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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, MISSION STATEMENT | THE MISSION OF SALC IS TO IMPROVE GREATER TUCSON AND THE STATE OF ARIZONA BY BRINGING TOGETHER RESOURCES AND LEADERSHIP TO CREATE ACTION THAT WILL ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY ATTRACTING, RETAINING, AND GROWING HIGH QUALITY, HIGH WAGE JOBS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE | SALC GROWTH & EXPANSION SALC WELCOMED 14 NEW MEMBERS IN 2018. SALC'S CEO, RON SHOOPMAN, DEPARTED TO CHAIR THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, AS TED MAXWELL MOVED FROM PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT & CEO. 2018 LEGISLATIVE IMPACT -SALC WAS THE FIRST BUSINESS ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE TO SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO EXTEND FUNDING FOR EDUCATION FROM PROPOSITION 301. THE LEGISLATION WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR. THIS EXTENSION ELIMINATES THE FISCAL CLIFF THAT OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM WAS FACING BECAUSE THE PROP 301 FUNDING WAS SET TO EXPIRE IN 2021. IT NOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR 20 YEARS TO 2041. -SALC WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE OF THE LEGISLATION TO EXTEND THE RIO NUEVO MULTIPURPOSE FACILITIES DISTRICT EXTENSION TO 2035, WHICH PASSED THE LEGISLATURE AND WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. -SALC WAS PART OF A BROAD COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO INCREASE THE FUNDING LEVEL AUTHORIZED FOR THE PIMA COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. SALC MEMBER COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION WAS SIGNIFICANT. WHILE IT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL DUE PREDOMINATELY TO CONCERNS OVER HOW MARICOPA COUNTY WOULD SPEND ITS RTA MONEY, THE RELATIONSHIPS BUILT WITH LEGISLATORS AND PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUN CORRIDOR WILL PAY SIGNIFICANT DIVIDENDS IN THE FUTURE. -SALC'S SUPPORT AND EFFORTS ON INFRASTRUCTURE LEGISLATION DID FIND SUCCESS WITH THE PASSAGE OF A LAW CREATING A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. WITH THIS NEW REVENUE STREAM AVAILABLE TO FUND DPS, THE HURF SWEEPS IN THE PAST SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY AND MORE OF THOSE FUNDS SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNTY AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES FOR USE ON ROADS. -ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATIVE EFFORT SUPPORTED BY SALC WAS THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY. BALLOT POSITIONS AND RESULTS IN 2018 -SALC USED ITS LEADERSHIP FUND TO CONTRIBUTE $25,000 TO THE CAMPAIGN TO PASS TUCSON'S PROP 407 CITY BOND FOR PARKS & CONNECTIONS, WHICH WOULD CREATE MANY PARK IMPROVEMENTS, AND WOULD CONNECT PARKS WITH BICYCLE AND WALKING ROUTES AND THE LOOP. THE INITIATIVE PASSED CONVINCINGLY. -SALC OPPOSED PROP 126, THE PROHIBIT NEW OR INCREASED TAXES ON SERVICES INITIATIVE, WHICH WOULD AMEND THE ARIZONA CONSTITUTION TO PROHIBIT STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM IMPOSING ANY TRANSACTION-BASED TAXES ON SERVICES OR USING A GOVERNMENTAL CHARTER TO LEVY THESE TYPES OF TAXES. ARIZONA VOTERS, HOWEVER, OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED PROP 126. -SALC OPPOSED PROP 127, CLEAN ENERGY FOR A HEALTHY ARIZONA, HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER. THE PROPOSITION WOULD LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF ELECTED ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION MEMBERS TO OVERSEE POWER PROVIDERS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COSTS OF POWER. THE PROPOSITION WOULD IMPACT THOSE IN OR NEAR THE POVERTY LEVEL THE MOST, AND WAS NOT CONSISTENT IN ITS APPLICATION. ARIZONA VOTERS AGREED AND THE INITIATIVE WAS SOUNDLY DEFEATED. -SALC OPPOSED PROP 305, EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING IT COULD POTENTIALLY REMOVE FROM OUR CURRENT PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM ANNUALLY. PROP. 305 WAS SOUNDLY DEFEATED BY VOTERS. -SALC CONTRIBUTED $25,000 TO PROP 463, COUNTY