Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | TRUSTEES MARK RICHARDS AND TAMMY RICHARDS ARE RELATED. TRUSTEE TAMMY RICHARDS IS THE SPOUSE OF SEVEDS TRUSTEE (RELATED ENTITY) DREW RICHARDS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. IT HAS IN EXCESS OF 90 MEMBERS CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TOWNS THROUGHOUT WINDHAM COUNTY, VERMONT, AND REPRESENTING BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, EDUCATION, AND GOVERNMENT INTERESTS. THE MAJOR ACTIVITY OF MEMBERS IS ELECTION OF TRUSTEES. MEMBERS MEET APPROXIMATELY ONE TIME PER YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | MEMBER APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A DRAFT OF FORM 990 WITH ALL ATTACHMENTS WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE TRUSTEES IN ADVANCE OF A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FILINGS. TRUSTEES INPUT WAS SOUGHT AND APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES AND CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST / RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION POLICY IS REVIEWED AND EDITED FOR COMPLIANCE, AS NECESSARY. ANY /ALL EDITS ARE CONFIRMED WITH GENERAL COUNSEL, AND THEN THE POLICY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INCLUDING THE COMPLETION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE THAT IS COMPLETED BY STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES. THESE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COMPLETED AT LEAST ANNUALLY, OR AS NEEDED, AND ARE EXECUTED IN PARALLEL WITH THE START OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE TRUSTEES APPOINT A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO AN ANNUAL PLAN. THE COMMITTEE BRINGS ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED IN A SIMILAR MANNER BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. TRUSTEES MONITOR COMPENSATION FOR ALL KEY EMPLOYEES BUT GIVE AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO OTHER SIMILAR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS, UPON REQUEST. |
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