The American Psychoanalytic Association Inc

“At the 2017 national meeting in january, both the executive council and board on professional standards voted its support of the bylaw amendment as recommended by the bylaws committee. -bylaw amendment to sunset bops. This bylaw amendment implemented the removal of the board on professional standards (bops). The change affected many parts of the bylaws and so was presented as a cohesive and single document that included the entire bylaws. At its meeting during the 106th annual meeting in june 2017, the executive council voted its support of the bylaw amendments as recommended by the bylaws committee. -to create position of two candidate councilors-at-large on executive council -place four executive councilors on the executive committee -to correct ambiguity in society/study group voting procedure for councilor”

“The american psychoanalytic association is a national professional membership organization for psychoanalysts which comprise five classes of membership and two classes of affiliated members: -active members -senior members -candidates members -life members -honorary members -academic associates -academic associate candidates each class of membership, with the exception of honorary members, academic associates and academic associate candidates, has voting rights and has one vote at each meeting of members.”

“Any member eligible to vote may elect one or more members of the governing body. The positions that members elect include president-elect, secretary, treasurer, and councilor-at-large.”

“All decisions of the governing body (the executive council) are presented to the meeting of members for ratification.”

“The association's form 990 is reviewed by the association's president and/or treasurer prior to filing.”

“On an annual basis, all board members are provided with a copy of the conflict of interest policy and are required to complete and sign a acknowledgment and disclosure form. All completed forms are provided to and reviewed by the apsaa committee on council. Any potential conflict of interest which could result in a direct or indirect financial or personal benefit to a director, officer, or staff member must be disclosed in good faith to the board of directors or committee authorizing a contract or other transaction. The interested individual may participate in the information-gathering stage of the board of directors, or committees, discussion but will retire from the room in which the board of directors or committee is meeting and will not participate in the final deliberation or decision regarding such contract or other transaction. The interested individual may not vote on such contract or other transaction. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at the meeting of the board of directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or other transaction. The minutes of the meeting of the board of directors or committee will reflect: (a) that the conflict of interest was disclosed; (b) that the interested director, officer, or staff member was not present during the final discussion or vote of the board of directors or committee; and (c) that the interested individual abstained from voting. All questions as to whether a conflict of interest exists will be resolved by a vote of the board of directors in which the interested individual may not vote.”

“The organization's executive committee reviews comparable salary surveys. The organization's board of directors reviews officer compensation rates in comparable organizations.”

“They are available on the organization's website.”

“Pension related changes other than periodic pension costs -135,103.”