财产 & Inventory Management FAQs

How do I request a property 转移?

Departments wishing to 转移 equipment may do so by preparing a 财产 and Inventory Management 交易形式 and check the appropriate 盒子 listed under “Type of Transaction”. Upon receipt of the form, the 财产 and Inventory Management Department will 转移 the equipment. The department will need to submit a work order for the physical movement of these items. Only items listed on the form will be moved by 物理设施 employees. Equipment will not be moved prior to receipt of this completed form(s).

Please note that when equipment is 转移red to Surplus 财产, the 转移ring department automatically relinquishes all control over that piece of equipment. All funds realized from the sale of surplus items accrue to the appropriate Financial Affairs revenue account. Equipment that is in the Surplus 财产 area, 然而, is available to all departments alike on a first-come, 谁涨基础.

What happens to items that are 转移red to Surplus 财产?

Once items are 转移red to Surplus, they are available for use by any department on campus – free of charge. This allows Surplus to reutilize property, rather than spend state funds for the same items, 节省金钱, and unnecessary spending.

What is an 雅典州立大学 财产 Tag?

A property tag is an adhesive strip with “雅典州立大学” and “财产 Number” written on it. It also contains a unique number assigned to each specific University asset.

I have a question about the 财产 and Inventory Management Procedures who can I talk to?

All questions pertaining to 财产 and Inventory Management procedures can be answered by the 财产 and Inventory Management 工作人员 at 256-216-5342 or 256-216-5341.

I recently purchased an item and it came directly to my department without a property tag on it what do I do?

Please call the 财产 and Inventory Management 工作人员 at 256-216-5342 and a staff member will determine if the item requires a property tag.

How do I go about disposing of obsolete, useless, broken, and/or unwanted equipment?

As a state-funded institute, we are prohibited from throwing away or discarding assets to any particular individual. 因此, when things are no longer useful to the university, they can be sent to Surplus and then either sold for salvage, 转移red to an Alabama K-12 School, taken to Alabama State Surplus, 公开拍卖, 回收给供应商, or cannibalized for parts. A 交易形式 (PDF) must be filled out with the surplus property 盒子 checked and sent to the 财产 and Inventory Management Office. A work order will need to be submitted for the 物理设施 to pick up the item(s).

My department no longer needs an item; can I purchase it for personal use?

The only way an item that was purchased with State funds can be sold is to offer it to the general public. This is done through a public sale.

If my department no longer has a use for an item but another department does how do I go about 转移ring it to them?

To 转移 an item from one department to another, a 交易形式 (PDF) must be filled out with the 转移 盒子 checked and sent to the 财产 and Inventory Management Office.

你们的工作时间是什么??

We are open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. 到下午3:30.m.

If an item has been 偷来的 what steps should I take to get it removed from my department’s inventory?

When there is theft of property, the University Police should always be called and an 事故报告 应该完成. A 交易形式 (PDF) should also be filled out with the 偷来的 盒子 checked and a copy of the 事故报告 应附. The paperwork should then be sent to the 财产 and Inventory Management Office.

My office recently purchased new equipment and traded in our old equipment for credit. What information do you need to remove the old equipment from our inventory and add the new equipment?

A 交易形式 (PDF) should be filled out for the old equipment and a Purchase Order should be referenced on the 交易形式 so that our office can properly record the addition of the new equipment and the disposal of the old equipment. The form should be sent to the 财产 and Inventory Management Office.