ROAD BONDS. THIS WOULD HAVE PROVIDED FUNDING TO FIX ROADS BUT WAS SOUNDLY DEFEATED BY VOTERS. DEFEAT OF THIS PROPOSITION WILL PUT ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON RENEWAL OF THE RTA AS A WAY TO ADDRESS OUR REGION'S CRUMBLING ROADS. KEY PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS IN 2018 SALC IS A REGION AND STATEWIDE COLLABORATION LEADER. THE FOLLOWING COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS DURING 2018: -TUCSON VALUES TEACHERS & SALC EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. -CEO GROUP PARTNERSHIP - GREATER PHOENIX LEADERSHIP (GPL), NORTHERN ARIZONA LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (NALA), AND SALC. -SUN CORRIDOR JOINED SALC, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHERN ARIZONA, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND PIMA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AS FULL PARTNERS IN SPONSORING THE MAP (MAKING ACTION POSSIBLE) DASHBOARD PROJECT. -THE SALC-CREATED TUCSON BUSINESS ALLIANCE (TBA). -SALC SUPPORTED STARTUP TUCSON WITH A 2018 GRANT. -SOUTHERN ARIZONA DEFENSE ALLIANCE (SADA) IS A COLLABORATION INCLUDING THE DM50, SALC, AND THE AREA'S OTHER LEADING BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. -ARIZONA BIOSCIENCE BOARD (ABB), A GROUP LED BY CEOS IN MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES. -SALC LED THE BIOSCIENCES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (BLCSA) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUN CORRIDOR INC. -SALC CONTINUES ITS COLLABORATIONS WITH THE FLINN FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND THE ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY, JOINTLY HOLDING THE INNOVATION ECONOMY FORUM IN SEPTEMBER. -SALC LEADS THE TUCSON REGIONAL WATER COALITION (TRWC). -SALC LEADS THE BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION (BPTT). -TUCSON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (TYP) & THE FLINN BROWN FELLOWS CONTINUED AS SALC'S PREMIER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. TYP'S CURRENT PRESIDENT, DILLON WALKER, FILLS A SEAT ON THE SALC BOARD RESERVED FOR THE PRESIDENT OF TYP. MANY OF THE FLINN BROWN FELLOWS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA ENJOY A ONE YEAR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IN SALC. SALC'S P-20 FOCUS AREA -WHEN SALC TOOK A "NO" POSITION ON PROP 204, STRONG START TUCSON, WE REMINDED THE COMMUNITY THAT SALC STRONGLY SUPPORTS HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE). ONE SUCH WAY MAY BE THROUGH AN EXPANSION OF FIRST THINGS FIRST (FTF). IN FEBRUARY, SALC MET WITH LEADERS FROM FTF TO GATHER THE FACTS WE NEED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER ITS FRAMEWORK AND SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMMING CAN BE EXPANDED TO REACH MORE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH LOCAL FUNDING AND AT WHAT COST. -SOME SALC MEMBERS ARE PARTICIPATING IN A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY EFFORT TO CREATE A WORKABLE SOLUTION FOR PIMA COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. THEY HOPE TO IDENTIFY A FUNDING SOURCE WHICH WILL BE BOTH SUSTAINABLE AND ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. A PROPOSAL SHOULD BE READY IN EARLY 2019. -UA PRESIDENT AND SALC MEMBER ROBERT ROBBINS LAUNCHED A PROCESS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AS WELL AS THAT OF THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH A SURVEY, SALC MEMBERS ASSISTED IN PLANNING THE FUTURE OF UA AND ITS ROLE AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AND AN ECONOMIC DRIVER OF TUCSON'S ECONOMY. THE PLAN IS IN THE FINAL STAGES AND SHOULD BE IN PLACE IN 2019. -SALC OPPOSED THE INVEST IN ED INITIATIVE BASED ON THE IMPACT OF THE TAX INCREASE ON SMALL BUSINESSES, HIGH DEMAND EARNERS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT REACH THE BALLOT BECAUSE THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT REMOVED IT, RULING THAT ITS DESCRIPTION "DID NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE INCREASED TAX BURDEN ON THE AFFECTED CLASSES OF TAXPAYERS." -SOME SALC MEMBERS AND STAFF CONTINUED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN MONTHLY "KITCHEN CABINET" MEETINGS WITH TUSD SUPERINTENDENT GABRIEL TRUJILLO. