Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN IS MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE POAM/COAM/TPOAM/FAOM ORGANIZATIONS OPERATE UNDER THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE POAM, INC. EXECUTIVE BOARD. AS OF NOVEMBER 17, 1987, POAM, INC. IS A TAX EXEMPT NOT-FOR-PROFIT LABOR ORGANIZATION UNDER 501 (C) (5) OF THE IRS. POAM, INC., THROUGH ITS ORGANIZATIONS (POAM/COAM/TPOAM/FAOM), REPRESENTS EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYERS (INCLUDING COUNTY, CITY, TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE, AND UNIVERSITY EMPLOYERS), ACROSS THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY POAM, INC., ARE MEMBERS OF DISTINCT BARGAINING UNITS, WHICH ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "LOCAL UNITS." LOCAL UNITS ARE CREATED BASED ON THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER WHERE THE EMPLOYEES WORK. ALL EMPLOYEES WITHIN CLASSIFICATIONS REPRESENTED BY POAM, INC. ARE CLASSIFIED AS "BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS." UNDER MICHIGAN LAW, THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT (PERA)," BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS ARE FURTHER CLASSIFIED BY THE ELECTION EACH EMPLOYEE MAKES TO BE EITHER A DUES-PAYING MEMBER OF THE UNION OR A FINANCIAL OPT-OUT. AN EMPLOYEE THAT CHOOSES TO BE AN OPT-OUT DOES NOT PAY DUES NOR ANY SERVICE FEE TO THE UNION, UNLESS DIRECT REPRESENTATION IS REQUESTED IN A LABOR MATTER, AT WHICH TIME THE UNION DIRECTLY CHARGES THE OPT-OUT EMPLOYEE FOR THE COST OF THE SPECIFIC LABOR REPRESENTATION SERVICES REQUESTED. BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS OF THE POAM, INC., ELECT CONVENTION DELEGATES TO REPRESENT THEIR LOCAL UNITS AT THE ANNUAL POAM CONVENTION. DELEGATES HAVE VOTING AUTHORITY AS DELINEATED IN THE POAM, INC." BY-LAWS." POAM, INC., IS MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION, SUCH THAT INDIVIDUAL BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS (DUES-PAYERS AND OPT-OUTS) DO NOT POSSESS SHAREHOLDER STATUS, CONSISTENT WITH NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS AND THE SECTION 501(C) (5) TAX EXEMPT STATUS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN'S BOARD MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY TO KEVIN LOFTIS AND JAMES TIGNANELLI TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLETED FORM 990 AND THE FORM 990-T. RESULTS WILL BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: | KEVIN LOFTIS WAS COMPENSATED IN HIS TREASURER ROLE STARTING IN DECEMBER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $141,544 ALSO INCLUDED THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PERIOD HE WAS NOT SERVING AS A TREASURER. |
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