Nysarc Inc Columbia County Chapter

“The organizational structure caps the size of the board at one for each chapter, who receive a weighted vote of between 1 and 10 based on a published chart of the number of members.”

“Nysarc, inc. Is a unitary corporation consisting of its 45 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 one primary and one alternate governor with a weighted vote 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 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 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. Allegany: thomas talbet, debra thompson benevolent society: jerome isaacs, mary sullivan bronx: ida rios, laura kearins brome-chenango-tioga: ellen feldman, nicki french cattaraugus-niagara: michael macwilliams, raphael smith chautauqua: richard erickson, rebecca hamlet-kapple chemung-schuyler: harold hoffmeier, eileen remec clinton: joanna valente-orr, cynthia lacki columbia: dorothy wheeler, mary anne vandenburgh community league: rose mary cella, donald geer delaware: james warren, johna peachin dutchess: sharon russitano, lorraine costello erie: ellen shanahan becker, peter martin essex: shelley winters, laura kelley franklin-hamilton: robert kleppang, polly sullivan fulton-schoharie: mike ostrander, nancy cooke genesee-orleans: marlene hill, debrah fischer herkimer: stephanie dyer, ronald george jefferson-st. Lawrence: patricia campanella, jennifer loonan livingston-wyoming: cheryl englert, eric parker madison-cortland: joseph zifchock, maureen louis monroe: david irish, joseph kelly montgomery: paul dicaprio, rev. Dr. Lisa vanderwal nassau: paul giordano, harriett traversa new york city: anne gordon, sharyn vanreepinghen oneida-lewis: joanna greco, steve gassner onondaga: gordon eyer, james cannon ontario: deborah wilbur, marie-therese o'horo oswego: richard rima, mary anne barbarino otsego: walter hogan, joseph brill rensselaer: mary muller, sally dunbar rensselaer: diane dearbor, mary muller rockland: john smith, karen feinstein saratoga: mary jo hebert, dr. Lawrence fein schenectady: barara kania, patricia ross seneca-cayuga-yates: mary pat harris, norman lindenmuth steuben: arthur stilwell, mischelle shattuck suffolk: deborah pflieger sullivan-orange: steven drobysh, joanne grant ulster-greene-putnam: susan lucas, robert boening warren-washington-albany: daniel martindale, anne marie lockhart wayne: sharon boyd westchester: rosa rodriguez, kyle o'loughlin-cahill west seneca d.c.: ellen owens, judy o'rourke”

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

“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: annette dennis, as president, devotes approximately one hour to ccrc. Tracy cantele, as vice president, devotes approximately one hour to ccrc. Donna knight as secretary/treasurer, devotes approximately one hour to ccrc. Dorothy wheeler, mary ann harris, 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.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”