Schenectady County Chapter Nysarc Inc

“The organization recently approved changes to its by-laws resulting in a reduction in the size of its board. Prior to this change,each chapter was entitled to between 1 and 6 seats on the board of governors based on that chapter's membership resulting in a board of approximately 150 members. The new structure caps the size of the board at one for each chapter, who now receive a weighted vote of between 1 and 10 based on a published chart of the number of members.”

“Nysarc, inc. Is a unitary corporporation consisting of its 52 chapters. Nysarc, inc., schenectady county chapter is one division of the corporation. The corporation and chapter's governing body is the board of governors representing the individual membership in each chapter's jurisdiction. Each chapter has one primary and one alternate governor with a weighted vote based on membership. The corporation through its bylaws delgates day-to-day operating authority to the chapter's board of directors. The executive committee of the board of governors (see part vi, line 7a below) comprises the corporation's elected officers and exercises all powers of the board of governors between plenary meetings of the governors.”

“The organization's members elect the officers and directors of the chapter annually. In turn, those chapter board members nominate the officers and directors of the corporation.”

“The board of governors does not review the chapters' form 990 before they are filed. Each chapter submites a copy of its form 990 to the governing body when the chapter is filed. Each chapter must have a process for its board of directors to review the form 990. The schenectady county chapter's process is as follows: the completed form 990 is provided to the full board before it is submitted to the irs. In addition, the completed form 990 is provided to the finance committee for its review prior to being signed by the president of the organization. After the form 990 has been reviewed by the finance committee, it is distributed to the full board. Distribution to the full board may be by e-mail or any other means that enables access to the full document.”

“The conflict of interest policy and disclosure statement for board members, senior managers and key employees is prepared and signed by all board members and employees subject to this policy on or before the end of each calendar year and is reviewed by the executive director and by the president of the board of directors. Any conflicts identified in the disclosure form that are not resolved or addressed to the satisfaction of the president or the executive director are brought to the executive committee of the board of directors. A copy of the signed form is kept in the personnel file of each affected employee and board member.”

“The compensation and performance of the executive director is reviewed annually. The board president convenes a meeting of the full board, or (at his or her discretion) of the executive committee of the board, in executive session to review the performance of the executive director over the past year and to set goals and objectives for the executive director for the coming year. At this same meeting, the board, or the executive committee of the board, reviews the current compensation and benefit package for the executive director. If the review is performed by the executive committee of the board of directors, it will make a recommendation to the board of directors, at an executive session of the next regular meeting of the board, with respect to the performance review to be presented to the executive director and the compensation and benefits for the next year. In either case, the performance review and compensation and benefit package is set by a majority vote of a quorum of the full board of directors.”

“A high level financial picture is provided in the agency annual report, which is available to the public. Additionally, the agencys form 990 is available at www.guidestar.org.”

“The officers and board of governors of nysarc may be reached at nysarc, inc., 29 british american blvd., latham, ny 12110 as follows: allegany chapter - thomas talbett, jr. Debra thompson benevolent society (staten island dc) - jerome isaacs bronx dc chapter - ida rios laura kearins broome-chenango-tioga chapter - dave sebastianelli nicki french cattaraugus chapter - dr. Thomas delaney raphael smith chautauqua chapter - dr. Todd jacobson marlene sirianno, esq. Chemung chapter - cheryl guild clinton chapter - joanna valente orr cynthia lacki columbia chapter - mary anne vandenburgh dorothy wheeler community league (wassaic dc) - rose mary cella donald geer delaware chapter - james warren nat thomas dutchess chapter - lorraine costello sharon russitano erie chapter - peter j. Martin, esq. Ellen shanahan becker, esq. Essex chapter - david hirtle shelley winters franklin-hamilton chapter - robert kleppang polly sullivan fulton chapter - mike ostrander dave miller genesee-orleans chapter - debrah fischer marlene hill herkimer chapter - ronald george stephanie dyer jefferson chapter - david liscomb joanne rhode livingston-wyoming chapter - cheryl englert marcy vanzandt madison-cortland chapter - randy schaal, esq. Joseph zifchock monroe chapter - david irish mary beth irish montgomery chapter - rev. Dr. Lisa vanderwal sally romano nassau chapter - saundra m. Gumerove, esq. Howard jurist new york city chapter - anne gordon sharyn van reepinghen niagara chapter - marie-therese frieri donald smith oneida-lewis chapter - joanna greco dr. John kowalczyk onondaga chapter - james cannon gordon eyer ontario chapter - marie o'horo deborah wilbur orange chapter - joanne grant robert pogue oswego chapter - mary ann barbarino richard rima otsego chapter - walter hogan celia reed putnam chapter - denise grenier peterson susan lucas rensselaer chapter - diane dearborn mary muller rockland chapter - richard sirota audrey tarantino rome dc - vacant st. Lawrence chapter - patricia campanella saratoga chapter - robert desio mary jo hebert schoharie chapter - nancy cooke john desanto schuyler chapter - harold j. Hoffmeier, jr. Marcia kasprzyk seneca-cayuga chapter - mary pat harris rose palmieri steuben chapter - arthur stilwell mischelle shattuck suffolk chapter - joseph del broccolo kenneth walker sullivan chapter - steven drobysh susan miller ulster-greene chapter - robert boening sheree cross warren-washington-albany chapter - anne marie lockhart dan martindale lori martindale wayne chapter - sharon boyd carol kenyon welfare league (letchworth village dc) - dian cifuni nelva turek westchester chapter - joseph cassarini rosa rodriquez west seneca, dc - judy o'rourke ellen owens yates chapter - eileen holgate greg booth president - laura j. Kennedy immediate past president- john a. Schuppenhauer, esq.”

“Loss on debt refunding -168,230.”

“The audit oversight process has not changed in the current year.”