Common use of Restrictions on Expenditures Clause in Contracts

Restrictions on Expenditures. 1. All expenditures made from funds allocated through this Agreement to TJJD and subsequently paid to UTMB shall be for services provided to TJJD under the terms of this Agreement. 2. While the parties acknowledge that once funds have been earned by UTMB under the terms of this Agreement, such funds are considered local funds, the parties agree that all expenditures will be made in accordance with the State Comptroller’s guidelines for utilization of general revenue funds. These guidelines include definitions for allowable and unallowable expenditures of general revenue funds. The parties further agree to the following exceptions: a) On a case-by-case basis, UTMB may request that additional exceptions to the restrictions on expenditures be approved by TJJD. b) Notwithstanding paragraph “a” above, in no event may the funds earned under this Agreement be expended for the following items: i. Food items for employees or prospective employees, other than payments for meals made as a part of a travel reimbursement in compliance with state travel regulations; ii. Flowers or decorative plants; iii. Gifts and awards for employees, other than service awards subject to limitations set by the Government Code Section 2113.201; and iv. Costs related to staging employee celebrations such as retirement parties, special recognitions, graduations, promotions or similar such events.