Sec. 602.7. Sponsor services

(a) Sponsor services, are those direct services rendered on behalf of a community college, by the sponsor, which have been determined by the college board of trustees to be necessary for the maintenance and operation of the college, and which would otherwise be provided by the college staff or a vendor.

(b) The community college board of trustees shall approve or disapprove each sponsor service and its estimated value in advance of the service being rendered, and shall approve the payment for each sponsor service satisfactorily performed. Only services approved by the college trustees shall be deemed eligible for State aid.

(c) In submitting its operating budget request, the college shall provide a listing containing a description of the nature and estimated cost of each approved sponsor service.

(d) In approving the college operating budget, unless specific exceptions have been taken, the State University trustees shall have approved the valuation of the sponsor services included in the college operating budget.

(e) The following general types of sponsor services, although not inclusive, will be considered for approval where such direct services are beyond the capability of the college staff and the costs of such direct services are competitive, as demonstrated by competitive bidding, with those of reliable vendors:

(1) Maintenance and repair of college buildings.

(2) Snow removal from roadways and parking lots.

(3) Repair of roadways and parking lots.

(4) Repair of automotive equipment.

(5) Waste and garbage removal.

(6) Laundry services.

(7) Photographic services.

(8) Provision of equipment, materials and supplies from the sponsor's central stores.

(9) Academic and administrative computer services.

(10) Operation of college telephone switchboard.

(11) Allocation of utility service charges—steam, electricity, water and sewage, where the college is one activity within a larger sponsor complex.

(f) The local sponsor may not bill the community college for indirect costs.