Computing Sciences Accreditation

“The executive director, who manages the day-to-day operations of the organizaton under the guidance of the executive committee (officers), is an independent contractor.”

“The organization's members are two associations: the association for computing machinery and the ieee computer society.”

“The member associations appoint the members of the csab board of directors.”

“The only decisions subject to member approval regard changes to csab's governing documents and articles of incorporation.”

“A complete copy of the form 990 was shared with all members of the executive committee of the board of directors following preparation of the return by the outside accountants. The executive committee approved the 990 and the form was then filed. The return was then presented to the remaining members of the board of directors at the next board meeting.”

“All participants in any csab meeting where actions may be taken by the executive committee or board of directors are required to sign a conflict of interest policy statement. If a conflict of interest is disclosed, the affected individual recuses himself/herself from participation or discussion of the matter. The remaining board members then decide what course of action to take that is in csab's best interest.”

“The executive committee approved the compensation of the executive director most recently in april 2017. The vote was taken at a face-to-face meeting and recorded in the minutes. Upon hiring the executive director, compensation was determined based on comparable part-time contract positions for similar sized non-profit organizations. Subsequent to that, the board approves annual cost-of-living increases. Salary adjustments are disclosed to the board as part of the budget approval process.”

“The governing documents are available at www.csab.org. Annual audited financial statements and conflict of interest policy are provided to the public by request.”