The Board of Trustees has passed the following addendum to Policies and Practices:

Any article, material, advertisement or language which can create discrimination and/or controversy among H.A.R.I. Devotees shall not be printed in H.A.R.I. publication

H.A.R.I. priest compensation and duties will be based on compensation paid and duties performed by the priests of surrounding temples of similar size

Temple priest is available for services in the temple whenever the priest is present at no charge to H.A.R.I. Devotees

Temple priest services are available outside H.A.R.I. Premises based on: a. Priest availability b. First come first served basis subject prior approval of H.A.R.I. President and providing transportation to the priest

Suggested donations payable to H.A.R.I. For priest services outside H.A.R.I. Premises are: a. Katha, Puja, Havan, Religious Ceremony, Naam karan, Baby Shower, etc. Members $21.00 Others $51.00 b. Wedding/Engagements Members $101.00 Others $151.00 c. Funeral Services No charge

The Board of Trustees has passed the following addendum to Policies and Practices:

Guidelines for the Board in forming the Nominating Committee and subsequent steps to follow through completion of the election process

Introduction:

Article IV, Section 10 of HARI Bylaws covers the Nomination of Officers of the Executive Committee and Article V, Section 3 of HARI Bylaws addresses the Nomination of Trustees.

The above two Articles call for the appointment of a Nominating Committee by the Board of Trustees. Time frame for its formation, number of committee members, composition of the Nominating Committee and guidelines to be followed by the Nominating Committee are spelled out in the Bylaws.

For the nomination of officers of the Executive Committee, Article IV, Section 10 states that forty-five (45) days before the annual membership meeting, the Board of Trustees shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of five members which shall select a slate of officers/trustees to be presented to the members at the annual membership meeting. The nominating committee shall consist of a trustee, the President, and three members from general body. Nominating committee shall not nominate its own member/members. Additional written nominations may be submitted by members provided at least ten members sign such request for nomination and the request is received by the Secretary/Treasurer prior to the Officer's election meeting.

For the nomination of Trustees, Article V, Section 3 states that at least forty-five (45) days before the annual membership meeting, H.A.R.I. Board of Trustees shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of five members which shall select a slate of trustees to be presented to the members at the annual membership meeting. Persons so nominated should have actively participated in H.A.R.I. activities. Due consideration should be given to represent surrounding communities.

The following guidelines were approved by the Board of Trustees at the September 8, 2002 Board meeting for the use of the Trustees and the Nominating Committee and will be included as an Appendix to the HARI Policies and Practices document after the amendments to the HARI Bylaws are approved by the general body on November 9, 2002.

Guidelines for the formation of the Nominating Committee (for use of the Board of Trustees) and subsequent steps to follow until completion of the election process

The following procedure outlines the steps that the Board of Trustees shall follow in the formation of the Nominating Committee and thereafter until the completion of the election process:

The chairman of the Board shall include an item Formation of the Nominating Committee on the Agenda of the Board meeting of the appropriate month, to allow at least 45 days lead-time before the election day, to complete the process of nomination of candidates for the next year's Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees

The Chairman of the Board shall nominate the President of last year's Executive Committee (who is one of the members of the Board) to chair the Nominating Committee. If he/she is unwilling or unavailable to serve as the chairperson, one of the senior members of the Board (preferably a third year trustee) shall be nominated to serve as the chairperson

Current President of the Executive Committee shall be the second person appointed to serve on the Nominating Committee

Three additional members representing a cross-section of the community shall be nominated by the Board of Trustees using the criteria that the nominees are longstanding members of H.A.R.I. (at least five years standing membership or life membership of H.A.R.I. desired) with sufficient familiarity with the membership of H.A.R.I. Nominees shall be approved by a simple majority vote of the trustees present

The Chairman of the Board shall provide members of the Nominating Committee with lists of the current years members (as of September 15th of the year) and the list of life members along with the guidelines that the Nominating Committee should follow

Prior to their appointment, members of the Nominating Committee approved to serve shall commit to attend majority of the meetings of the nominating committee. The members selected from the general body must not have served on the Nominating Committee for at least three (3) years prior to their appointment

If for any reason, the chairperson of the nominating committee becomes unavailable or unwilling to continue as the chairperson, the Chairman of the Board shall replace him/her by another trustee

The names of the Nominating Committee members and their telephone numbers shall be published in the immediate next issue of HARI TIMES along with a notification that devotees can submit names of nominees (with at least ten signatories supporting such nominations) for the Executive Committee and Trustee positions out of the membership lists of H.A.R.I. to the Secretary until fifteen (15) days prior to the election day.

Upon receiving notification from the Nominating Committee chairman that the slate of candidates has been finalized (which should happen at least three days prior to the election day), the Chairman of the Board convenes a joint meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Nominating Committee at least one day prior to the election day.

At this meeting, the Board reviews the list of candidates for conformity with the requirements of the Bylaws and certifies the slate of candidates by endorsing them for presentation to the general membership on the election day.

After the election of the Executive Committee and the Trustees either by a voice vote or by a show of hands at the general membership meeting, the names of the elected members shall be published in the subsequent month's HARI TIMES.

Within one month following the general membership meeting, the Chairman of the Board shall hold a meeting of the Board of Trustees to elect by a majority vote a new chairman of the Board for the following year.

Guidelines for the Nominating Committee in finding a slate of Candidates for the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees.

