task, or other work statement not identified above. May include services such as insurance brokering or labor negotiations.
E056 – Recruiting Service Expense
The amounts expended for the services performed by a professional search firm to assist in recruitment of successful candidates to fill vacant positions at the University. Does not include amounts paid to trade magazines or newspapers for publishing open position announcements. For those advertisements, use E261.
E057 – Management & Organizational Service
The amounts expended for services to provide management with recommendations on enhanced efficiencies, productivity improvements, quality control, program implementation or evaluation, or organization structure or framework. Includes expenditures for design, development, and/or implementation of major information processing or telecommunications systems. Also includes services for business process reengineering, strategic planning, goal setting, needs assessment, facilitators for staff functions or focus groups, harassment and related investigations, mediation, and lobbying.
E058 – Personal Services – IT Consulting
The amounts expended to analyze, enhance, modify, or implement computer systems or telecommunications systems.
E059 – Social Research Services
The amounts expended for studies or services related to health care, behavioral science, criminal justice education, medical issues, employment issues, or other social services.
E060 – Marketing Services
The amounts expended for services to develop or implement a marketing or advertising plan or campaign; services related to marketing the University’s service; public relations or media services; market research and development; and services provided to promote the University or one of its programs. Also includes amounts expended for public involvement services; trade development and assistance; development of market research and customer satisfaction surveys and/or assessment of survey results; conference or trade show coordination; fund raising; and related types of services.
E061 – Communications Services
The amounts expended for the design, development, and/or oversight of audio/video media productions, brochures, manuals, newsletters, maps, signs, posters, annual reports, etc.; technical writing/editing; speech writing; grant writing; graphic design services; development of communication strategies; and other related services to inform the public or other governmental agencies about a subject.