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SALC REMAINS FULLY COMMITTED TO OUR CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH TUCSON VALUES TEACHERS (TVT). -MANY SALC MEMBERS ATTENDED TVT'S BUSINESS LEADERS BREAKFAST IN MARCH AND VIEWED A TRAILER FOR THE NEW TVT DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM THAT PROVIDES AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE REWARDS AND CHALLENGES FACED BY ARIZONA TEACHERS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. THEY HEARD FROM THE FILMMAKER, EDUCATORS AND ADVOCATES ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARIZONANS TO VALUE AND SUPPORT TEACHERS. -IN MAY TVT BOARD MEMBER AND SALC MEMBER ERIC RENAUD, PRESIDENT & CEO OF PIMA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, PRESENTED THE 6TH ANNUAL PIMA FEDERAL GOLF CLASSIC BENEFITING LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE PIMA FEDERAL GOLF CLASSIC IS A GOLF EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO RAISE FUNDS TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR AREA SCHOOLS THROUGH TVT'S ANNUAL SUPPLY DRIVE. SINCE 2013, TVT HAS RAISED $317,000 FOR SUPPLIES. -SALC CONTRIBUTED $10,000 AND MANY SALC MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ATTENDED A SEPTEMBER 20 TVT 10TH ANNIVERSARY LET'S TALK ED EVENT AT THE TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER. THE AUDIENCE INCLUDED 450 BUSINESS LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, TEACHERS AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES. THE EVENING WAS CAPPED OFF WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE RAYTHEON LEADERS IN EDUCATION AWARD HONORING THREE EXCEPTIONAL PIMA COUNTY TEACHERS WITH $2,500 CASH AWARDS EACH AND A MATCHING GRANT FOR THEIR SCHOOLS. INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS AREA SALC REMAINED ENGAGED IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE ARENA WITH OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTERS INCLUDING OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION GROUP LOCALLY, AS WELL AS THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS PARTNERS. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF ENGAGEMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS AREA MEMBERS OCCUR DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, COLLABORATION OVER THE YEARS AND THROUGHOUT 2018 MADE AN IMPACT. -SALC MEMBER MIKE HAMMOND REPRESENTS SOUTHERN ARIZONA ON THE ARIZONA STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD. THIS YEAR THE BOARD WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE FULL BUILD OUT OF SR-189 IN THE FIVE YEAR MASTER PLAN. THIS EFFORT HAD BEEN CHAMPIONED BY STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING SALC AS THE MOST IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT FOR SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION IN OUR STATE. -BOTH PROP 407 AND PROP 463 WERE PUT THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS AREA SCRUTINY PRIOR TO SALC'S BOARD DECISION TO SUPPORT THEM. AT THE SAME MEETING, THE FOCUS AREA MEMBERS WERE EXPOSED TO A POTENTIAL COMMUTER TRAIN LINKING TUCSON AND PHOENIX WITH PASSENGER RAIL. ALL ABOARD ARIZONA IS WORKING WITH POTENTIAL OUTSIDE PRIVATE FUNDING TO FINANCE AND HELP MOVE THIS LONG-TERM PROJECT FORWARD. -THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY HAS RECONVENED THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) IN ANTICIPATION OF EVENTUAL REAUTHORIZATION EFFORTS. NOT SURPRISING, THE CAC HAS STRONG REPRESENTATION FROM SALC'S MEMBERSHIP. INNOVATION ECONOMY FOCUS AREA -THE SALC BOARD APPROVED A CHANGE TO THE SALC ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INNOVATION FOCUS AREA, RENAMING IT THE INNOVATION ECONOMY FOCUS AREA AND ADOPTING A MORE FOCUSED WORK PLAN. IN ADDITION TO ITS WORK TO PROMOTE STRATEGIC POLICIES INTENDED TO GROW THE REGION'S INNOVATION ECONOMY, THE FOCUS AREA IS WORKING TO CONNECT WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER PARTNERS WILLING TO JOIN US IN OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE