American Council of Engineering

“The organization has as its members the leading engineering firms in massachusetts and rhode island, representantives 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 director of finance and operations 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.”