| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Pt VI, Line 6 | Any person may be a Farm Bureau member. All Farm Bureau members have the same vote and access to member benefits. |
| Pt VI, Line 7a | The Organizations members elect the Board of Directors each year at the annual meeting. In order to hold an officer position within Farm Bureau, the member must be actively engaged in farming, which must be his/her primary interest. |
| Pt VI, Line 7b | Decisions of the governing body subject to approval by members include setting annual membership dues and nominating voting delegates to the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. |
| Pt VI, Line 11b | Management reviews the documents and presents the return to all members of the governing body. Following final board approval, the return is signed by an officer and submitted to the IRS. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | On an annual basis, all officers, directors, and key employees are required to sign a statement which affirms that they have: 1) received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, 2) read and understood the policy, 3) agreed to comply with the policy, 4) understand that the Organization is tax-exempt and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose. A sub-committee, comprised of non-conflicted Board of Directors, annually receives all conflict of interest information, reviews, and determines if there are conflicts of interest. The committee then reports its findings back to the Board. |
| Pt VI, Line 19 | The Organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available for public inspection. Pursuant to state law, some documents may be available to members. |
| Other | Part III, Line 4a - Policy Development - Monroe County Farm Bureau prides itself on the involvement of the volunteers in creating policy for the organization. We send out an opinionnaire to members through mail and email. We then hold a meeting to discuss the findings of that opinionnaire and create resolutions that reflect the opinionnaire. These are presented at the annual membership meeting in the fall. |
| Other | Part III, Line 4b - Ag Promotion - Monroe County Farm Bureau uses the ability to partner with local organizations for Ag promotion. We sponsored and promoted ag events at the county fair. We partner with the cattlemen for ag promotion in the county. We hold producer meetings to educate on various topics. We place ads in the local paper. We also utilize the local radio station for ag and event promotion when possible. |
| Other | Part III, Line 4c - Ag in the Classroom - Monroe County Farm Bureau has a well-established ag in the classroom program. We have an ag in the classroom coordinator that collaborates with schools in the county to do teacher workshops and in classroom presentations. She is in the classroom once a month throughout the school year. On the first Thursday in May we hold our ag day where all the third graders in the county come to the fairgrounds and are educated at 10-12 various stations on agriculture. |
| Pt VI, Line 2 | Emma Conway and Donnie Conway have a family relationship. Ashley Kaldenburg and Layne Kaldenburg have a family relationship. |
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