Community Systems Inc.

“Community systems, inc., division of management/support services (dmss)provides the organization with overall supervision, program and clinical consultation and financial management oversight, among other services, under a management agreement. For the year ended june 30, 2015, payments to dmss amounted to $240,134. The management agreement is renewable annually.”

“Effective 7/1/2014 the board of directors approved a change in the existing by-laws to add three nonvoting directors and require a supermajority to pass resolutions regarding mergers, dissolution or liquidation of the corporation or material changes to its mission; dismissal of an officer, executive director, or chairman of the board; and appointment or removal of an honorary director.”

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“Form 990 will first be reviewed by the management company's cfo, the executive director and business manager of csi-ma. The 990 is also reviewed by the board of director's finance group and provided to the full board for their review before it is filed.”

“The organization has conflict of interest policies governing personal/supervisory relationships, the procurement of goods and services, and property transactions with persons supported. An acknowledgment that each employee has received a copy of the personnel policy manual, has read, and understands all policies is contained in each employee's personnel file. The board of directors has also adopted guidelines for membership/member conduct. Among the guidelines is one requiring that each board member observe and meet in full certain chapters in the personnel manual, including those containing policies on conflicts of interest. Board members sign an affirmation of commitment to board membership guildelines annually. The president/ceo is responsible for assuring that written affirmations are received from relevant persons annually; that possible conflicts of interest are explored and resolved; and that sanctions as appropriate are imposed.”

“It is the policy of the board to engage the services of an external consulting firm as required to conduct a study of community systems' industry to determine if salaries for its key executives are reasonable. The consultant presents its results to the full board of directors. The last review was conducted and presented in early 2015. The board of directors also adopted a new executive compensation policy in march 2015. Under this policy, the board is responsible for conducting an annual evaluation of the remuneration of the chief executive officer in light of the information presented in the executive compensation study and the ceo's contribution to achieving the mission of the organization. The board of directors will document and maintain contemporaneous records identifying the information relied upon in their deliberation and the rationale for the compensation arrangement. For other senior positions, the supervisor's recommendations in regard to compensation, after a review of performance, will be presented to and approved by the board of directors as part of its budget oversight activities.”

“Form 1023 is available upon request. The organization's form 990s are available to the public upon request. The means for requesting them is referenced in the organization's website in the sub-section about the board of directors.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policies, financial statements, and form 990s are available to the public upon request. The means for requesting them is referenced in the organization's website in the sub-section about the board of directors.”