INNOVATION ECONOMY OF OUR REGION AND STATE. -IN APRIL SALC MADE A $25,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE LEADERSHIP FUND TO THE ORO VALLEY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR, WHOSE MISSION WILL BE TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH AND GROWTH OF NEW LIFE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. THE BUSINESS ACCELERATOR WILL OFFER STARTUP ENTERPRISES THE ABILITY TO THRIVE AND SUCCEED TO PROOF OF CONCEPT AND TO MARKET. -SALC, FLINN FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY CO-HOSTED AN INNOVATION ECONOMY SUMMIT IN SEPTEMBER. OVER 140 SELECT BUSINESS LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS, ELECTED OFFICIALS/CANDIDATES, INVESTORS, AND EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE REGION GATHERED TO DISCUSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA'S STRENGTHS, OPPORTUNITIES AND GAPS IN THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM. -THE ARIZONA BIOSCIENCE BOARD (ABB) CONTINUED WITH ITS ROLE AS A COMMUNICATOR, CONVENER AND CATALYST FOR ACTION IN THE AREA OF RISK CAPITAL. ITS 2016 REPORT HAS BEEN TOUTED AS A HIGH-QUALITY, FACT-BASED REPORT. A 2018 PROGRESS REPORT UPDATE WAS PREPARED AND IN OCTOBER THE BOARD MET AT THE WHITE HAT CONVENTION IN PHOENIX AND DISCUSSED THE CRITICAL VALUE OF TRIF AND THE NEED TO SUSTAIN IT, CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS, OPPORTUNITY ZONES IMPACT THE NEED TO TRACK DEAL FLOW IN ARIZONA. THE ABB BOARD AND ITS PARTNERS WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE THE STRATEGIES NEEDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF VENTURE CAPITAL IN ARIZONA. GOVERNANCE FOCUS AREA SALC HELD A SUMMER LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH KEY ARIZONA LEGISLATORS: SENATORS DAVID BRADLEY, GAIL GRIFFIN, KIMBERLY YEE AND KATIE HOBBS; AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES DOUG COLEMAN, KIRSTEN ENGEL, RANDALL FRIESE, ROSANNA GABALDON AND T.J. SHOPE. DURING THESE MEETINGS WE LEARNED THEIR VISIONS AND IDEAS FOR THE REGION AS WELL AS PRIORITIES FOR THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE ALSO SHARED SALC'S PRIORITIES WITH THEM, SEEKING COMMON GROUND AS WE ESTABLISHED LINES OF COMMUNICATION. HEALTHCARE FOCUS AREA -IN JANUARY, SALC HELD A HEALTHCARE FOCUS AREA MEETING REGARDING GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) IN ARIZONA, FEATURING CONRAD CLEMENS, MD, WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND SHAY STAUTZ, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, WHO DISCUSSED THE BASICS OF GME, ITS POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AND CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED FOR ARIZONA. -OVER THE SUMMER THE SALC HEALTHCARE FOCUS AREA CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MEMBERS TO LEARN THEIR BIGGEST HEALTHCARE CONCERNS AND INTERESTS AS INDIVIDUALS AND/OR EMPLOYERS. THE FEEDBACK INFORMED THE POLICY GOALS AND ACTIONS FOR THE FOCUS AREA INTO THE FUTURE. SALC STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE AND SALC BOARD ACTIONS -IN MAY THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE AND THE P-20 FOCUS AREA HELD A JOINT MEETING TO DISCUSS INITIATIVES BEING CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION ON THE FALL BALLOT. THE GROUP FORWARDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING SALC'S POSITION ON THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ISSUES: PROP. 305, THE EXPANSION OF EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS REFERENDUM; PROP. 207, THE INVEST IN EDUCATION ACT; AND PROP. 127, THE RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS INITIATIVE. SALC OPPOSED ALL THREE. -IN JUNE THE SALC BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL IMPROVEMENT ACTION TEAM. SEVERAL MEMBERS SIGNED UP. THE PURPOSE OF THE ACTION TEAM IS TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALC TO ENGAGE WITH OUR REGIONAL LEADERS, BOTH CITY AND COUNTY, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND IMAGE OF OUR REGION. THE EMPHASIS FOR THE TEAM IS TO IDENTIFY AND VALIDATE ACTIONS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED BY SALC OR OUR