WNY Region Directors Report 6/3/2010
(Updated)
Region
Director Don Weaver
Issues:
- Region
Proposed Budget for 2010-2011
- Possible
change in the basis for our Incorporation and Tax Exempt status
- Appointment
of Assistant Region Directors
- Election
of new Division Director
- Proposed Region Meeting dates for 2010-2011
(added)
Region
Proposed Budget for 2010-2011
As is required by the WNY
By-Laws I am sending a proposed budget to you ahead of time.
This budget has been put together again this year by the Alternate
Region Director Ken Black with the assistance of our Region Treasurer Dave
Stringfellow. Because all of
the bills were not received prior to the development of the budget some
figures may need adjusting at our June 3rd meeting.
You will recall that we reduced the Region Dues recently by $3.
At this point I would recommend no change in the Region dues which
are now $9 per year. We do
need to keep a close eye on future budgets to see if we can maintain the
current dues or whether in a future rear the dues should be raised
slightly in order to achieve a balanced budget.
Possible
change in the basis for our Incorporation and Tax Exempt status
It has come to the attention of the Eastern Division
that the State of New York has a process of Registration
for Charitable Organizations Seeking Contributions. There are
apparently audit requirements of the states in which the Eastern
Division operates (including New York State) that require the Division
obtain an audit performed by an Independent Certified Public Accountant if
any part of Division solicits contributions from nonmembers of the
Division. There is a stated amount ($100,000.00) under which an
audit is not required. It has been determined that the NSP
system in New York State would be over the limit. The audit that
would be required would be extremely expensive. The audit would
include the Division and encompass all Regions and Patrols within New
York State.
As
I am sure you are aware we do fund raising as a Region and I know at least
some of the WNY Patrols also do fund raising activities as well.
What is being suggested as I understand it is that our Region or affected
local patrols (KB being a primary fund raiser for our Region) get their
own EIN number and file their own separate return. The bottom line
seems to be that in some way the Region or at least some patrols need to
break off from the Division 990 filing. This may mean having the
Region or those patrols doing fund raising incorporate and get their own
401C3. Our Region or the local patrol(s) then would not likely
exceed the $100,000 limit within NYS and therefore not need to have an
audit required of the State.
I
have asked our Legal Advisor Alan Rosenfeld to give us guidance as to how
to proceed. Hopefully
we can take care of this before we begin our Fall Season.
Appointment of
Assistant Region Directors
In my Platform Statement as
a Candidate for my third term as Region Director I pledged to name any who
wish to be considered as Candidates for the office of Region Director in
the next RD election to let me know and I would appoint them as Assistant
Region Directors with the idea that during my 3rd term I would
delegate responsibilities to them.
Two persons have stepped
forward at this time to indicate their anticipation to place their names
for consideration as a future Region Leader.
It is therefore my privilege to appoint Ken Black as the 1st
Assistant Region Director (1st Alternate Region Director) and
Butch MacQueen as the 2nd Assistant Region Director (2nd
Alternate Region Director) for the year 2010-2011.
In 2011-2012 it will be my intension to reverse the order and have
Butch serve as 1st Alternate Region Director and Ken as the 2nd
alternate. This order was
arrived at by mutual agreement between Ken and Butch. Welcome
aboard for these new roles in the Region.
Election of
new Division Director
At the Spring Officers
Meeting of the Eastern Division NSP Rick Hamlin finished his tenure as our
Division Director. John
Shipman, the former Region Director of the Eastern Massachusetts Rhode
Island (E. Mass &
RI) Region. John
held that position since 2006. During
this last year he served as the Division Assistant Division Director.
WNY Region welcomes him as our Division leader.
Proposed
Region Meeting dates for 2010-2011
Thursday 9/16/2010
@ Holimont
Thursday 11/4/2010 @ Holiday
Valley
Thursday 3/24/2011 @
Holimont
Thursday 6/9/2011 @ Holiday
Valley
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