Good call on the clarification issue.
For clarification, I set up an account for Linux International, not
GNHLUG. I would not have set up an account for GNHLUG without first
posting to this list and getting agreement to do this.
I was just reacting to Ben's frustration by suggesting a bank that had
actually set up an account (New Hampshire Incorporated non-profit
membership-based association) for me, and did it in a space of about 1/2
hour. So that Ben knows that I don't have some type of "magical touch",
I had also tried to do this through the Digital Credit Union and was
unsuccessful. I was actually going to use Ben's suggestion of St.
Mary's bank, but Ocean was on the correct side of the street, so I went
there first. At first they hedged a bit, but when they saw "non-profit"
on the Certificate of Good Standing that I got from the State of New
Hampshire, they were fine.
I agree with Bill's assessment:
Do we want two signatures on a check or two signers on an
account? Just want to make sure the terminology is straight.
Typically the setup is that the treasurer can't write himself a
check (the president typically signs those, so has to be a
signer on the account) and if the Treasurer does write himself a
check for booze and fast times, he's going to be
fired/clubbed/charged.
Trying to get two people (particularly in a far-flung organization) to
sign each and every check is TOO HARD. I would vote for one signature
and diligent monitoring.
But having two (or more) singers on the account makes a lot of sense
for a lot of reasons (accidental death of the treasurer by clubbing
comes to mind)
md
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