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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6: | EVERY ORGANIZATION THAT JOINS USTA NEW ENGLAND, INC. BECOMES A VOTING MEMBER FOR THAT YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: | EVERY MEMBER IS ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A SLATE OF THE BOARD IS MAILED TO THE MEMBERS WITH THE DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF THE ELECTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B: | ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE ON ITEMS THAT REQUIRE ACTION BY THE MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. A copy of the Form 990 is first reviewed by the Treasurer, CEO, and Finance Manager. Upon the Treasurer's approval, it is then forwarded to the full Board of Directors for review before it is filed with IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: | Each director and officer is required to review a copy of the conflict of interest policy, which requires each person to disclose any relationships, positions or circumstances in which he or she believes could contribute to a conflict. Following full disclosure of a possible conflict of interest, the Board of Directors shall determine whether an actual conflict of interest exists and, if so, the Board shall vote to authorize or reject the transaction or take any other action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect the Section's best interests. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: | The salary for the Section's Chief Executive Officer was reviewed by the Section's compensation committee and approved by the full Board of Directors. These decisions are documented contemporaneously in the committee meeting notes and the Board meeting minutes. A written approval notice was sent to the Finance Manager by the Board President. Salary decisions for all employees are made using comparability data for similar positions in comparable organizations. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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