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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD OFFICERS, PAST CHAIR, AND PRESIDENT, HAS CHARGE OF THE ROUTINE BUSINESS OF THE CHAMBER BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY ALSO ACT AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AS NEEDED, ADVISING THE BOARD ON THESE ISSUES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | MEMBERS ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR VOTING ON CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL BY THE CHAMBER PRESIDENT & CEO TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, IF ANY, THE FORM IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. DUE TO TIMING, THE 2023 FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. THE FULL BOARD WILL REVIEW THE FORM AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING, SUBSEQUENT TO THE EXTENDED DUE DATE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CHAMBER HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL NEW VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON JOINING THE BOARD. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS AND PROCEDURES PROVIDED AND ADHERE TO THEM IN THEIR ROLES ON THE BOARD. THE CHAMBER PRESIDENT & CEO, AS WELL AS THE BOARD CHAIR, ALSO MONITOR ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAMBER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR POSSIBLE AREAS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER BOARD, WHICH INCLUDES THE CHAIR, CHAIR ELECT, VICE CHAIR, TREASURER, SECRETARY, AND PAST CHAIR, INDEPENDENTLY DISCUSSES THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S PERFORMANCE ANNUALLY, AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. ANY RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO ARE THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS FROM A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS, ALL INDEPENDENT FROM THE CHAMBER (INCLUDING SOME EMPLOYEES OF OTHER NON-PROFITS), WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH COMPENSATION LEVELS IN AREA ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PRESIDENT & CEO RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS, SUBJECT TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW AND APPROVAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | PUBLISHED STATEMENTS OF POLICY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AFTER RELEASE FOR PUBLICATION. FINANCIAL AUDITS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES SUBJECT TO THE KANSAS OPEN RECORDS ACT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AFTER RELEASE TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PURSUANT TO THE KANSAS OPEN RECORDS ACT. THE DESIGNATED RECORDS CUSTODIAN WILL BE THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE CHAMBER. THE CHAMBER ALSO MAKES DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE OFFICE DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS, AND THEY MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED AT THE REQUESTOR'S EXPENSE USING THE CHAMBER'S COPIER (50 CENTS / PAGE). |
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