Dominican Sisters of Hope Policy and Procedure Manual, 1995-2009

File — Box: 22, Folder: 13

Identifier: Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: The manual appears to have been compiled by or for the new Leadership Team and Council, headed by Prioress Philomena McCartney, who took office in 1999 for a four-year term ending in 2003. Index lists the following: Congregational Organization (Current Personnel, Legal Consultants and Outside Consultants, Organizational Chart, Congregation Committees, and Liaison Responsibilities); Policies; Procedures; Guidelines; Budget Preparation; Funerals; Board of Directors; Trusts; Recommendations from Chapter 1999; Religious Institute and Its Corporation; and Financial Procedures. In addition to the contents named in the index, the Manual includes the following materials: Job descriptions (dated 1999) for Administrator of Centers of Hope: Fall River, Newburgh, Ossining; Administrator of Siena Hall; Archivist; Communications Coordinator; Community Life Coordinator; Congregational Treasurer; Coordinator of Holistic Health Services; Coordinator of Nazareth Community; Coordinator of New Membership; Director of Development; Director of Human Resources; Director of Infirmary, Fall River Center. Other materials in the manual: Guidelines for Alternative Investments; Donations; Recipients and amounts of of donations 1996 June - 1999 September; Recipients Removed From Donation List 1999; Guidelines for Plant Fund and Socially Responsible Investments; Philosophy of Ownership; Board of Directors 1999-2003; By-Laws Dominican Sisters of Hope, Inc. (1995); Sisters of St. Dominic Charitable Trust (Retirement Trust); Dominican Sisters of Hope Ministry Trust: Trustees 1998-1999 and Liaisons (DSOH) 1995-1999, Staff and Secretary; Table depicting the conduct of affairs of the Religious Institute in council and the business of the corporation within its corporate structure; Buchanan Ingersoll Workshop on Charitable Trusts for Religious Institutes -Legal Seminar (1992); CMSM.LCWR.NATRI Legal Seminar: Protecting Retirement Assets: Parts I and II (1996); letter from Deirdre D. Halloran, Associate General Counsel-U.S. Catholic Conference to Rev. Robert Yeager, Ex. Dir., Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference-U.S. Catholic Conference re exemption from FICA tax for religious women working in Church ministries (1998 August 6); Memo to CFOs from Ex. Director of U.S. Catholic Conference (1987 November 6) regarding "Reporting of compensation paid to Religious by Catholic institutions" with copy of IRS Rev. Rul. 77-290, 1977-2 C.B. 26 ; Leadership Financial Manual: DSOH Expense Departments - Chart of Accounts 1998-1999; reimbursement request forms; Various Financial Matters for Board Approval/Review; Monthly Routine Financial Matters for Board Approval; Dates to Remember/Things To Do 2000-2004; Glossary .