Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 | The Trust has contracted with a third-party administrator (Benefit Solutions, Inc.) to provide bookkeeping and administrative services. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Board of Trustees is composed of: one representative of each participating district, as appointed or approved by the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts (Association); the Executive Director of the Association, who serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (Chairman); one appointment by the Chairman of an individual whose position is Chief Financial Officer of one of the participating hospital districts; and one appointment by the Chairman of an individual whose position is Human Resources Manager of one of the participating hospital districts. | |
| 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 | An interested person is defined as any member of the Board of Trustees or other individual or organization which is delegated with fiduciary responsibility for the assets of the Trust, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, other than being a participant in the Trust. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the Board of Trustees considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. An interested person may make a presentation at the meeting of the Board of Trustees, but after the presentation, he/she must leave the meeting while the remaining Trustees deliberate and vote on the matter. The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees will, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the Board of Trustees will determine whether the Trustees can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the Board of Trustees will determine by majority vote of the disinterested Trustees whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Trust's best interests, for its benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it will make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. The minutes of the meetings of the Board of Trustee and all committee meetings shall contain: 1) the names of the persons who disclosed or otherwise were found to have a financial interest in connection with an actual or possible conflict of interest, the nature of the financial interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present, and the Trustees' decision as to whether a conflict of interest existed; and 2) the names of the persons who were present for discussions and votes relating to the transaction or arrangement, the content of the discussions, including any alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement, and a record of any votes taken in connection with the proceedings. | |
| 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 general public upon written request by sent to the Trust in care of Benefit Solutions, Inc. at: P.O. Box 6; Mukilteo, WA 98275. | |
| The return has been amended to reflect rate stabilization reserves of $376,550 as of December 31, 2009 and rate stabilization reserves of $252,716 and an amount due from an insurance carrier of $407,968 as of December 31, 2010, as well as the flow-through of information related to these amounts. Parts amended include: Part 1, lines 14, 18, 19, 20, and 22; Part IV, line 11d; Part IX, lines 4 and 25; Part X, lines 15, 16, 28, 33, and 34; Part XI, lines 2, 3, 4, and 6; Schedule D, Part IX, lines (1) and (2); Schedule D, Part XI, lines 2, 3, and 10; Schedule D, Part XIII, lines 1, 3, and 5; and adding this explanation to Schedule O. |
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