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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR PROVIDERS OF CARE TO THE INTELLECTUALLY AND/OR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | SECTION 3.1 - AUTHORITY. ALL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE EXERCISED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXCEPT WHERE THE LAW, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR THESE REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT ACTION BE OTHERWISE TAKEN OR AUTHORIZED. SECTION 3.2 - NUMBER AND COMPOSITION. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE COMPRISED OF NO LESS THAN THREE TRUSTEES, THE EXACT NUMBER OF WHICH MAY BE DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1998, THE TRUSTEES SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS: DISTRICT TRUSTEES, OFFICER TRUSTEES, PAST PRESIDENT, AT- LARGE TRUSTEES, AND HONORARY TRUSTEES. SECTION 3.3 - DISTRICT TRUSTEES. AN OFFICER TRUSTEE SHALL SERVE AS A TRUSTEE FOR THE TERM OF HIS/HER OFFICE. THE DISTRICT TRUSTEES SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSES DESIGNATED CLASS I, CLASS II, AND CLASS III. (A) DISTRICT TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DISTRICTS WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO: DISTRICT 1 SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ACTIVE MEMBERS SERVING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BUTLER, WARREN, CLINTON, HAMILTON, BROWN, ADAMS, HIGHLAND, PIKE, SCIOTO, CLERMONT, AND LAWRENCE. DISTRICT 2 SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ACTIVE MEMBERS SERVING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: DARKE, SHELBY, LOGAN, HARDIN, MIAMI, CHAMPAIGN, CLARK, PREBLE, MONTGOMERY, MERCER, AUGLAIZE, AND GREENE. DISTRICT 3 SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ACTIVE MEMBERS SERVING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: HOLMES, TUSCARAWAS, CARROLL, HARRISON, JEFFERSON, COSHOCTON, MUSKINGUM, GUERNSEY, BELMONT, PERRY, MORGAN, NOBLE, MONROE, WASHINGTON, ATHENS, HOCKING, ROSS, VINTON, JACKSON, GALLIA AND MEIGS. DISTRICT 4 SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ACTIVE MEMBERS SERVING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: FULTON, WILLIAMS, LUCAS, OTTAWA, DEFIANCE, HENRY, WOOD, SANDUSKY, SENECA, PAULDING, HANCOCK, PUTNAM, VAN WERT, WYANDOT, CRAWFORD, ALLEN, AND RICHLAND. DISTRICT 5 SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ACTIVE MEMBERS SERVING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ASHLAND, MEDINA, SUMMIT, PORTAGE, TRUMBULL, MAHONING, COLUMBIANA, WAYNE, AND STARK. DISTRICT 6 SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ACTIVE MEMBERS SERVING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: MARION, UNION, DELAWARE, LICKING, KNOX, MADISON, MORROW, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE, FAIRFIELD, AND PICKAWAY. DISTRICT 7 SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ACTIVE MEMBERS SERVING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ERIE, HURON, LORAIN, CUYAHOGA, LAKE, GEAUGA, AND ASHTABULA. DISTRICT 8 SHALL BE COMPRISED OF THOSE ACTIVE MEMBERS SERVING MORE THAN ONE OF THE DISTRICTS DESIGNATED 1 THROUGH 7 ABOVE, AND WHICH ELECTS TO BE CLASSIFIED IN DISTRICT 8 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 3.2 (A). FOR PURPOSES OF THESE REGULATIONS, THOSE ACTIVE MEMBERS PROVIDING SERVICES IN MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT SHALL ELECT TO BE INCLUDED, AND HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS THEY SERVE COUNTED, EITHER: (I) IN THE DISTRICT WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THEY SERVE RESIDE; OR (II) IN DISTRICT 8. SUCH ELECTION MUST INITIALLY OCCUR NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1, 1997. ACTIVE MEMBERS MAY CHANGE THEIR OPTION EVERY FOUR YEARS UPON WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH OF THOSE DISTRICTS HAVING ACTIVE MEMBERS WHO CUMULATIVELY SERVE 1- 1,000 INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE REPRESENTED BY TWO TRUSTEES ON THE BOARD, AND EACH OF THOSE DISTRICTS HAVING ACTIVE MEMBERS WHO CUMULATIVELY SERVE MORE THAN 1,000 INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE REPRESENTED BY THREE TRUSTEES ON THE BOARD. (B) NOMINATION AND ELECTION. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL PREPARE A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR THE PURPOSE OF NOMINATING PERSONS TO SERVE AS DISTRICT TRUSTEES. ONLY REPRESENTATIVES OF ACTIVE MEMBERS FROM WITHIN A DISTRICT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THAT DISTRICT. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL ACCEPT NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED FROM EACH OF THE DISTRICTS BY A DATE ESTABLISHED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, BUT NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 15 OF EACH YEAR. IF NO NOMINATIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM ANY DISTRICT, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL SELECT ONE OR MORE NOMINEES FOR THAT DISTRICT. EACH DISTRICT TRUSTEE SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE ACTIVE MEMBERS FROM THE DISTRICT FOR WHICH ITS CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN NOMINATED. ALL SUCH ELECTIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY MAIL BALLOT, WITH THOSE CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE GREATEST NUMBERS OF VOTES BEING ELECTED TO OFFICE. DISTRICT TRUSTEES MAY BE RE-ELECTED. (C) TERM. DISTRICT TRUSTEES SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE SEPARATE CLASSES. CLASS I TRUSTEES SHALL BE THOSE DISTRICT TRUSTEES ELECTED FROM DISTRICTS 1, 4 AND 7; CLASS II TRUSTEES SHALL BE THOSE DISTRICT TRUSTEES ELECTED FROM DISTRICTS 2, 3, AND 5; AND CLASS III TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED FROM DISTRICTS 6 AND 8. DISTRICT TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED INITIALLY BY MAIL VOTE IN OCTOBER 1997. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ELECTION PROCESS, ALL CLASS I TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 1998; ALL CLASS II TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 1999; ALL CLASS III TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2000. THEREAFTER, ALL SUCCESSOR DISTRICT TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED FOR TERMS OF THREE YEARS EACH. THE FOREGOING DISTRICTS SHALL NOT BE CHANGED, EXCEPT BY AMENDMENT TO THESE REGULATIONS. THE PAST PRESIDENT SHALL SERVE A TERM, COMMENCING UPON THE ELECTION OF A NEW PRESIDENT AND ENDING AFTER ONE YEAR OR UNTIL SUCH NEW PRESIDENT BECOMES PAST PRESIDENT, WHICHEVER IS LATER. A VACANCY IN THE TERM OF A PAST PRESIDENT SHALL NOT BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OR OTHER METHOD OF SELECTION. SECTION 3.4 - OFFICER TRUSTEES. THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR TERMS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THEIR TERMS AS OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. SECTION 3.5 - PAST PRESIDENT TRUSTEE - THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SECTION 3.6 - AT-LARGE TRUSTEES - THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY APPOINT UP TO FIVE AT-LARGE TRUSTEES, EACH OF WHOM SHALL SERVE FOR TERMS OF ONE YEAR. ONLY REPRESENTATIVES OF ACTIVE MEMBERS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS AT- LARGE TRUSTEES. THE APPOINTMENT OF ANY AT-LARGE TRUSTEES SHALL COINCIDE GENERALLY WITH THE ELECTION OF DISTRICT TRUSTEES. IN MAKING ANY SUCH APPOINTMENTS, THE BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF THE BOARD BASED ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD FOLLOWING DISTRICT ELECTIONS, AND SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A MEMBER'S GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, SIZE, TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED, AND THE MEMBER'S ABILITY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIELD. THE INTENT OF THIS PROVISION IS TO ENSURE A BOARD THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MEMBERSHIP. SECTION 3.7 - HONORARY TRUSTEES. TRUSTEES SHALL CONSIST OF NOT MORE THAN THREE HONORARY TRUSTEES. CANDIDATES FOR HONORARY TRUSTEESHIPS SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR ELECTION BY WRITTEN BALLOT. HONORARY TRUSTEES SHALL SERVE ONE YEAR TERMS AND NEED NOT BE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. HONORARY TRUSTEES SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR QUORUM PURPOSES AND SHALL HAVE NO VOTE. SECTION 3.8 - VACANCIES. IF THE SEAT OF ANY DISTRICT TRUSTEE BECOMES VACANT BY DEATH, RESIGNATION, OR OTHERWISE, A SUCCESSOR DISTRICT TRUSTEE SHALL BE ELECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM BY THE ACTIVE MEMBERS IN THE DISTRICT FOR WHICH THE VACANCY EXISTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 3.4 OF THESE REGULATIONS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS AUTHORIZED TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTES WITH RESPECT THERETO. SECTION 3.9 - MEETINGS AND NOTICE. AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL TAKE PLACE EACH JANUARY, OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE THEREAFTER. OTHER MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, WHICH SHALL BE HELD AT LEAST QUARTERLY, MAY BE CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT, ANY OFFICER, OR BY ANY FOUR TRUSTEES. MEETINGS SHALL BE HELD WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO. WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF EACH MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES SHALL BE GIVEN TO EACH TRUSTEE, EITHER BY PERSONAL DELIVERY OR BY MAIL, TELEGRAM, TELEPHONE, FAX OR OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS AT LEAST FOURTEEN DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT OF A MEETING NEED NOT BE GIVEN IF THE TIME AND PLACE TO WHICH IT IS ADJOURNED ARE FIXED AND ANNOUNCED AT SUCH MEETING. EMERGENCY OR SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD MAY BE CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT, ANY OFFICER, OR BY ANY FOUR TRUSTEES. WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF EACH MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES SHALL BE GIVEN TO EACH TRUSTEE BY PERSONAL DELIVERY, MAIL, TELEGRAM, FAX OR OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS AT LEAST TWENTY- FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. SECTION 3.10 - QUORUM AND VOTING. A MAJORITY OF THE TRUSTEES THEN SERVING IN OFFICE, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE OFFICER TRUSTEE, IS NECESSARY TO CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR A MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES UNLESS THE ACT OF A GREATER NUMBER IS REQUIRED BY LAW, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THESE REGULATIONS. THE ACTION OF A MAJORITY OF THOSE TRUSTEES AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT SHALL CONSTITUTE THE ACTION OF THE BOARD. ALL TRUSTEES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HONORARY TRUSTEES, SHALL BE COUNTED FOR QUORUM AND VOTING PURPOSES. SECTION 4.1 - OFFICERS DESIGNATED. THE OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER AND SUCH OTHER OFFICERS AS MAY BE DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | DECISIONS TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE CODE OF REGULATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERSHIP AS DISCUSSED BELOW: SECTION 6.1 - GENERAL. THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE CODE OF REGULATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OR PROPOSED BY ANY FIVE ACTIVE MEMBERS NOT MORE THAN THREE OF WHICH SHALL COME FROM THE SAME DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP IN WRITTEN FORM AND VOTING SHALL BE BY MAIL BALLOT. THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS VOTING BY MAIL BALLOT SHALL BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT. AN AMENDED OR RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR CODE OF REGULATIONS MAYBE ADOPTED IN THE SAME FASHION. SECTION 6.2 - REQUESTED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND CODE OF REGULATIONS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY ADOPT RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR A RESTATED CODE OF REGULATIONS TO CONSOLIDATE THE ORIGINAL ARTICLES OR CODE AND ALL PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED AMENDMENTS THAT ARE IN FORCE AT THE TIME IN LIEU OF HAVING SUCH RESTATED ARTICLES OR CODE ADOPTED BY THE MEMBERS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 6.1 ABOVE. SECTION 6.3 - NOTIFICATION. COPIES OF ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND AMENDED CODE OF REGULATIONS, SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER ADOPTION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE BOARD REVIEWS THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND COMMUNICATES ANY CHANGES TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM IS SIGNED AND IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. PRESIDENT IS MADE AWARE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO EXERCISE AN AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION TO REPORT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS INVOLVING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVALUATES AND ADDRESSES CONFLICTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS COMPARABLE SALARIES IN THE MARKET PLACE AS WELL AS THE QUALIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE VICE PRESIDENT'S INITIAL SALARY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE WAS REVIEWED AND SET BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BY REFERENCE TO COMPARABLE MARKET DATA AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S QUALIFICATIONS. SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IS PERFORMED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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