After the formation of the Nominating Committee by the Board of Trustees at least 45 days before the election day, the Chairman of the Board shall provide a list of annual and life members and these guidelines to the members of the Nominating Committee.

For the Executive Committee: The following guidelines shall be used by the Nominating Committee members in selecting nominees for the positions of Senior Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five vice-presidents. The Nominating Committee shall not nominate its own members to any of the positions in the Executive Committee.

The Senior Vice-President of the current year who shall become the President of the Executive Committee during the following year may be allowed to recommend candidates of his choice for Treasurer, Secretary and up to three (3) vice-presidents in order to ensure smooth day-to-day operations of HARI.

Representation of the surrounding communities (York, Lancaster etc.) should be given due consideration in selecting the candidates for vice-presidents.

For the Board of Trustees: Members of the Nominating Committee shall not nominate its own members to the Board of Trustees. Candidates who have just served a full term on the Board of Trustees shall not be eligible for reappointment for at least three years. Only persons who have volunteered services to HARI and who have taken an active role in the activities of HARI shall be eligible to serve as Trustees. Persons who do not have a track record of community service or who are on business or visitor visa do not qualify to serve as Trustees.

It is important to ensure that there is adequate representation of all sections of the Hindu community on HARI Board. The Nominating Committee shall strive to achieve a regional and gender balance as appropriate, on the Board of Trustees. Two alternates shall also be included in the slate of candidates.

The Nominating Committee shall complete the task at least three (3) days before the election day and shall promptly notify the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the completion of their task. The Nominating Committee shall attend a joint meeting of the Board of Trustees and itself at least one day prior to the election day so that the Board can pre-certify the slate of candidates for presentation to the general membership.

The Board of Trustees has passed the following addendum to Policies and Practices:

Guidelines for Administering HARI School and Procedures for Appointing School officials:

The following procedures will govern the election/selection of the HARI school officials beginning January 1, 2003.

A. HARI School Committee — The school committee will consist of the President of the Executive Committee, school co-directors (the Director and the Youth Forum Director), teachers, treasurer and one appointed trustee.

B. School Staff — The school staff will consist of the Director, the Youth Forum Director, the lunch coordinator, teachers and coordinators of other educational programs.

C. Terms of Office — The terms of office of the Director and the Youth Forum Director will be three years. The term of office of the school teachers and the lunch coordinator will be one school year.

D. HARI school year — School year will run from September of the year until August (or June, for school programs) of the following year, with summer recess for the rest of the year.

E. Remuneration — Except for reimbursement of actual expenses, no remuneration will be paid to volunteering school officials. Professional teachers may be exempt from this policy.

F. Other Programs — Besides religion, language, music and fine arts classes, other programs such as Stress Free Life and Universal Healing can be conducted under the umbrella of HARI school.

G. Accounting — School co-directors will submit an income/expense statement quarterly to the President/Treasurer.

H. Tuition fee for special classes — Professional non-volunteer teachers may collect fee with approval. 20% goes to HARI.

I. Registration — First time registration: $30 | Renewal: $20 | Late fee: $10

J. Reporting and approval Requirements — All expenses must be pre-approved by School Director.

K. Procedures for appointment — Committee meetings, candidate selection, approvals, announcements handled formally.

L. Duties of School Director — Run school, manage activities, appoint teachers, handle finances.

M. Duties of Youth Forum Director — Support director, manage youth activities, organize events and programs.

RENTAL OF TEMPLE FACILITY POLICY

HARI Temple's lower level hall is available for private use. All rentals are from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM unless approved otherwise Temple shall be rented strictly on first come first served basis Upper hall is never rented Security deposit required Alcohol and non-veg strictly prohibited Facility must be cleaned after use Damage liability lies with renting party Violation leads to restriction of future rentals

The Board of Trustees has passed the following addendum to Policies and Practices:

Extended Services

HARI shall provide the following extended services to its Devotees:

HARI Temple offers the following services to devotees:

Temple Hours:

Everyday 7:30 am to 12:30 pm, and 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm

HARI Temple Services: (no charge to devotees)

Daily Aarti: 8:00 am, 12:00 noon, and 7:00 pm

Daily morning puja: 9:00 am (Shubha Prabhatham)

Vishnu Sahasranama: Every Saturday 12:30 pm

Extended Services to devotees at HARI Temple:

Archana (in person or by mail) $10.00

Vahan (Car) Puja (in person) $21.00

Satyanarayana Puja:

Every Purnima at 7:30 pm $21.00 (sponsored by devotees)

Any day at 11:00 am $21.00 (pre-schedule with the Priest)

Other Ceremonies(Annaprashan, Aksharabhayanam, Namakaran, etc.)

Pre-schedule with Priest $51.00

Wedding / Engagements (does not include facility rental):

Members $151.00

Non-members $201.00

Note:

1) Timings are subject to change during festivals and special occasions.

2) Extended Services are provided only if they do not conflict with HARI scheduled programs.

Extended Services to Devotees at their Homes, beyond Temple Hours only:

Any Puja or Ceremony (Gruhpravesh, Groundbreaking, etc.):

Members: $101.00 Others: $151.00

Wedding / Engagements:

Members: $151.00 Others: $201.00

Funeral Services:

Members: $0.00 Others: $51.00

Note:

1) Devotees need to pre-schedule this with HARI President and the Priest.

2) Extended Services outside of the temple premises are provided only if they do not conflict with HARI scheduled programs.

3) All Extended Services are first come, first served basis.