Family & Children'S Svc of Niagara Inc

“The organization has members. Members are defined as anyone who has made a financial contribution to the organization during the fiscal year. The members elect the board of directors slate each year to succeed the directors whose term is expiring. As the board of directors submits the slate of new directors annually, this is the only decision by the board that is subject to approval by the membership. A vote is taken at the annual meeting of the corporation to which all members of the corporation are invited. Records are kept of the ballot and votes.”

“The organization has members. Members are defined as anyone who has made a financial contribution to the organization during the fiscal year. The members elect the board of directors slate each year to succeed the directors whose term is expiring. As the board of directors submits the slate of new directors annually, this is the only decision by the board that is subject to approval by the membership. A vote is taken at the annual meeting of the corporation to which all members of the corporation are invited. Records are kept of the ballot and votes.”

“The organization has members. Members are defined as anyone who has made a financial contribution to the organization during the fiscal year. The members elect the board of directors slate each year to succeed the directors whose term is expiring. As the board of directors submits the slate of new directors annually, this is the only decision by the board that is subject to approval by the membership. A vote is taken at the annual meeting of the corporation to which all members of the corporation are invited. Records are kept of the ballot and votes.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the finance committee and to the board development committee of the board of directors prior to filing and approved by both committees. Copies of the 990 form are provided to all board members before filing. The auditor who prepares the 990 is available should any questions or concerns arise.”

“The conflict of interest policy includes an annual disclosure statement. On an annual basis each board member must complete this form to update any conflicts that may impact their role. Conflicts are reviewed by the board chairperson and executive committee to determine the proper actions required.”

“The president/ceo is reviewed annually by the board of directors. This is done via a ceo job performance survey distributed to all board members. In addition, the executive committee of the board is provided with ceo compensation data from local and national surveys. The results of the job performance survey and the compensation data are reviewed by the board of directors in executive session. At that meeting, the compensation deliberation and determination is documented in the board minutes.”

“The organization issues an annual report at the annual meeting each year. This report contains a summary of the financial performance of the organization during the prior year. The annual report is available on the agency website. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not available to the general public, but are available upon proper request from an authorized source.”