American Cleaning Institute

“Membership eligibility. Membership in the institute shall be open to any person, natural or corporate, that (a) has a substantial interest and commitment to the purpose of the institute; (b) primarily engages in manufacturing or formulating; and, (c)(i) manufactures, formulates or supplies cleaning products as defined herein and/or their ingredients or finished packaging or (c)(ii) distributes chemicals to entities included in 3.1(c)(i) by purchasing and taking title to a chemical (including any intermediate chemical), that is blended, processed, re-packaged and/or sold for use in cleaning products. 3.1.1 cleaning products as referenced in these bylaws are defined as soaps, detergents and other chemical products used for fabric care (including but not limited to fabric softeners), dish and other ware washing, surface cleaning or personal cleansing in household, commercial, institutional or industrial settings that are for sale in the u.s.”

“As used in the bylaws, "meeting of members" refers to a meeting of the full membership of the institute, and does not include meetings of board committees or non-board committees. At a meeting of members, each entity that is a member shall vote through one individual representative whose name is designated to the institute by such member as its executive contact. When properly designated, votes by members may be cast by proxy, but such proxies shall be the designated representative of another member or an employee of the member giving the proxy. Employees of the institute may not act as proxies. The annual meeting of members shall be held between december 1 and february 28, or such other time as may be determined by the board. Any proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting of members, and in an election year, the members shall elect individuals to serve on the board. The secretary, the president or such other person designated by the board shall provide notice of a meeting of members.”

“At a meeting of members, one tenth (1/10) of the members must be present in-person or by proxy to constitute a quorum. Unless otherwise provided by the certificate of incorporation, the bylaws, or the delaware general corporation law ("delaware law"), all actions at a meeting of members must be approved by a majority of the members present at a meeting where a quorum exists, except the election of directors shall require only a plurality vote of the members present at such meeting.”

“The institute provides a copy of the form 990 to its board of directors before it gets filed. The institute's chief operating officer, president & ceo, and general counsel perform a detailed review of the form 990 prior to providing it to the board of directors.”

“Conflict of interest policy is part of the employee handbook. Employees are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of integrity and fair dealing and avoid any appearance of conflict between their personal interests and those of aci and its members. Each aci employee is required to read the employee handbook and sign a certificate acknowledging that the employee understands the information in the handbook. In addition, the institute's board of directors is subject to a conflicts of interest policy that sets forth the procedures for board members to report potential conflicts of interest. Board members are required to sign a compliance certificate annually indicating that they understand and agree to comply with the policy.”

“Aci's board of directors has adopted a compensation policy for executives/key employees. Aci considers several factors in assessing compensation and benefits for its executives, including: job performance, experience, training and education, salary history, length of employment at aci, relationships or credentials that enhance advocacy effectiveness, and benchmarking data. To the greatest extent possible, aci uses benchmarking data from organizations having similar attributes to aci in terms of: membership type, membership size, budget size, staff size, and location. The human resources department provides this data to the aci chief operating officer along with compensation recommendations. The board's treasurer approves all compensation recommendations for executives based on the totality of information gathered in the performance evaluation and compensation review process. The board of directors determines the compensation for the president & ceo based on the information gathered in the performance evaluation and compensation review process consistent with the president & ceo's employment contract. The last compensation review took place in october 2024.”

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