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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Family relationship - Four board members are related to each other. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | For 2024 and after, NC will be divided into three (3) districts for the purpose of electing Directors. District 2 and 3 have been combined to make District 2. District 4 will change to District 3. All Districts will be guaranteed three (3) Elected Directors with the remainder of the Directors allocated in proportion to the hog population in each district as determined by the census conducted by the NC Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Starting in 2027, the board can review any changes in the hog population or swine production methods every five years and revise the allocation of directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The NC Pork Council is a non-profit trade association comprised of members from two classes - members and associate members. Members are any individual, partnership, firm, or corporation who is owner, manager, or otherwise has a direct financial interest in pork production in NC and is actively involved in the business production of the porcine species. Associate members are any individual, partnership, firm, or corporation who is involved in a company or industry that is allied through commerce or otherwise supportive of pork production in NC. Members elect district directors to the Board of Directors. Associate members elect the associate membership director. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Members elect 18 district directors to the Board of Directors. Associate members elect one associate member director to the Board of Directors. The NC Meat Processors Association selects one Meat Processor director to serve on the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The officers of the Board of Directors review Form 990 in detail prior to filing with the IRS and report their review to the Board of Directors at the next regularly scheduled board meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The NC Pork Council's conflict of interest policy includes its board, committee and staff members. Members of the Board of Directors and committees are expected to effectively disclose in a timely manner all potential and actual conflicts of interests. Members of the Board of Directors are made aware of the conflict policy at the beginning of each meeting and through the use of an attendance sheet. Members of committees are made aware of the policy by the committee chair at the beginning of each meeting and through the use of an attendance sheet. By signing the attendance sheet, each board or committee member is acknowledging their awareness of the conflict policy. For conference calls, the chair will note that by answering during the roll call, the board or committee member acknowledges their awareness of the conflict policy. If members of the board or committees have a conflict, they agree to withdraw from the discussion before the group and not vote on any action related to which they have a conflict. They are also asked to verbally acknowledge recusal so it can be noted in the meeting minutes. Annually, members of the staff report to the Board of Directors any interest in the pork industry which may appear to be a conflict of interest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The Executive Committee determines the CEO's compensation. Comparability data is available to them through independent organizations such as Catapult, Inc. and other surveys and data, including association and agricultural industry reports. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | No documents available to the public. |
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