United Way of MID Rural New York Inc.

“The members of the Corporation shall be the persons who have contributed to the Corporation during the fiscal year immediately preceding the annual Celebration Event. The Board of Directors shall serve as the voting body of the Corporation and shall represent the interests of the membership.”

“Each year the cpo and the board treasurer will review the form 990 for accuracy and completion. The audit and form 990 will be reviewed with the finance/audit committee before submission. The final audit will also be presented to the board of directors in june of each year.”

“Board members. Staff and volunteers pledge to accept this code as a minimum guideline for ethical conduct and stewardship shall provide written verification that they will comply with this policy on an annual basis: definitions. A conflict of interest exists when a matter to be acted upon by the board of directors or an acting subcommittee of the board confers a direct, substantial benefit to any director, business or agency from which the director of the board derives an income or has authority in governance. Attention. A director shall abstain from voting on any matter before the board which places him or her in a conflict of interest, particular in regard to matters involving member agencies. Procedures. Prior to voting on matters in which a potential conflict of interest exists for any director, the board chair shall inquire whether any director of the board desires to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest, and any director of the board shall delcare that he or she abstains from voting due to a conflict of interest. Prior to voting on any matter, a director of the board may be requested by another director of the board to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest. If the challenged director refuses to abstain from voting as requested, the board chair shall immediately call for a vote of the directors to determine whether the challenged director is in conflict of interest and shall be required to abstain from voting on the matter before the board. If a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the directors present votes to require attention of the challenged director, the director shall not be permitted to vote.”

“Led by the board chair, the chenango united way executive committee will conduct an annual performance review of the executive director in november of each year. The performances review shall include review of the following items: -performance of objectives,including significant accomplishments, challenges and opportunities-methods used to achieve results, including job performance, ability to communicate and interact, leadership abilitya formal performance review shall be presented to the executive director and reviewed by the board chair before the end of the calendar year. Feedback and discussion from this review will be used to identify work plan goals for the next calender year. Every three years, the executive director and the executive committee shall have the opportunity to negotiate a three-year employment contract, as recommended by the united way of nys and the united way of america. This employment contract shall identify the terms of employment, compensation package, business expense reimbursement, contract cancellations, confidentiality and non-compete clauses, indemnification and successor clauses.”

“Led by the board chair, the chenango united way executive committee will conduct an annual performance review of the executive director in november of each year. The performances review shall include review of the following items: -performance of objectives,including significant accomplishments, challenges and opportunities-methods used to achieve results, including job performance, ability to communicate and interact, leadership abilitya formal performance review shall be presented to the executive director and reviewed by the board chair before the end of the calendar year. Feedback and discussion from this review will be used to identify work plan goals for the next calender year. Every three years, the executive director and the executive committee shall have the opportunity to negotiate a three-year employment contract, as recommended by the united way of nys and the united way of america. This employment contract shall identify the terms of employment, compensation package, business expense reimbursement, contract cancellations, confidentiality and non-compete clauses, indemnification and successor clauses.”

“Copies of the annual financial statements, audit and form 990 will be made available to the community by request. The cuw annual report will be made available on the organization's website each year. Also, copies may be found on the charities bureau website.”

“Decrease in trust account = -$8979”