Association of Electrical Contractors

“The following board members have a family relationship: carol kleinberg and kory kleinberg sandra milad gibson and jeffrey milad john mannino and danielle mannino”

“The association of electrical contactors is a membership corporation. Their two classes of members are: regular membership: any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of the electrical industry and who is, or simultaneously with admission into the membership herein becomes, affiliated with the union recognized by this association is eligible for membership. Associate membership: any person, firm or corporation who provides goods and/or services to electrical contractors (affiliated industry firm), and is not engaged in electrical contracting is eligible for associate membership. Associate members do not have the right to vote, hold any elected office or position on the board of directors, nor are eligible to be a member of neca or receive neca services”

“Each member firm in good standing shall have one (1) vote. Associate members do not have the right to vote.”

“Proposal of amendments - amendments to these by-laws shall be proposed by the board of directors or by at least ten (10) members of the association by delivering in writing proposed amendments over their signatures to the recording secretary. These proposed amendments and any other alteration, modification or repeal of the by-laws shall require a two-thirds vote of the members of the association present and voting at a meeting called for such purpose on not less than five (5) business days written notice by mail or facsimile which notice shall specify the proposed change.”

“The association for electrical contractors, inc. Has its 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by the finance committee, discussed with the tax professionals, and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically sent to the board for approval. Once the board has approved the return it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The code of conduct sets standards for the professional conduct of the staff, board members and volunteers of the association and related organizations. The association is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct as an integral part of its mission. To achieve this goal, the association relies on the ethical behavior, honesty, integrity and good judgement of its staff, board members and volunteers. The association expects its staff, board members and volunteers to exhibit the highest standard of conduct in terms of ethical behavior and compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations. The association's management is expected to uphold these standards, take appropriate action in reposnse to violations, and bring reportable activities to the attention of the association's audit committee. It is the responsibility of employees to ensure that their own actions and those of the association are in compliance with laws and regulations and to report any violations that come to their attention to senior management or the association's compliance officer. Individuals should inform senior management of any new activity, interest or appearance of a conflict of interest. It is not the intent of the association to require its staff and board members to exercise independent judgment regarding a specific situation, and any doubts should always be resolved in favor of disclosure so that an informed judgment can be made. Any director or member having a possible conflict of interest on any matter should make disclosure of such interests to the other directors or members. In the event of a conflict of interest, the director or member should not vote on the matter, but such director or member shall be counted in determining the quorum for the meeting. In the discretion of the chair of the board of directors, a director or member with a conflict of interest may be required to leave that portion of a meeting that considers the matter as to which there is a conflict. The minutes of the meeting should reflect the making of the disclosure, the abstention from voting, the quorum situation, and whether the director or member was present or absent when the matter was considered. Any officer of the association having a possible conflict of interest on any matter before such officer for administrative action shall report such conflict to the executive director or, in the case of the executive director, to the chair, and shall abstain from taking any administrative action on such matter.”

“The board has written policies addressing executive compensation. The compensation committee, a standing committee of the association of electrical contractors, inc is charged with the annual review of organization's compensation philosophy, the annual review of the compensation package of the executive secretary and oversight of the compensation packages of the remaining staff. They use comparable data and document each meeting. A copy of the policy is available upon request.”

“The federal form 990 is available on-line with guidestar and is open for public inspection upon request.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available upon request.”