| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 | Western Dredging Association hires a contractor to serve in the role of Executive Director. Thomas Capellino was the Executive Director until approximately April 1, 2024. From April 1, 2024, the Executive Director was Jessica Bridges, contracted for E.D. services at 120 hours per month. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | Western Dredging Association is a membership organization. In 2024 it had in excess of 550 members, including individual and corporate memberships. Only individual members have the right to vote. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The Western Dredging Association has a Nominating Committee that identifies new members to the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee members present a slate of recommended candidates for approval to the Executive Committee, which then approves the slate and presents it to the full Board of Directors for adoption. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Members vote on a slate of board members, and on changes to bylaws and commission/committee structures, according to the terms specified in the WEDA bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | WEDA's Treasurer and Executive Committee review the draft and discuss any issue, and recommend changes as necessary prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | WEDA has a conflict of interest policy that board members are advised of and required to sign if there is any reason to believe a conflict of interest may arise. Board members are advised of this requirement at the first meeting of the board, and at the board meeting held in conjunction with the annual conference. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | WEDA makes all such documents available upon request. A public note to that effect is incuded on the WEDA website in the contact information. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | This figure represents prepaid expenses for the 2024 conference from 2023. |
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