Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Aaron James is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of this organization, and he also serves as the president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 726. Several trustees of this organization also serve as trustees of other organizations for fire fighters. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 | The Trust has contracted with two third-party administrators (Vimly Benefit Solutions, Inc. and Benefit Plans Administrative Services, LLC) to provide bookkeeping and administrative services. In addition, Benefit Plans Administrative Services, LLC provides claims adjudication and payment services. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Trust is designed to have three to nine Trustees: One Trustee is the president (or designee) of Local 726; two Trustees are appointed by the president of Local 726; and the remaining Trustees are elected by and/or from the membership of Local 726, pursuant to election procedures established by Local 726. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | The provisions to the Trust Agreement may be amended by action of the Executive Board of Local 726. The provisions of the Trust Agreement may also be amended by action of the Board of Trustees, on its own accord, provided that thirty days' advance notice is provided to the Executive Board of Local 726. The Trustees may not make any amendments concerning change in attendance fee per diem or anything of personal benefit to the Trustees. In addition, a change in the terms of office, election, or removal procedures of the Trust Agreement will require the written approval of the Executive Board of Local 726. The Trust Agreement may be terminated at any time, by action of the Board of Trustees, provided that such action requires the written approval of Local 726. In any event, the Trust Agreement will be automatically terminated upon the expiration of all contribution agreements requiring the payment of contributions to the Trust fund. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Form 990 was prepared by the independent accounting firm SCHOEDEL & SCHOEDEL, Certified Public Accountants, PLLC. Draft copies of the Trust's financial statements and Form 990 were first provided to the Trust's consultants and advisors, who reviewed the Form 990 for accuracy and completeness. Any questions, concerns or issues raised by the consultants and advisors were addressed and any necessary revisions were made to the Form 990. The revised Form 990 was then provided to the Board of Trustees for its review and approval. Any additional questions, concerns or issues raised by the Board of Trustees were addressed and any necessary revisions were made to the Form 990. The final version of the Form 990 was reviewed and approved for filing by the Board of Trustees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | All agreements between the Trust and service providers authorized to conduct transactions on behalf of the Trust are provided to Trust counsel for review before execution to ensure that, wherever applicable, the agreement contains appropriate restrictions or other protections against prohibited transactions with parties in interest. Additionally, each Trustee has a duty to disclose to the Board any conflict of interest as soon as it is discovered by the Trustee. In particular, the Trustee will disclose a conflict of interest prior to any Board or committee decision on the matter related to the conflict of interest. Upon the Trustee's first attendance at a Board meeting, the Trustee submits a signed conflict of interest disclosure to the Board on a form approved by the Board and updates such disclosures upon discovering a change. If any member of a committee or of the Board believes that a conflict of interest exists, then the committee member or Board member asks that a determination of conflict of interest be made by the committee or Board. If the determination involves a Trustee, then the Trustee is excused from the meeting while the Board or committee determines if there is a conflict of interest. A Trustee who disagrees with the decision can appeal the decision to the chairperson of the Trust, whose judgment is final. When a Trustee decides that he or she has a conflict of interest or the Board or committee decides that a Trustee has a conflict of interest, the Trustee leaves the meeting during all discussions and voting on the transaction or compensation arrangement that caused the conflict of interest. The minutes of the Board and committee meetings reflect when a person has a conflict of interest and reflect that the person was not present for discussion or voting on that issue. The Board or committee will take appropriate action if it discovers that a Trustee violated the conflict of interest policy. The policy is reviewed by the Board of Trustees annually. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | There are no compensated management officials, officers or key employees of the organization. If the organization had such compensated individuals, policies and procedures would be developed to determine compensation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Trust's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements and Form 990 are available to the general public upon written request sent to the Trust in care of Vimly Benefit Solutions, Inc. at: P.O. Box 6, Mukilteo, WA 98275. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A: | The Trust does not compensate any of the members of the Board of Trustees. The Board is currently composed of five individuals, all of whom are members of Local 726. The Chair of the Trust is the president of Local 726. The Chair of the Trust, as part of his employment expectations, understands that he must serve on this Board of Trustees. His regular compensation takes into consideration services performed by him in regard to the Trust. The other Trustees serve on a voluntary basis, and receive no known compensation from their employers, or any other party, for their services on this Board of Trustees. The Trust does not readily have access to information related to the compensation paid by other entities to the Trustees. |
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