| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 |
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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 |
NYSARC, INC. IS A UNITARY CORPORATION CONSISTING OF ITS 52 CHAPTERS. NYSARC, INC. ONTARIO 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 ALTERNATIVE GOVERNOR WITH A WEIGHTED VOTE BASED ON MEMBERSHIP. THE CORPORATION THROUGH ITS BYLAWS DELEGATES DAY-TO-DAY OPERATING AUTHORITY TO THE CHAPTERS 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A |
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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B |
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS DOES NOT REVIEW CHAPTERS' FORM 990S BEFORE THEY ARE FILED. EACH CHAPTER SUBMITS A COPY OF ITS FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS WHEN THE FORM 990 IS FILED BY THE CHAPTER. EACH CHAPTER MUST HAVE A PROCESS FOR ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW THE CHAPTER'S FORM 990. THE ONTARIO COUNTY CHAPTER'S PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH REVIEWED A DRAFT AND APPROVED THE FINAL CHANGES, IF ANY WERE MADE. FORM 990 THEN DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C |
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE RECORDED AND UPDATED ANNUALLY FROM ALL DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 |
GENERALLY, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ONTARIO ARC AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL BEGIN IN EARLY NOVEMBER. A CONTRACT PERIOD WILL BE FOR UP TO THREE YEARS. A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT, ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MAY INCLUDE ANNUAL SALARY INCREASES FOR THE LENGTH OF THE CONTRACT. IN THE LAST YEAR OF A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD PRESIDENT WILL DISCUSS THE TERMS OF A PROPOSED RENEWAL CONTRACT. THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL DISCUSS WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IF ANY ADDITIONAL PROPOSED REVISIONS BY EITHER PARTY ARE IDENTIFIED. IF NECESSARY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY INVITE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO MEETINGS TO DISCUSS ANY PROPOSED CONTRACT REVISIONS. THE BOARD PRESIDENT, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVE ACCESS TO THE ANNUAL NYSARC, INC. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY, THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW, AND SHOULD USE THESE AND OTHER SOURCES AS NECESSARY AS PART OF THE NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES. CONTRACTS WILL BE COMPLETED AND BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL NO LATER THAN THE JANUARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL SIGN THE CONTRACT AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF ONTARIO ARC, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL SIGN. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE LOCATED IN A NOTEBOOK LABELED "PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AND THE NOTEBOOK IS AT THE FRONT DESK/MAIN RECEPTION AREA AT THE MAIN FACILITY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10A & 10B: |
ALL NYSARC CHAPTERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHAPTER MANUAL THAT DELINEATES THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: |
CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF FRIENDS OF ONTARIO ARC FOUNDATION 114,216. LOSS ON REFINANCE OF 2009 DASNY BOND PAYABLE -78,370. |
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THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 9: |
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 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 SCHENECTADY CHAPTER - ANGELO DEFELIPPO, III BARBARA KANIA 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. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.