UNIVERSITY SIGNATURE AUTHORITY POLICY |
The by-laws of the University and the Resolutions of its Board of Trustees
state that contracts, leases and similar documents for the procurement of
supplies, equipment, and services may be signed only by specified officers
of the corporation and certain designated individuals. The Director of Purchasing/Purchasing
Agent has been authorized by the Trustees to negotiate, sign and enter into
agreements with vendors for this purpose.
Individual faculty members and employees are not authorized
to sign on behalf of the University, or to bind the University in any manner.
Maryland Law provides that individuals who are not authorized, and who enter
into an unauthorized agreement, may be held personally liable for the cost
of the goods or services purchased.
Any, and all, vendor forms of agreement such as, contracts, leases, software
license agreements, etc., should be sent to the Director of Purchasing for
review and signature.
Supply Chain Shared Services
Johns Hopkins University
purchasing@jhu.edu
last updated 6.26.00