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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | TVPPA IS ORGANIZED AS A NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE MEMBERS OF TVPPA ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | ACCORDING TO THE TVPPA BYLAWS, APPROVAL IS REQUIRED BY THE MEMBERS FOR CERTAIN DECISIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. AFTER MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR FILING, A COPY OF THE FINALIZED FORM 990 WAS MAILED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD BEFORE THE RETURN WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WERE INVITED TO CONTACT TVPPA MANAGMENT WITH COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE FORM 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | TVPPA'S ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY WITH MEMBERS OF THE TVPPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY PERSONS, ALL OF WHOM ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE NO LESS THAN ANNUALLY THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. TVPPA'S GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS THE POLICY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ANNUALY WITH DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY PERSONS. THERE IS A PROCESS FOR CONSULTATION AND DECISIONS FOR INTERPRETING APPLICATION OF THE POLICY TO SPECIFIC OR HYPOTHETICAL CIRCUMSTANCES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE PROCESS USED WAS THAT COMPARABLE DATA WAS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN TO THE EXECTUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH REVIEWS AND ESTABLISHES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. ALSO, WITHIN THE KNOWLEDGE OF TVPPA EXECTUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WAS INFORMATION OF WHICH THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE REGARDING COMPENSATION PAID TO THE CEOS OF MUNICIPAL OR COOPERATIVE STATE-WIDE ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH THEIR SYSTEMS WERE MEMBERS AND ON WHOSE GOVERNING BOARDS OR COMMITTEES THEY SERVE WHICH MAKES AVAILABLE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WITH THEIR CEO. THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF TVPPA IS ESTABLISHED BY THE CEO BASED UPON ASSOCIATION INDUSTRY PREVAILING SALARIES AND BENEFITS, PREVAILING AREA AND REGIONAL MARKET SALARIES, AND OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED RELEVANT BY THE CEO, AND SUBJECT TO OVERALL BUDGET APPROVAL BY THE TVPPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD HAS PLACED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION PLAN IN EFFECT FOR ANNUAL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF EXECTUTIVE COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | FORM 990 IS OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | TVPPA'S CHARTER AND CERTAIN REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE SECRETARY OF STATE. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE FEDERAL TAX LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE SUCH DOCUMENTS TO BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER - PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER FEES 3,527,755. |
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