Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 01. Members or stockholder classes and rights (Part VI, line 6) | Member owned cooperative | |
| 02. Member election for additional members (Part VI, line 7a) | Each member of the association shall be entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors | |
| 03. Governing body decisions (Part VI, line 7b) | Board consists of 11 directors who are elected by the membership | |
| 04. Form 990 governing body review (Part VI, line 11) | Board Management and Paid Preparer review drafts of Form 990 Board meets with paid preparer and management to discuss Form 990 disclosures Management approves final version of Form 990 prior to paid preparer e-filing form | |
| 05. Conflict of interest policy compliance (Part VI, line 12c) | Annual and periodic reviews of the policy are made by board and management staff at regular monthly board meetings | |
| 06. CEO, executive director, top management comp (Part VI, line 15a) | Data is collected and reviewed from the following surveys NRECA National Compensation Survey Economic Research Institutes Salary Survey and Mountain States Employers Council Colorado REA Compensation Survey A third party consultant NCG Inc is contacted to perform this analysis and work with Poudre Valley REAs Senior Management team to recommend the compensation plan for board approval | |
| 07. Other officer or key employee compensation (Part VI, line 15b | Data is collected and reviewed from the following surveys NRECA National Compensation Survey Economic Research Institutes Salary Survey and Mountain States Employers Council Colorado REA Compensation Survey A third party consultant NCG Inc is contacted to perform this analysis and work with Poudre Valley REAs Senior Management team to recommend the compensation plan for board approval | |
| 08. Governing documents, etc, available to public (Part VI, line 19) | Governing documents and financial statements are made available to the public upon request | |
| 09. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances (Part XI, line 5) | Changes to other assets or fund balkances consist of changes to donated capital memberships and other comprehensive income during the year | |
| 10. Statement of functional expenses (Part IX) | Line 4 Benefits paid to or for members-The Cooperative allocated patronage capital credits to its members in this amount | |
| 11. General explanation attachment | Part VI Section B Line 11a Board reviews Form 990 after it has been e-filed and has the authority to ammend the return if necessary Line 14-Due to changes in the 2011 Form 990 instructions the patronage capital credits allocated to the Cooperatives members were reported in the current tax period and not in the prior tax period |
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