LOCAL LEADERS. -SALC'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE MET IN AUGUST TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE SALC POSITIONS ON THE DARK MONEY INITIATIVE AND TWO BOND QUESTIONS FOR THE FALL BALLOT AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SALC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND SALC CAME OUT IN SUPPORT OF BOTH PROPOSITIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SALC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS -THE JANUARY MEETING PROVIDED MEMBERS AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF WATER POLICY AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT. FEATURED SPEAKER WAS CLINT CHANDLER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ARIZONA DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, A CONSISTING OF KAREN CESARE, PIMA COUNTY MEMBER OF THE CAWCD BOARD, ANDREW GREENHILL, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF TUCSON, AND GINA KASH, MAJORITY POLICY ADVISOR FOR THE ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ADDRESSED LOCAL WATER ENGAGEMENT ISSUES. -THE FEBRUARY PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM TWO ARIZONA LEGISLATORS - SENATOR KATE BROPHY MCGEE AND REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL HERNANDEZ. THESE TWO LAWMAKERS UPDATED SALC'S MEMBERS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND SPOKE ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL EFFORTS TO WORK IN A BIPARTISAN MANNER WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT MOVES OUR STATE FORWARD. -THE MARCH MEETING FEATURED FARHAD MOGHIMI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PAG, WHO PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE RTA AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. A PANEL CONSISTING OF CHUCK HUCKELBERRY, PIMA COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, STEVE CHRISTY, PIMA COUNTY SUPERVISOR DIST. 4, SI SCHORR, SENIOR PARTNER AT LEWIS, ROCA, ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE, AND RICK MYERS, CEO OF TEMPRONICS, DISCUSSED THE WAY AHEAD FOR RTA AND OUR ROADS. -THE APRIL MEETING FOCUSED ON REDUCING RECIDIVISM, FEATURING TIM ROEMER, GOVERNOR DUCEY'S PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE ARIZONA DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY. A PANEL CONSISTING OF DAN HUNTING WITH THE MORRISON INSTITUTE, CAROLINE ISAACS WITH AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE, AND KURT ALTMAN OF KMA LAW & PUBLIC POLICY AND THE STATE DIRECTOR OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO FOR RIGHT ON CRIME, DISCUSSED STRATEGIC POLICY SOLUTIONS. -THE MAY MEETING FEATURED A DISCUSSION OF STRATEGIES FOR CLOSING ARIZONA'S EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT GAP. FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED SALC MEMBERS DON BUDINGER AND RITA CHENG AS WELL AS PANELISTS LEE LAMBERT, CHANCELLOR OF PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDED, DAVID BAKER, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE FLOWING WELLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, SYBIL FRANCIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF ARIZONA AND VINCE YANEZ, SR. VICE PRESIDENT OF HELIOS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. -THE OCTOBER MEETING FEATURED A PRESENTATION BY MIKE GARDNER, PRINCIPAL OF TRIADVOCATES, REGARDING THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCESSES. A PANEL CONSISTING OF STEVE FARLEY, ARIZONA STATE SENATOR LD-9, GLENN HAMER, PRESIDENT/CEO OF THE ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY, AND SI SCHORR, SENIOR PARTNER AT LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE AND SALC MEMBER, HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION ON WHETHER THE CITIZEN INITIATIVE PROCESS SHOULD BE CURTAILED OR EXPANDED. CEO SUMMIT CEOS AND SENIOR BUSINESS LEADERS FROM GREATER PHOENIX LEADERSHIP AND NORTHERN ARIZONA LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE JOINED SALC MEMBERS ON SEPTEMBER 7 IN PHOENIX. MEMBERS HEARD PRESENTATIONS FROM NATIONAL POLLING EXPERTS DOUG RIVERS AND LYNN VAVRECK ON THE STATE OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL RACES AS THE MIDTERM ELECTION APPROACHED. