Halfway House Inc.

“Management assists the auditing firm with preparation of the annual form 990. The management team reviews a draft for completeness, accuracy, and reconciliation with the audited financial statements. They also review the narratives describing the agency's mission, programs, policies and procedures to ensure that they are accurate and up to date. The board of directors has designated a member with the necessary knowledge and experience to review the drafts of form 990 and the audited financial statements with the management team prior to issuance. They resolve with the auditing firm any questions or concerns, copies of the audited financial statements and form 990 are provided to each board member.”

“All policies and procedures at halfway house, inc., are in accordance with the requirements of its contract with the federal bureau of prisons ("fbop"). Policies are fully compliant with federal and state law and are generally based on policy templates used by the federal bureau of prisons. Included are conflict of interest and whistleblower policies for both directors and employees. The agency does not have a formal cycle for review/disclosure of possible director conflicts of interest because the board is small and composed primarily of individuals who work or have worked within the corrections system and are familiar with requirements to disclose such conflicts when they occur. The board deals with any conflicts of interest that occur on a case by case basis. The agency has incorporated its records retention policy in its operations policies manual. The policy is based on generally accepted business practices but incorporates the requirements of the federal bureau of prisons and the u.s. Probation service if certain individual policies based on those standards are more stringent.”

“Due to the requirements of its contract with the federal bureau of prisons, the agency models its job descriptions and salary ranges after federal guidelines for similar positions within the corrections system. The board reviews and approves all salary ranges and also sets the salary for the executive director.”

“Halfway house, inc., makes available, upon request, its form 990 and all other information and documents required by law to be available for public inspection.”

“Halfway house, inc., does not have a formal policy regarding public disclosure of governing documents, policies and financial statements. Requests for this information is addressed on a case by case basis.”