Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Lane Savitch and Jeff Clark are trustees of this organization and key employees of Kadlec Medical Center (a participating employer of this trust). Lisa McDaniel and Marlo Willis are trustees of this organization and key employees of Kittitas Valley Community Hospital (a participating employer of this trust). | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 | The Trust has contracted with third-party administrators (Zenith Administrators, Inc. and Benefit Solutions, Inc.) to provide bookkeeping and administrative services. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Trust is administered by a Board of Trustees. Individual trustee positions are selected as described below. Selection of Employer Trustees: In the event of the termination of term, resignation, or death of an Employer Trustee, the Board of Trustees will seek nominations from participating employers of individuals for the position of Employer Trustee. Subsequently, the Board of Trustees will review the qualificiations of each nominated individual to verify that his/her qualifications meet the minimum requirements for qualification as a candidate as enacted by the Board of Trustees. Thereafter, the Board of Trustees will select a new Employer Trustee candidate from among the qualified nominees. Notice of the new Employer Trustee candidate selection will be sent to all participating employers in the Trust, who will be asked to vote to approve or disapprove the new Employer Trustee appointment. The Employer Trustee appointment will be final thirty days after notice is sent to the participating employers, unless more than 50% of the participating employers indicate disapproval of the appointment. Selection of Employee Trustees: To fill the Trustee positions reserved for Employee Trustees, the Board of Trustees will seek nominations from all employees participating in the Trust. Subsequently, the Board of Trustees will review the qualifications of each nominated individual to verify that his/her qualifications meet the minimum requirements as a candidate as enacted by the Board of Trustees. Thereafter, notice of election procedures and a list of the qualified Employee Trustee candidates will be communicated to all employees participating in the Trust. The employees participating in the Trust will have a minimum of thirty days to vote for one candidate per Employee Trustee position on the ballot. The candidate with the most votes will be elected as the Employee Trustee. Each Trustee will sign a document accepting his/her appointment as Trustee and agreeing to abide by the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The Form 990 was prepared under the guidance of the Board of Trustees by the independent accounting firm SCHOEDEL & SCHOEDEL, Certified Public Accountants, PLLC. Draft copies of the Trust's financial statements and Form 990 were first provided to the Trust's consultants and advisors, who reviewed the Form 990 for accuracy and completeness. Any questions, concerns or issues raised by the consultants and advisors were addressed and any necessary revisions were made to the Form 990. The revised Form 990 was then provided to the Board of Trustees for its review and approval. Any additional questions, concerns or issues raised by the Board of Trustees were addressed and any necessary revisions were made to the Form 990. The final version of the Form 990 was reviewed, approved and filed by the Board of Trustees. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Each Trustee has a duty to disclose to the Board any conflict of interest as soon as it is discovered by the Trustee. In particular, the Trustee will disclose a conflict of interest prior to and Board or Committee decision on the matter related to the conflict of interest. Upon each Trustees first attendance at a Board meeting, the Trustee shall submit a signed conflict of interest disclosure to the Board, on a form approved by the Board, and shall have the duty to update such disclosures upon discovering a change. If any member of a Committee or of the Board believes that a conflict of interest exists, then the Committee member or Board member will ask that a determination of conlict of interest be made by the Committee or Board. If the determination involves a Trustee, then the Trustee is excused from the meeting while the Board or Committee determines if there is a conflict of interest. A Trustee who disagrees with the decision can appeal the decision to the chairperson of the Trust (or if the Trustee is the chairperson, then he or she can appeal the decision the vice chairperson of the Trust), whose judgment shall be final. When a Trustee decides that he or she has a conflict of interest or the Board or Committee decides that a Trustee has a conflict of interest, the Trustee leaves the meeting during all discussions and voting on the transaction or compensation arrangement that caused the conflict of interest. The minutes of the Board and Committee meetings reflect when a person has a conflict of interest, and reflect that the person was not present for discussion or voting on that issue. The Board or Committee will take appropriate action if it discovers that a Trustee violated this policy. This policy is reviewed with the Board of Trustees annually. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15: There are no compensated management officials, officers or key employees of the organization. If the organization had such compensated individuals, policies and procedures would be developed to determine compensation. | ||
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Trust's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements and Form 990 are available to the public upon written request sent to Benefit Solutions, Inc. at: P.O. Box 6, Mukilteo, WA 98275. | |
| Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: | Form 990, Part XI, line 5: | Net unrealized gains on investments: 94,044. |
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