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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS, "MEMBERS AND "MEMBERS EMERITUS". A MEMBER IS A MEMBER OF AN AFFILIATE WHOSE CHARTER INCLUDES EITHER THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE MEMBER'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE OR EMPLOYMENT. A MEMBER EMERITUS IS A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER FOR THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS AND IS ON INACTIVE RETIRED STATUS. EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER DECIDED AT THE ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS, AND MUST APPROVE ANY PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD, AS WELL AS STAFF, PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | WHEN THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD MEMBER IS EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE THEIR CONFLICT AND THEN THE ACTION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES. THE MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT THEN REMOVES THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | CONCURRENT WITH THE ANNUAL EVP EVALUATION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A PERIODIC REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT. THIS ANALYSIS IS CONDUCTED BY COMPARING LIKE ORGANIZATIONS (EG, BUDGET SIZE, STAFF SIZE, GEOGRAPHIC REGION, NUMBER OF MEMBERS) AS INDEXED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES. ANNUAL MERIT INCREASES FOR THE EVP ARE WITHIN THE MID-RANGE OF EXECUTIVE'S COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ALL OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BYLAWS, POLICIES & PROCEDURES, ANNUAL AUDIT, BOARD MEETING MINUTES AND DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ONLINE AS WELL AS BY REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR AND BY REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER 337,963. |
| FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C - AUDIT OVERSIGHT | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
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