Full-time salaried employees in the Information Technology Department may receive a technical growth allowance to aid them in exploring new areas of information technology, create an environment where information technology skills can grow, and provide a way for the employee to purchase and eventually own up-to-date personal computer equipment.
The employee may use this allowance to attend workshops, seminars, classes or conferences relating to information technology fields; purchase computer systems and components, computer hardware and networking components; procure software, printers, and industry-related books. In order to avail themselves of this allowance, the following conditions must be met:
- Purchases must have pre-approval from the department executive director.
- The amount of the allowance per year is 36 percent of the monthly base wage factor. Unused portions of the allowance for any year will not carry into the next fiscal year.
- Computers and other items costing more than $500 must be purchased by Information Systems.
- Electronic devices that enhance the employee’s production, including notebook/laptop computers, PDAs, or other devices used by the employee in his/her university work assignments.
- All electronic equipment or any other devices are the property of the employee and the value of the equipment is taxable to the employee at the time of purchase. The employee may avoid the tax liability of the purchased equipment if the equipment is declared to be the property of the university at the time of purchase, and it will be permanently located on an ongoing basis at the university.