Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Because Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association is chartered and incorporated under Mississippi law as a not-for-profit cooperative, each entity receiving power from the association is a member. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | At each annual meeting of the members, not more than three of the total number of Directors shall be elected by ballot, by and from the members, to serve for a term of three years as provided by law. If the election of Directors shall not be held at the annual meeting or if such annual meeting is not held, each Director shall hold office until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | The business and affairs of the organization are managed by the Board of Directors, which exercises all of the powers of the organization, except by law, or by Certificate of Incorporation, or by the bylaws reserved for the members. The association's bylaws include provisions for cerain situations, such as sale of the assets of the association, which require membership approval rather than Board approval. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Once the Form 990 is complete the Board of Directors will review the form at the following monthly Board meeting. At this time, any questions pertaining to the Form 990 are answered. Once approved, the Form 990 is signed and the return is filed with the Internal Revenue Service. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The Association has a Board Policy name "Yazoo Valley Electric Association Conflict of Interest Policy", related to directors, officers and key employees. Additionally, on an annual basis, each director, officer, and the 5 highest compensated employees are required to complete and sign a questionaire regarding grants, business relationships with the Cooperative, director independence, relationships with other officers, directors, and key employees as well as compensation from related organizations. During 2016, the Association began a policy requiring a conflict of interest questionnaire to be completed by all employees on an annual basis. The documents are reviewed by the General Manager for potential conflicts of interest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The compensation of the general manager is set and approved by the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | The governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements are available to the members of the association upon request. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | 2019 Change in Donated Capital = $504775 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | 2019 Change in Memberships = -$305 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | 2019 Margins Allocated to Members = $2298026 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | 2019 Retirements paid to members = -$9386846 |
| Form 990, Part 9, Line 4 | Line 4 represents 2019 net margins allocated to members. |
| Form 990, Part 9, Line 5 | Reportable compensation for directors for 2019 was $ 90,023 and is included in line 24e.Reportable wage compensation paid officers and the 5 highest totaled $ 995,376. A portion of this compensation was capitalized with the balance being reported in lines 24b, 24c, 24d, and 24e |
| Form 990, Part 9, Line 7 | Total salaries and wages for 2019 were $4,318,295 including compensation paid to officers and 5 highest compensated. Of this amount $592,555 was capitalized and $3,725,740 was expensed on lines 24b, 24c, 24d, and 24e. |
| Form 990, Part 9, Line 8 | Employer contributions to the defined benefit plan for 2019 were $800,796. Employer contributions to the defined contribution plan for 2019 were $126,564. Both of these amounts were allocated between assets and expense based on the labor allocation. |
| Form 990, Part9, Line 10 | The employer's share of payroll taxes for 2019 was $326,917. This amount was allocated between assets and expense based on the labor allocation. |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |