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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Good afternoon, everyone! <br><br>Our board is discussing the possibility of making some of our governing documents available for public viewing via our website. We’ve done some due diligence on what we’re required to provide, what we don’t have to share, how to do minutes that are shareable, etc., but my board is curious what other Main Street (and other nonprofit) organizations are doing in the way of sharing their documents. Could you answer the following questions for me? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Does your organization publish meeting agendas and/or minutes to the public or your members? <o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If so, how are they published?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If not, how do you respond to members that may ask to see meeting minutes, etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Can you think of any red flags to be aware of in sharing this information?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Does your organization publish your bylaws to the public or your members? (We do)<o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If so, do you simply publish them on a website? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If not, do you make them available to members or the public if asked?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Can you think of any red flags to be aware of in sharing this information?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Does your organization publish your financials (budget, monthly financial reports, etc.) to the public or your members? <o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>No need for follow up on this one … I think I know where this one is headed. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"'>😊</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thank you in advance for your responses!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr style='height:71.5pt'><td width=258 style='width:193.5pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 8.65pt 0in 8.65pt;height:71.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>W. Darin Rutledge<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>Executive Director<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>Klamath Falls Downtown Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:darin@downtownklamathfalls.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>darin@downtownklamathfalls.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>541.539.6212<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><td width=222 style='width:166.2pt;padding:0in 8.65pt 0in 8.65pt;height:71.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><img border=0 width=143 height=86 style='width:1.4895in;height:.8958in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D6A23C.D46821E0"></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>