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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THERE IS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS MADE UP OF DELEGATES FROM EACH ORGANIZATION MEMBER. THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES FOR EACH MEMBER IS DEPENDENT UPON THE SIZE OF THE ENTITY THAT IS A MEMBER. THEY MAY VOTE ON BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONS, CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNANCE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS ARE DISTRIBUTED A DRAFT COPY OF THE CURRENT YEAR FORM 990 IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING DEADLINE (INCLUDING EXTENSIONS IF APPLICABLE) WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO PROVIDE COMMENT AND FEEDBACK BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO SUBMIT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. CONFLICTS ARE ADDRESSED BY MANAGEMENT AS CONSIDERED NECESSARY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF 5 MEMBERS OF THE AMGA BOARD (ALL INDEPENDENT), AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGAL COUNSEL, ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND COMPARES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE WITH DATA BENCHMARKS FROM OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSIDERS THIS WHEN SETTING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACT LABOR 128,741. IT SUPPORT AND SERVICES 376,504. WEBSITE SERVICES 85,890. PUBLIC POLICY/MONITORING 270,000. GPJ - DESIGN 76,979. AMGA CONSULTING - SURVEYS 530,296. OTHER EDITING/DESIGN 135,867. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 130,589. AMGA CONSULTING - HPPE 1,063,771. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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