Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS, NOT STOCKHOLDERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | MEMBERS ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR VOTING ON CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | ONCE THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY THE CHAMBER'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS, IT IS DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL BY THE CHAMBER PRESIDENT & CEO TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED, IF ANY, THE RETURN IS FILED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CHAMBER HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL NEW VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON JOINING THE BOARD. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS AND PROCEDURES PROVIDED AND ADHERE TO THEM IN THEIR ROLES ON THE BOARD. THE CHAMBER PRESIDENT & CEO, AS WELL AS THE BOARD CHAIR, ALSO MONITOR ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAMBER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR POSSIBLE AREAS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER BOARD, WHICH INCLUDES THE CHAIR, CHAIR ELECT, VICE CHAIR, TREASURER, SECRETARY, AND PAST CHAIR, INDEPENDENTLY DISCUSSES THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S PERFORMANCE ANNUALLY, AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. ANY RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO ARE THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE FOR APPROVAL. THIS BOARD CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUALS FROM A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS, ALL INDEPENDENT FROM THE CHAMBER (INCLUDING SOME EMPLOYEES OF OTHER NON-PROFITS), WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH COMPENSATION LEVELS IN AREA ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | PER THE BYLAWS: PUBLISHED STATEMENTS OF POLICY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AFTER RELEASE FOR PUBLICATION. FINANCIAL AUDITS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES SUBJECT TO THE KANSAS OPEN RECORDS ACT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AFTER RELEASE TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PURSUANT TO THE KANSAS OPEN RECORDS ACT. THE DESIGNATED RECORDS CUSTODIAN WILL BE THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE CHAMBER. THE CHAMBER ALSO MAKES DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE OFFICE DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS, AND THEY MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED AT THE REQUESTOR'S EXPENSE USING THE CHAMBER'S COPIER (50 CENTS / PAGE). |
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