American Council of Engineering

“The executive committee shall consist of the president, president-elect, senior vice president, vice president, treasurer, and past president. It shall be responsible for carrying on routine business of acec/ma between meetings of the board of directors. Individual members of the executive committee, as assigned by the president, shall act as liaison between all standing committees and the board of directors.”

“The engineering center education trust provides bookkeeping services to the organization. The executive director was compensated $205,982 by the engineering center education trust in 2023.”

“The organization has as its members the leading engineering firms in massachusetts and rhode island, representatives of which elect the members of the governing body.”

“The organization's members elect the members of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is provided to all members of the governing body prior to filing. However, the treasurer and the executive director of the engineering center education trust (the entity responsible for the administration of the organization's books and records) are responsible for the detailed review and approval prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy requires that all members of the board of directors read, understand, and comply with the conflict of interest policy. All directors must sign the conflict of interest policy at the beginning of the fiscal year. Acec/ma will generally address conflicts of interest in one of three ways in order to avoid potential legal liability. An individual with a serious potential conflict must take no part in the acec/ma issue that raises the potential conflict. For less serious potential conflicts, there must be disclosure to acec/ma and avoidance of participating in debate and voting on the issue for which there is a potential conflict. Finally, for minor potential conflicts, there simply must be full disclosure to acec/ma's board of directors. Questions regarding whether a conflict exists or may arise may be raised by any person to the board as a whole or to the president as appropriate. The board shall discuss the potential conflict at the next regularly scheduled board meeting and determine whether a conflict exists and what action, if any, needs to be taken.”

“The organization does not have any employees or compensation expense.”

“These documents are available upon request.”