Nysarc Inc Columbia County Chapter

“Nysarc, inc. Is a unitary corporation consisting of its 54 chapters. Nysarc, inc., columbia county chapter, is one division of the corporation. The corporation and the chapter's governing body is the board of governors representing the individual membership in each chapter's jurisdiction. Each chapter has from 1 to 6 governors based on membership. The corporation through its bylaws delegated 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 excercises all powers of the board of governors between plenary meetings of the governors.”

“The delegate assembly, which represents nysarc's 100,000 members, elects the corporate president, secretary, treasurer, and assistant treasurer to 1-year terms. Delegates elect regional vice-presidents to 1-year terms from their respective regions. The columbia county chapter election procedure is as follows: the board of governors elects one vice-president, senior vice president.”

“Chapter bylaw amendments are subject to board of governor approval. Any action of the board of governors may be reviewed at the succeeding delegate assembly. No action of the governors that affects the irrevocable rights of third parties may be rescinded. Corporate bylaw amendments are subject to approval by a majority of chapters.”

“The board of governors does not review chapter's form 990 before they are filed. Each chapter submits a copy of its form 990 to the governing body when the form 990 is filed by the chapter. Each chapter must have a process for its board of directors to review the form 990. The columbia county chapter policy is as follows: a copy of the irs form 990 is distributed upon completion each year to all members of coarc's board of directors prior to filing with the internal revenue service. The completed form 990 is reviewed each year with the members of the audit committee at the first regularly scheduled monthly meeting subsequent to completion.”

“The organization conforms with the requirements of the nys non-profit revitalization act of 2013. In accordance with the procedures stated in the coi policy, board members and officers: 1. Obtained a copy of the policy; 2. Reviewed potential conflicts (as defined) 3. Disclosed potential conflicts or confirmed no conflict exists 4. Recused themselves from discussion and voting (if conflict exists) the board of directors monitored and enforced compliance with the coi policy and documented this in minutes to meetings.”

“The timeline and process for ceo evaluation and compensation review is described below: *september 15 - ceo self-evaluation report ready for review by the administrative committee. *administrative committee to schedule a meeting to review self-evaluation report and the ceo compensation is compared to annual nysarc executive survey. Ceo makes recommendation to the committee on associate ed salaries. *administrative committee to present its recommendation to the board of directors in executive session at the october meeting (3rd monday of the month). *administration committee to review its recommendation with the ceo no later than november 1.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“See list of officers and governors below, who may be reached at nysarc, inc., 29 british american blvd., latham, ny 12110. Broome-tioga: ellen feldman, kathy sheehan, john stevens chemung: lucimar escudero, susan post, richard sisson, vacancy chenango: kim parker delaware: james warren, ruth vitale herkimer: ronald george, stephanie dyer jefferson: david liscomb, joanne rhode madison-cortland:randy schaal chuck stevens oneida-lewis joanna greco, dr. John kowalczyk, david mathis, deborah mcgrath, zaida morell, ruth ridgway onondaga: james cannon, joyce carmen, gordon eyer oswego: mary ann barbarino, richard rima otsego: walter hogan rome d.c.: robert clemente st. Lawrence: patricia campanella, barbara roeser, anne townsend clinton: jill abdallah, dr. James ashe, gilbert duken, marrilee hamlin, cynthia lacki columbia: mary anne vandenburgh, dorothy wheeler essex: wendy beeman shelley winters franklin-hamilton:robert kleppang, dmitry feld fulton: rinaldo esposito, dave miller, judy schelle, jean schultz montgomery: michael cinquanti, sally romano rensselaer: diane dearborn, edie hall saratoga: robert barnett, robert desio, dr. Lawrence fein, david wickerham, roy macdonald schenectady: angelo defelippo iii, barbara kania schoharie: john desanto, greg hurd warren-washington-albany: dr. Severin carlson, nicholas lanza, anne marie lockhart, dan martindale,lori martindale benevolent society (staten island) d.c.): jerry isaacs, al turk bronx d.c.: ida rios community league d.c.: rose mary cella, donald geer dutchess: dawn desmond, mark metzger, esq. Nassau: rady bruell, paul giordano, hallie greene, saundra m. Gumerove, howard jurist, harriet traversa new york city: angelo aponte, dr. Melvin gertner, anne gordon, edward leahy, nancy petrino, sharyn van reepinghen orange: joanne grant putnam: laura dodge, ms ed, susan lucas,pt,dpt, heather strickland,ms ed rockland: sonia crannage, esq., karen feinstein, edward raush, gisela schmidt, richard sirota, audrey tarantino suffolk: joseph del broccolo, francis genco,john mach, james mceneaney, fred salzberg, kenneth walker sullivan: steven drobysh, irene kirtack ulster-greene: robert boening, sheree cross, scott lang welfare league d.c.: dian cifuni, nelva turek westchester: anthony assalone, joseph cassarini, katharine conroy, bernie krooks, stacey osborne, rosa rodriguez allegany: thomas talbett, jr. Debra thompson cattaraugus: raphael smith chautauqua: dr. Todd jacobson, marlene sirianno, esq., barbara stewart erie: brian attea, esq. Genesee: debrah fischer, candie pocock livingston-wyoming: cheryl englert, marcy vanzandt monroe: david irish, mary beth irish niagara: marie-therese frieri, donald smith ontario: joseph bognanno, deborah wilbur orleans: rev. Ken degnan, marlene hill schuyler: harold j. Hoffmeier, jr. Marcia kasprzyk seneca-cayuga: mary pat harris, rose palmieri steuben: paul greenfield, mischelle shattuck, arthur stilwell wayne: sharon boyd, carol kenyon west seneca d.c.:mary ellen murphy, ellen owens yates: james blackburn,greg booth”

“All nysarc chapters are subject to chapter manual that deliberate the policies and procedures of the board of govenors.”

“Ccrc,inc is a related organization to coarc. The following members of the board of directors of coarc are also on the board of directors of ccrc, inc. The individuals name, position and approximate weekly hours devoted to ccrc are as follows: karen blass, as president, devotes approximately one hour to ccrc. Donna knight, as secretary/treasurer, devotes approximately one hour to ccrc. Annette dennis, as vice president, devotes approximately one hour to ccrc. Mary ann harris, mary blass, and denise barry , as directors devote apporximately one hour to ccrc. Kenneth stall and karen amanna are paid by coarc and devote approximately one hour per week to ccrc.”