Edgar County 4-H Association

“John & sabrina funkhouser, directors, are husband and wife. Brett wilson, director, is the grandson of gertrude wilson, director. Dale cash, president, and bradley cash, secretary, are brothers. A conflict of interest policy is in place and transactions with board members are negotiated at arms-length.james bennett is the vice president of the association and owns a company that provides electrical installation & maintenance services. He periodically performs electrical work for the association. The association is located in a small community serving a small geographic area. Consequently, there are a limited number of independent contractors available. Many board members are also business persons who can easily determine the going rate for services. The vice president is not compensated for his board service hours.penny peterson is treasurer of the association and owns a company that sells various advertising products, signs, etc. The association periodically purchases supplies from mrs. Peterson's company. As noted above, the association is located in a small area with a limited number of businesses selling these types of supplies and board members can easy evaluate the reasonableness of the prices. Mrs. Peterson is not compensated for her board service hours.no reportable business transactions occurred between the association and these board members during 2013.”

“The organization's president reviews the 990 prior to signing and filing it.”

“This is a small, local organization serving one rural county in illinois. The board members are familiar with each other's business endeavors, and are cognizant of the market rates in the area for products and services. They consider this in approving all expenditures. The president of the board reviews the annual disclosure statements that all board members must sign, so that he may monitor compliance as contracts are approved throughout the year.”

“The vice-president of the association is an electrician and periodically provides services for the association. The treasurer sells advertising specialties including signage; the association periodically purchases such items. The association is located in a small community serving a small geographic area. Consequently there are a limited number of independent contractors available and board members can easily determine the going rate for services. A conflict of interest policy is in place and therefore board members are aware of this relationship when they vote to approve contracts. These transactions are negotiated at arms-length. Niether the vice president or the treasurer are not compensated for their board service hours.”

“John mcmullen is a board member and he is also employed by the association as a grounds keeper in an arms-length transaction. The association is located in a small community serving a small geographic area. Consequently board members can easily determine the going rate for similar services. A conflict of interest policy is in place and therefore board members are aware of this relationship when they vote to approve contracts. John mcmullen is not compensated for his board service hours.”

“Documents are made available upon written request.”