Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | The credit union is comprised of a single class of approximately 3273 member-owners, each of which has equal rights of ownership, governance, and voting rights at the annual meeting, with exception of the member-owners who are elected to the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The member-owners of the credit union have authority to elect members of the Board of Directors for three year terms on a rotating basis. Candidates are elected by a simple majority vote. The Board of Directors appoint volunteers to serve on the Audit Committee, which is vested with monitoring safety and soundness of the organization. If deemed appropriate the 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. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Changes to the governing documents (by-laws) must be approved by the member-owners after laws have been approved by the Board of Directors. The regulatory agency approval occurs when at least 50% of the member-owners vote to approve. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | A copy of the 990 and related schedules are review by the Board of Directors, including accuracy of every answer, and oversight of appropriate changes. Upon completion of the review by the Board of Directors, it is voted on at a board of Directors meeting prior to submitting to the IRS |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Each Director and Key employee is required to fill out a conflict of interest form 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. Conflict of interest is determined by a review of the potential conflict by the CEO and Board of Directors. If a conflict exits, the conflicted board member or officer is excluded from discussion votes related to any potential or existing relationships involving the conflict of interest. If it has been determined that a conflict of interest was intentionally hidden by the board member, that situation would be investigated by the Audit Committee and Board members would be suspended and subject to dismissal at a special meeting of all 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 lack arm length, either to the detriment of the credit union or the unfair advantage of the Board members, then all legal remedies will be considered. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | The process used to set the CEO's annual salary is a comparison to comparable sized Credit Unions through CUNA's annual compensation survey, internet research, board review, and than approve. The process is done each year. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The credit union by-laws, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public by appointment at the credit union office. |
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