| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Martin R Espinoza, Jr. and Martin Espinoza Sr. have a family relationship. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The local has the following categories of membership: (1) Journeymen - members working in the trade paying full dues; (2) Apprentices - members learning the skills of the trade paying full dues; (3) Nonworking - members who are disabled to work paying reduced dues or called for military service paying no dues; (4) Early Retired - members who have retired at less than 65 years of age and provided less than 30 years of service from the trade paying reduced dues; (5) Retired - members who have retired at 65 years of age and provided at least 30 years of service from the trade paying retiree dues; and (6) Honorary - members who have retired from the trade with over 50 years of membership paying no dues. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Members that have rights to elect members of a governing body: a member in "good standing" that has been a member of the local at least 12 consecutive months has the right to nominate and vote for the officers of the local union every three years. In order to be in "good standing", members must not be more than 2 months in arrears in the payment of dues. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Members in good standing have the right to vote, at the monthly meetings (general membership), in regards to the following recommendations made by the Board: contributions, conferences and training to be attended by officers, or noncontracted expenses. Members are entitled to question any expense read during the general membership meetings and therefore the expenses could be denied or approved. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | There are no committees with broad authority that act on behalf of the board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | A draft Form 990 is made available to all members of governing board before it is filed. The Financial Secretary/Treasurer will review and approve the Form for filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15b | The Regional Council allots a predetermined number of hours to the Local for compensation paid to the Board Officers based on the number of officers and trustees of the Local. Once the allotment has been determined, the Financial Secretary determines the amount that is allocated to each Officer. The Officers are compensated based on their hourly rates determined for their position, therefore comparability data is satisfied. The process is documented in the Local's Finance Committee Policy Manual. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 1 | Organization uses a modified cash method of accounting. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2b | The audit is still in process because the organization switched CPA audit firms to perform the audit for 6/30/2024. |
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