Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| F990_P06_S0A_L06 | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | The credit union is comprised of a single class of approximately 16,000 member owners each of which has equal rights in ownership, goverance, and voting rights at the annual meeting with the exception of the member owners who are elected to the Board of Directors |
| F990_P06_S0A_L07a | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The member owners of the credit union have the authority to elect the members of the Board of Directors for 3 year terms on a rotating basis. Candidates are elected by a simple plurality vote. The Board of Directors appoints volunteers to the Supervisory Audit Committee which is vested with monitoring the safety and soundness of the organization. If deemed appropriate, the Supervisory Audit Committee can suspend Board Members and call a special meeting of the members to evaluate the issue and vote to either dismiss or reinstate the Board Member |
| F990_P06_S0A_L07b | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Changing the governing documents (By-laws) must be approved by the member owners after having been approved by the Board of Directors and the regulatory agency. Approval occurs when a simple majority of the members vote to approve at the annual meeting or special meeting called for the purpose |
| F990_P06_S0B_L11b | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Prior ro the filing with the IRS, a copy of the IRS Form 990 and related schedules are reviewed by the CEO including confirmation of the accuracy of every answer and oversight of appropriate changes. Upon completion of the CEO's review, the forms are reviewed and voted on at the board meeting prior ro submission to the IRS |
| F990_P06_S0B_L12c | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Board members and officers annually complete a survey related to loans, business relationships and family members that could or do create a conflict of interest. These are summarized and maintained in a document present at each board meeting. Conflicts of interest are determined by a review of the potential conflicts by the CEO and Board of Directors. If a conflict exists, the conflicted Board Member is excluded from the discusssion and votes related to any optential or existing conflict of interest. If it is determined that a conflict of interest was intentionally hidden by a Board Member, the situation would be investigated by the Supervisory Audit Committee and the Board Member could be suspended subject to a dismissal at a special meeting of the member owners. Additionally, the remaining Board Members and officers will review for fairness all past transactions involving the conflict of interest. If a transaction appears to be to the detriment of the credit union, then all legal remedies will be considered. |
| F990_P06_S0B_L15 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | The CEO is currently under an employment contract which was executed in December 2011 for a five year term. The CEO's annual salary and any annual adjustments are set forth in this contract. The process used to set the CEO's salary in the contract is based on a combination of comparison to comparable sized area credit unions using information obtained by the Executive Committee, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Annual Compensation Survey and attainment of business goals and objectives as set forth in the credit union's annual business plan. This process is performed by the Exective Commitee and presented to the full board for approval |
| F990_P06_S0C_L19 | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The credit union By-laws, Conflict of Interest Policy and financial statements may be reviewed by appointment at the main office. |
| F990_P11_S00_L05 | Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 | Net increase in unrealized gain on marketable investments for the period 1-1-2011 to 12-31-2011 |
| Software ID: | 11000129 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |