Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THEREFORE HAS MEMBERS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED BY ALA'S ASSOCIATION NOMINATING COMMITTEE (ANC); THE ANC AND ITS COMPOSITION AND AUTHORITY ARE SET FORTH IN THE ASSOCIATION'S BYLAWS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings | NO COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | THE ASSOCIATION DISSEMINATED THE 990 TO A BOARD MEMBER, WHO IS A CPA, FOR REVIEW, AS WELL AS THE AUDIT/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. A REPORT WILL BE MADE BY THIS COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD AND A COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | AS IT RELATES TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED VIA: (1} ANNUAL DISCUSSION OF THE POLICY BY THE BOARD AT ITS SUMMER MEETING, INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS/CONFLICTS; (2} COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE SPECIFIED IN THE BROADER BOARD MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT GOVERNANCE POLICY AND REVIEW OF THOSE QUESTIONNAIRES BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND (3} MONITORING BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BASED UPON ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE THE BOARD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.THE EXTENSION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO SECOND LEVEL MANAGEMENT - ALA STAFF DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTORS - IS MONITORED BY FILING OF A SIMILAR ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THESE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO MAY IN HER DISCRETION ALSO HAVE A QUESTIONNAIRE OR QUESTIONNAIRES REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON AN ONGOING BASIS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS AND EXECUTES ALL ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS, INCLUDING THOSE NEGOTIATED AND APPROVED BY SECOND LEVEL |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | THE BOARD MET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT, TO CONSIDER COMPENSATION MATTERS AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESENTED ITS EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPENSATION ISSUE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAD SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD COMPARABLE INFORMATION DRAWN FROM SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN CURRENT AND PRIOR YEARS AND COMPARABILITY DATA COLLECTED AT THE HIRING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AFTER FULL DISCUSSION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RANGES PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED FOR BASELINE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS. THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THERE WERE NO KEY EMPLOYEES DURING 2021. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | CURRENTLY THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO POLICY REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, AS IT HAS NEVER BEEN REQUESTED. HOWEVER, IF REQUESTED, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD PROVIDE THE INFORMATION IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process | THE PROCESS REGARDING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR PROCESS. |
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