Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | BAY AREA COUNCIL IS A BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. MAJOR COMPANIES JOIN THE BAY AREA COUNCIL AS MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE BAY AREA COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY ELECT A MEMBER TO THE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OFFICIALLY MEETS 4 TIMES DURING EACH CALENDAR YEAR OR AS NECESSARY TO APPROVE DECISIONS BASED UPON DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY OUTLINED IN THE BY LAWS. SHOULD DECISIONS REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL, THESE ARE VOTED UPON BY THE ENTIRE BOARD DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX RETURNS ARE CONDUCTED AND PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AUDIT FIRM. THE GENESIS OF INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THE 990 TAX RETURNS INCLUDES ALL OF THE AUDITED FIGURES. COPIES OF THE TAX RETURN ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. WE SUBMIT THE 990 TAX RETURN FOR POSTING TO GUIDESTAR SO THAT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES ARE TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CEO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH OUR POLICIES. THESE POLICIES ARE CODIFIED IN OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, ACKNOWLEDGED BY EACH BOARD AND STAFF MEMBER AND ALSO REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS BY OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNCIL. THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ALSO TEST FOR COMPLIANCE IN PERFORMING THEIR INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT AT YEAR END. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS BENCHMARKING AGAINST COMPARABILITY DATA WITH APPROVAL BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN. WE ALSO HAVE OVERSIGHT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD. THE BAC USES SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS AS WELL AS BENCHMARKING THE STAFF SALARIES WITH OTHER SIMILAR 501(C)4 ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND FINANCIAL RESULTS. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR. WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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