Katherine Johnson moved to accept the Policy and Procedures updates as presented and amended. Marcia Sherry seconded the motion and it was unanimously accepted. Expense Form Al Cook Al Cook has revised the OMGA Expense Form. Copies were distributed. OMGA Calendar Al Cook The new officers will be installed in November 2015 Mini-College Marilyn Scheffler The Mini-College website is up and registration is open. Marilyn Scheffler will be meeting with Marcia Sherry, Jim Lisky, Lynn Trimpe and Sue Nesbitt next week to finalize the preparations. The contract with Linfield has not yet been signed. The Linfield insurance company and the OMGA insurance company are working on the language about an area of disagreement. Since there are no applications for the Search for Excellence the Saturday morning program is changed to the OMGA Al Cook; President’s report by Program Leader, Gail report and a summary of the Leadership Langellotto’s Workshop by Jim Liskey. Clarification of OMGA, County MG Chapters and Extension Faculty roles Al Cook and Gail Langellotto The roles of each these entities are both interrelated and separate. Conflicts are best clarified by focusing on the mission of the Master Gardener program. Each county differs slightly due to their different circumstances. However, in general the relationship should be one of mutual understanding regarding projects. One of the entities cannot force another to participate or to not participate in a mission appropriate activity. The budgeting and use of Master Gardener chapter funds is determined by the Master Gardener chapter and will differ from county to county. Lobbying Taxes Katherine Johnson If a county Master Gardener donates funds to a Political Action Committee (PAC) to lobby for a specific action or event they must file Form 5768 both at the beginning of the lobbying effort and again at the end. There is a 25% tax on any donated funds that the county Master Gardener organization must pay in addition to the donated funds. OMGA policies state that OMGA is not responsible for this tax. However, OMGA paid the $36 mailing expense Katherine Johnson Treasurer’s Reports
Katherine Johnson moved to accept the Policy and Procedures updates as presented and amended. Marcia Sherry seconded the motion and it was unanimously accepted. Expense Form Al Cook Al Cook has revised the OMGA Expense Form. Copies were distributed. OMGA Calendar Al Cook The new officers will be installed in November 2015 Mini-College Marilyn Scheffler The Mini-College website is up and registration is open. Marilyn Scheffler will be meeting with Marcia Sherry, Jim Lisky, Lynn Trimpe and Sue Nesbitt next week to finalize the preparations. The contract with Linfield has not yet been signed. The Linfield insurance company and the OMGA insurance company are working on the language about an area of disagreement. Since there are no applications for the Search for Excellence the Saturday morning program is changed to the OMGA President’s report by Al Cook; Program Leader, Gail Langellotto’s report and a summary of the Leadership Workshop by Jim Liskey. Clarification of OMGA, County MG Chapters and Extension Faculty roles Al Cook and Gail Langellotto The roles of each these entities are both interrelated and separate. Conflicts are best clarified by focusing on the mission of the Master Gardener program. Each county differs slightly due to their different circumstances. However, in general the relationship should be one of mutual understanding regarding projects. One of the entities cannot force another to participate or to not participate in a mission appropriate activity. The budgeting and use of Master Gardener chapter funds is determined by the Master Gardener chapter and will differ from county to county. Lobbying Taxes Katherine Johnson If a county Master Gardener donates funds to a Political Action Committee (PAC) to lobby for a specific action or event they must file Form 5768 both at the beginning of the lobbying effort and again at the end. There is a 25% tax on any donated funds that the county Master Gardener organization must pay in addition to the donated funds. OMGA policies state that OMGA is not responsible for this tax. However, OMGA paid the $36 mailing expense Treasurer’s Reports Katherine Johnson
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