Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry Nmj

“Membership in good standing in a craft lodge.”

“Officers of the bodies shall be elected by a majority vote of the members present and voting at the respective annual meeting.”

“A copy of form 990 is shown to all members of the governing body at the monthly meeting. The form 990 is then given to the supreme council, 33, a.a.s.r. Who looks over the form and then incorporates it into the group return. All of this is performed before the form 990 is submitted to the irs.”

“In keeping with the conflict of interest policy and ethics policy each employee, director and or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of these policies, has read and understands the policies, has agreed to comply with the policies, and must indicate if they have or have not completed a conflict of interest disclosure form.”

“The organization does not compensate any ceo, executive director or top manager.”

“The organization compensates the valley secretary only. The valley secretarys compensation was set and has remained constant since before 2005. Each year the independent executive committee reviews the salary for reasonableness. The original salary was voted on by the independent executive committee. If the independent executive committee was to alter the compensation it would be appraised and voted on by this committee. Any changes after committee approval would be reviewed with the deputy for the state of ny who is a 33 degree active member of the supreme council.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”