In a message dated 97-04-01 17:14:15 EST, you write: << I get antsy when I see how many boards don't let the museum director sign checks, for example. >> Checks and balances and segregation of powers in finance are not that unusual. Any executive director who feels that his/her authority is being undermined by such proceedures ought to look for work in a less demanding enviroment. Greg Koos McLean County Historical Society Bloomington IL