Country Valley Community Residence Inc

“The policy of country valley community residence, inc. Will be, on an annual basis, to have the budget and finance committee review and recommend approval of the federal form 990 to the full board of directors and the board will be required to approve the form 990. The treasurer or, any officer if the treasurer is unavailable, will provide the signature required on the federal form 990 before it is filed with the internal revenue service. This policy will satisfy country valley community residence, inc.'s responsibility for compliance with the internal revenue service requirment for prior board review and approval of the federal form 990 on an annual basis.”

“At time of hire all staff are provided with a nysarc, inc., broome-tioga county chapter conflict of interest policy to review and sign. Board members and the executive management team sign annually.”

“As it relates to the chief executive officer's compensation review, the executive committee will be guided by the following: 1. Reviews and determines, based on the performance evaluation, the compensation and benefits of the ceo and recommends them to the full board. 2. Retains, as necessary, consultant and/or data and information to assist the committee in the evaluation of the compensation of the ceo. This evaluation must be adequate in scope to satisfy the internal revenue service requirments regarding excess compensation in its intermediate sanction regulations. 3. A review of executive compensation plans to the extent required by federal and state laws and regulations. The executive committee utilizes a compensation and review process that ensures due diligence, which may include analysis of salaries for comparable positions (990 forms from other like agencies, survey information, etc.), budget consideration, and a review of internal equity considerations. The performance evaluation will be a key factor in the compensation recommendations. Prior to formalizing any compensation plan, or plan revision, the chairperson may review the plan with the chief financial officer to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as well as to ensure feasibility of administration of the plan within the structure and policies of the agency. The executive committee will review as required the contract for the ceo and provide recommendations regarding change there to. Any changes regarding these benefits are reflected in the ceo contract. A copy of the contract will be kept in the ceo's personnel file. The chairperson of the committee shall report to the board the deliberations, actions, and recommendations of the committee. The chairperson (or designee) will meet with the ceo to inform him/her of changes in the contract and in compensation and benefits agreed upon by the board. Key executive management staff are evaluated annually by the ceo. Any changes in compensation are made based on comparative market analysis and agency budget comparative data.”

“Under regulations that became effective in 1999, country valley community residence, inc. Is subject to federal requirements to make the following forms "widely available" to all members of the general public: 1. The three most recent annual information returns (form 990), excluding the list of significant donors (schedule b) that is attached to the form 990, but including any other accompanying schedule as required. 2. Country valley community residence, inc.'s original application for recognition of its tax-exempt status (form 1023), filed with irs, and all accompanying schedules and attachments. It is the policy of country valley community residence, inc. To adhere to the following guidelines in order to comply with the preceding public disclosure requirments: 1. Anyone appearing in person at the offices of country valley community residence, inc. During normal working hours making a request to inspect the forms will be granted access to a file copy of the forms. The controller shall be responsibile for maintaining this copy of each form and for making it available to all requesters. 2. For all written requests for copies of forms received by country valley community residence, inc., the organization shall require pre-payment of all copying and shipping charges. For requests for copies that are received without prepayment, country valley community residence, inc. Will notify the requester of this policy via phone call or by letter within 7 days of receipt of the original request. 3. The copying cost charged by country valley community residence, inc. For providing copies of requested forms shall be $1.00 for the first page copies and $0.15 for each subsequent page. All copies shall be shipped to requesters via regular first class mail, thus, shipping charges will be a standard $3.00 per shipment. 4. After payment is received by country valley community residence, inc., all requested copies shall be shipped to requesters within 30 days. Making all copies and shipping within the 30-day time period shall be the responsibility of the business office. 5. For requests for copies made in person during normal business hours, copies shall be provided while the requester waits. 6. Country valley community residence, inc. Shall accept cerified checks and money orders for requests for copies made in person. Country valley community residence, inc. Shall accept certified checks, money orders and credit cards as payment for copies of forms requested in writing.”

“The process has not changed since the prior year.”