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 | The Association has members who have the rights to elect the governing body and approve revisions to the Bylaws and Constitution. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Members elect the Board members. Currently, the elected Officers will continue to serve in such roles for the duration of the terms when elected, which consist of automatically ascending through the sequence of President-Elect, who will ascend to the offices of President/Board Chair and Immediate Past President in successive years. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Only revisions of the Bylaws and Constitution must be approved by the members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | After a draft version of the Form 990 has been prepared, the draft is emailed to the Officers, who have an opportunity to discuss any issues before the form is finalized. The tax preparer is informed to finalize the Form 990. An Officer will then sign and file the final return. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | At every meeting the Officers/Directors/Trustees are asked to disclose any conflicts of interest and any such conflicts are reported in the minutes. In addition, all must sign a Board member agreement each year which includes an affirmation that they will disclose any potential conflicts of interest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The Board committee charged with this project utilized a confidential compensation survey of executives for similar associations across America. They also made personal inquiries of other associations of like organizations in our geographic region for which they are acquaintances. A complete report was made to the Officers for their approval. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Organization makes its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
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