Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Management duties delegation Part VI line 3 | The CATI Executive Board (officers) has delagated some time intensive management duties to independent contractors. Their titles are self-explanatory as follows: Training Coordinator, Grant Manager, and Grant Writer. |
| Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 | CATI does not have any stockholders. It does have members who have voting rights regarding any major decisions by the organization (see Governing body decisions for Part VI, Line 7b). The members also nominate candidates and vote for officer positions. |
| Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a | CATIs members nominate candidates for officer positions, and then vote in an organizational election for the candidates of their choice. |
| Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b | The members vote on any changes to CATIs Constitution (Bylaws). The Executive Board votes on operational issues; however, if the board believes an issue is important to the membership, the board will ask for a membership vote. Most operational issues are discussed by the board and then voted on by the membership during monthly meetings. CATI had 211 members for 2021-2022. |
| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | Upon completion of CATIs tax returns, the return preparer emails a copy of the Form 990 and the related schedules to each member of the Executive Board (officers) so that they may review the returns before they are filed. CATIs Executive Board consists of the President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The board would normally be given a week to review the returns, unless filing deadlines dictate a shorter time period. |
| Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b | Compensation for CATIs independent contractors is set by the Executive Board and is approved by the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority (CATPA) board. Most of the compensation is based on market value; however, the Grant Managers compensation is set by grant fiscal rules and may not exceed more than 5% of the total grant awards. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | Requests to view CATIs governing documents and tax returns are made through CATIs Treasurer. There were no viewing requests made during the 2021-2022 fiscal year. CATIs Constitution is posted on the CATI website for public view. |
| Audited by an independent accountant Part XII line 2b | There are several reviews of CATIs financial records to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance, other than a formal CPA audit. Per CATIs Constitution (Bylaws), the President initiates an annual audit of the Treasurers records. Three members (investigators) volunteer to review the records for the year after a regular meeting. Upon reviewing the records and agreement that the records are accurate, the three members sign-off on the audit. The Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority (CATPA) also performs an audit conducted by the CATPA staff to ensure that the grant funds are being applied to their intended purpose. Finally, the return preparer is a CPA, CFE and a retired Police Sergeant, who carefully reviews CATIs financial records in conjunction with tax return preparation. |
| Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 | Due to accumulated rounding differences, a -$1 adjustment was made to bring the ending net asset balance stated on the Form 990 into conformity with CATIs actual year-end net asset balance per CATIs financial records. |
| Statement of Revenue Part VIII | Line 11a. The amount on Line 11a (Other Revenue) consists of $458,278 in CATI interagency temporary transfers between the CATI checking account and the grant account. Under Functional Expenses there is a corresponding equal amount on Line 24 (Other Expenses). The debits and credits balance out to zero, a wash. Line 11b. The amount on Line 11b represents refunds for IAATI Conference expenses. Line 11c. A $30.76 check from a prior reporting period was located and deposited. |
| List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g | Line 11a. During the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year, CATI paid independent contractors for services as follows: $18,000 to the Training Coordinator, $12,000 to the Grant Manager and $1,500 to the Grant Writer. |
| List of other expenses Part IX line 24e | Please see Part III, Line 11a. |
| Part VII response or note to any other line in Part VII | Line 1a. It should be noted that CATI does have Directors, but they are not part of the governing body and have no voting rights, other than as members of the organization. Their role is to basically serve as area coordinators. Line 1a. None of the individuals who were compensated, and met the definition of current officers, were paid for their services as CATI officers. They were paid for their services regarding Basic Auto Theft Investigation class instruction and grant writing. |
| Part IX response or note to any line in Part IX | Line 18. The following government employee had travel expenses paid by CATI that exceeded $1,000 during the fiscal year: Sean Templeton, a Lakewood PD Detective, was provided travel expenses amounting to $1,509, which was for teaching Basic Auto Theft Investigation classses at various locations as an independent contractor.Although CATI sponsors training classes within the State of Colorado, valuable training classes and conferences are often offered out-of-state or outside reasonable commuting distances. Many investigators work for government agencies with limited training budgets, so it should be anticipated that CATIs travel expenses will be high for public sector employees. |
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