Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 2 | The Architecture at Zero competition responds to the zero net energy targets set out by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) in the 2008 report, California's Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan. In this report, the CPUC set out four "Big Bold Energy Efficiency Strategies" for California that include the goals that all new residential construction in California be ZNE by 2020 and that all new commercial construction be ZNE by 2030. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 | The duties of the First Vice President/Vice President elect shall include monitoring Long Range Plan, Annual Operating Plan, Strategic Initiatives and act as a liaison to the Planning and Finance committee. The AIA Directors titles and responsibility changed to Regional Representative to the Strategic Council. Added a Director/Officer to the Board that acts as a Liaison to the California Architectural Foundation (CAF). Transfers the CAF Liaison responsibility from the Secretary Treasurer to the CAF Director. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | The AIA California Council has various classes of members. Architect members - individuals licensed to practice architecture in a US state or territory; Associate members - individuals who meet one of the following criteria: participating in career responsibilities recognized by licensing authorities as constituting credit toward licensure; working under the supervision of an architect in a professional or technical capacity; working as a faculty member in a university program in architecture; holding a professional degree in architecture; international member-individuals who have an architecture license or equivalent from a non-US licensing authority; Allied members - members who do not qualify as Architect or Associate members and is employed outside of the architecture practice but in the position allied to the field of architecture. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The AIA California Council Board members consist of the Directors/Delegates elected by the members in good standing of the Chapters and the Ex-Officio Directors elected by the Board. The Directors/Delegates must be elected in a manner set forth in the Chapter Bylaws, which must include provisions ensuring a reasonable opportunity for all members to choose among the nominees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | After completing the draft of the IRS Form 990, the Chief Financial Officer will forward the return to the outside CPA for review. The Chief Financial Officer will make edits to the Form 990 as recommended by the outside CPA. The Chief Financial Officer will then forward a draft of the Form 990 to the Executive Vice President Evaluation Committee (President, First Vice President and immediate Past President of the AIACC) and the AIACC Secretary/Treasurer for review. The Executive Vice President Evaluation Committee and the Secretary/Treasurer have three days to complete its review of the return and provide correspondence that the review was completed. After the review is complete, the Chief Financial Officer will file the Form 990 with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | To ensure the Council operates in a manner consistent with its exempt purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews shall be conducted. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include the following subjects: a. whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information and the result of arm's length bargaining; b. whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to the Council's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further legitimate purposes, and do not result in inurement or impermissible private benefit. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | The purpose of this policy is to document the process for determining the compensation of The AIACC's Executive Vice President, the chief employed executive. *Review and approval. The compensation of the Executive Vice President is reviewed by the Executive Vice President Evaluation Committee. The Evaluation Committee is comprised of the President, First Vice President, and immediate Past President, of The AIACC, provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in this review and approval. *Use of comparable compensation data. The compensation of the Executive Vice President is reviewed and approved using data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. Annually, the Chief Financial Officer prepares a history of the Executive Vice President's compensation and benefits and provides it to the Evaluation Committee. In addition, a survey of the compensation and benefit packages of the chief employed executives of the allied design and construction associations (engineers, contractors, builders and owners) in Sacramento will be conducted annually and provided to the Evaluation Committee. American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) compensation and benefit survey information for comparable persons and positions will also be provided to the Evaluation Committee. *Contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping. The Evaluation Committee will document the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement and provide the information to the Chief Financial Officer. Executive Vice President review last performed in 2015. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The AIA California Council's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are not made available to the general public. |
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