Miscellaneous Expenditures — Payments and Fees
Payment Voucher Approval by Oversight Agencies

Certain purchase vouchers submitted to the Comptroller’s office for payment also require pre-payment approvals from other state agencies (oversight agencies) before the Comptroller’s office may issue the payment. In the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS), these type of payments must be electronically approved by the oversight agency.

For example, payments that require pre-payment approval by the Governor’s Office for consultant services must be entered into USAS using comptroller object 7239. When comptroller object 7239 is used, payment to the payee may not be made by the Comptroller's office until the Governor’s Office electronically approves the voucher.

For purchases requiring pre-payment approval by oversight agencies, specific comptroller objects (codes) have been established that require electronic approval by the applicable oversight agencies. When USAS detects a purchase needs an electronic approval by an oversight agency, the Comptroller's office may not issue payment to the payee until the appropriate oversight agency electronically approves the voucher.

For a complete list of comptroller objects that require pre-payment approval by other oversight agencies, see FPP I.008.