Schoharie County Rural Preservation Corp

“It is the policy of Schoharie County Rural Preservation Corp. to have the organization's management and Board of Directors review the 990 Form upon completion by the auditor and before submitting to the IRS.This can be accomplished through disseminating the reports via mail or by reviewing them at a Board meeting. Upon completion of review, two officers will need to sign the Form 990 before mailing to the IRS or any other agency receiving the report.”

“Board members and senior staff will annually disclose and promptly update any disclosures previously made on an Annual Conflict Disclosure Questionnaire Form provided by the Organization that requests them to identify their interests that could give rise to conflicts or interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members as well as other nonprofit organizations.”

“Annual adjustments to compensation shall be negotiated to take into account rises in the cost of living, increases in qualification and experience levels, changes in scope of duties to be performed, meritorious performance duties, and the fiscal capacity of the organization.The review will take into account the accomplishment of the DHCR objectives, the management of programs, the management of apartment units and the compensation of other, similar organizations (preferably RPC's); if available.”

“It is the policy of Schoharie County Rural Preservation Corp. to have transparency and accountability by making full and accurate information about its mission, activities, finance and governance publicly available.To achieve this, the SCRPC will have a policy of making available to the public, upon request, its Form 1023, Form 990, Conflict of Interest, Annual Audit, and Annual Report.If the Agency receives a freedom of information request (FOIL) it will be handled by the records management officer; who will be the Executive Director. The Agency will follow NYS FOIL laws. The law states that you have five days to provide a statement of acknowledgement of the request and provide a "reasonable" estimate of when all items that will be released will be made available. In the event that the items which the SCRPC has determined to release cannot be delivered within 20 business days following the five day acknowledgement period, the SCRPC must provide (1) an explanation as to why it cannot grant the request within 20 business days and (2) a date certain, within a reasonable period when the request will be granted.If the records management officer needs assistance in determining what to do with a FOIL request, he/she should contact the records officer of NYS and or an attorney.”