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES DIRECTOR TOM BUSCHATZKE AND CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TED COOKE DISCUSSED THE FUTURE OF ARIZONA WATER AND THE STATE'S DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. BILL MILLER, CEO OF THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, ALSO DISCUSSED HIS NATIONAL GROUP AND OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST. THEN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR DAVID GARCIA AND ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK BRNOVICH ALSO ADDRESSED THE GROUP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THERE ARE FIVE (5) CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP THAT COMPRISE SALC: BUSINESS, COMMUNITY LEADER, EMERITUS, SPECIAL AND ASSOCIATE. A BUSINESS MEMBER MUST BE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR A SENIOR OFFICIAL OF A CORPORATION LOCATED IN ARIZONA OR A SENIOR PARTNER IN A LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR PROFESSIONAL FIRM. PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNCIL FROM ANY ONE COMPANY IS TO BE THE SENIOR INDIVIDUAL IN THE FIRM. UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE AND WITH SPECIFIC BOARD APPROVAL ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS FROM A FIRM MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR MEMBERSHIP AS LONG AS THE INDIVIDUALS FIT THE CRITERIA OF A SENIOR EXECUTIVE OR PARTNER OF THE FIRM. MEMBERS MUST REMAIN ACTIVE IN THEIR PRIMARY BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION OR, IN THE EVENT OF A CHANGE, MUST ASSUME A POSITION OF COMPARABLE STATUS AND INFLUENCE WITH ANOTHER FIRM OR IN ANOTHER OCCUPATION. BUSINESS MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. COMMUNITY LEADER MEMBERS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS HOLDING POSITIONS OF SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND AREAS OF INTEREST TO SALC. THESE MEMBERSHIPS ARE NORMALLY BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL. COMMUNITY LEADER MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. EMERITUS MEMBERS ARE A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO SALC AND CAN MAKE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEN MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING RETIRE OR LEAVE THEIR PRINCIPAL POSITIONS WITH THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, THEY MAY BE OFFERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN AS MEMBERS EMERITI OF SALC AS LONG AS THEY PAY ANNUAL DUES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EMERITUS MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL MEMBER CATEGORY IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS A UNIQUE BUSINESS QUALIFICATION, FOCUS OR INTEREST CONCERNING SALC AS IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD. SPECIAL MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS BELONGING TO AN ORGANIZATION OF INTEREST AS IDENTIFIED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS ALLOW POTENTIAL LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXPOSED TO THE SENIOR LEADERS OF SALC AND ATTEND SALC MEETINGS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE ON COMMITTEES, FOCUS AREAS AND ACTION TEAMS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS AND PAY NO DUES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TAKES PLACE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. BALLOTS ARE CAST BY VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. BALLOTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL, EMAIL, OR OTHER MEANS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, AND THEY ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. DATA IS OBTAINED USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FORMS 990. COMPENSATION FOR 2018 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY ON DECEMBER 11, 2017. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACT LABOR 47,236. RESEARCH AND SURVEYS 48,899. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 2,570. CONSULTING 67,912. |
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