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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | TO BE A CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY PROGRESS WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES BAY REGION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 DURING ITS MEETING AND THEN IT IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY. MONITORING IS DONE AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL AND MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ABSTAIN FROM ANY ACTIVITY WHERE A KNOWN CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE POLICY IS ENFORCED BY THE THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD CHAIR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | EACH YEAR A COMMITTEE OF THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN, PAST CHAIRMAN, AND INCOMING CHAIRMAN PERFORMS THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THE LAST TIME A PRESIDENT WAS HIRED, THE COMMITTEE USED STATISTICAL DATA FROM THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVES TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE SALARY. EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS, THE COMMITTEE WILL USE CURRENT STATISTICAL DATA TO REEVALUATE THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS STILL IN LINE WITH OTHER CHAMBERS OF SIMILAR SIZE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS ARE PERFORMED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT. EACH YEAR, THE PRESIDENT CONTACTS OTHER CHAMBERS LOCATED IN THE STATE TO SURVEY THEM ON THEIR UPCOMING PERSONNEL BUDGETS. SHE USES AN AVERAGE OF THOSE SURVEYED TO CALCULATE AN OVERALL PERCENTAGE INCREASE TO THE SALARY LINE ITEM. SHE THEN DISBURSES THAT TOTAL INCREASE AMONGST EMPLOYEES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. STATISTICAL DATA FROM THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ACCE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AND USED BY THE PRESIDENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE UPON REQUEST. |
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