| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | Mike Faris and Ruth Christiansen business relationship |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 | Changed voting from 80% to 75% to allow cooperative to function as further consolidation occurs. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | The Cooperative has a single class of member. Each member in good standing is entitled to the number of votes, or portion there of, as determined in accordance with the Cooperative's Bylaws and Membership Agreement, which may be amended from time to time. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | At each annual members meeting, each member entitled to vote appoints one director and one alternate to sit on the board of directors. Members may remove their director or alternate at any time, and may appoint a replacement director or alternate at any time. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Members vote on all cooperative matters requiring member action, and an affirmative vote of 60% of the votes held by members is required to take action. Matters requiring member actions are specified in the bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | The board president and treasurer review the Form 990 before filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Whenever there is reason to believe that a potential conflict of interest exists between Alaska Seafood Cooperative members or the Manager, the Board shall determine the appropriate response. The designated reviewing official has a responsibility to bring a potential conflict of interest to the attention of the Board for action at the next regular meeting of the Board or during a special meeting called specifically to review the potential conflict of interest.Alaska Seafood Cooperative shall refrain from acting until such time as the proposed action, policy, or transaction has been approved by the disinterested members of the Board. Whenever there is reason to believe that a potential conflict of interest exists between Alaska Seafood Cooperative and an employee, the Manager shall determine the appropriate response. The Manager shall report to the Board President the results of any review and the action taken. The President shall determine whether any further Board review or action is required. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a | The board reviews and compares similar pay grades in other organizations as a baseline for compensation decisions relative to performance. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b | The process is the same as the process for question 15a. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request. |
| Software ID: | 23017517 |
| Software Version: | 2023v5.1 |