| 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 - Mahaska County Farm Bureau values the input from its membership to create meaningful policy for the Organization. We send out an opinionnaire to members via the mail and email. We also collect input from members at the annual Sweet Corn Serenade, where the topics are discussed with board member in the Farm Bureau Park. We hold a meeting to discuss the results of that opinionnaire. From this input our resolutions are created. These resolutions are then shared with the membership through the spokesman and email. |
| Other | Part III, Line 4b - Ag Promotion - Mahaska County has been very active in promoting Agriculture. We have been a long-time sponsor of the youth exhibitor dinner at the county fair. Volunteers promote and serve the dinner at the fair. We purchase livestock at the fair to support the youth. We are the sole sponsor of the broiler chicken project. We are a promoter of the governor steer show. We also sponsor the bacon buddies pig show during the fair. We sponsor the supreme showmanship competition. Mahaska County Farm Bureau sponsors the Sweet Corn Serenade. We support the youth at the fair by purchasing livestock at the fair auction. Mahaska County works with the local radio station during ag week for pointed promotions. We support county proms, shooting sports, and other fund raisers. |
| Other | Part III, Line 4c - Ag in the Classroom - Mahaska County has an Ag in the Classroom Coordinator that visits the 3rd grade classrooms once a month during the school year. We also do video farm chats with the classrooms. We hold an ag day at the fair grounds at the end of the school year with several agricultural presentations on various topics. |
| Pt VI, Line 2 | Sherwin Plate and Kristin Plate have a family relationship. Mike Jackson and Mary Beth Jackson have a family relationship. Jerry DeBruin and Jacob DeBruin have a family relationship. |
| Pt VI, Line 4 | As previously reported in our annual group exemption letter dated August 1, 2023, Article IV, Sections 1 thru 5 were amended to update the general powers of the organization, at-large director positions, the election of officers and directors, their terms of service and their eligibility requirements. |
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