Accredited Certifiers Association Inc

“The 990 is reviewed by the Treasurer and open for review by all Board officers.”

“The ACA's governing documents are available for review upon request.”

“The ACA recognizes two categories of members: certification agency members; and supporting members.”

“Officers shall be elected annually by majority vote of the Board of Directors. The Board may vote to elect Officers at any time and each Officer shall hold office for one year or until he or she resigns or is removed or otherwise disqualified to serve, or until his or her successor shall be elected adn qualified, whichever occurs first.”

“Connie Karr - Oregon Tilth, PO Box 368, Corvallis, OR 97339. Jennifer Berkebile - PCO Certified Organic, 106 School Street, STE 201, Spring Mills, PA 16875. Amber Pool - CCOF Certification Services, 2155 Delaware Avenue, STE 150, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Beth Rota - Quality Certification Services, 5700 SW 34th St, STE 349, Gainesville, FL 326088. Sam Welsch - OneCert Inc, #9B, 2124 Y St, Flat 208, Lincoln, NE 68503. Elizabeth Figueredo - Quality Assurance International, 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, STE 300, San Diego, CA 92122. Georgana Webser - Montana Dept. of Agriculture, 302 North Roberts St, Helena, MT 59620. Jeff Stearns - Oklahoma Dept of Agriculture, 2800 Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Ryan Burnette - Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture, 111 Corporate Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601.”

“The Treasure shall be responsible for undertaking such financial, accounting, and control duties as are assigned by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall also: a) Keep and maintain or cause to keep and maintain adequate and correct accounts of the corporation's transactions, which shall be exhibited at reasonable times to any Director or Officer; b) Oversee the financial statements to be included in any required reports; c) In conjunction with staff and members of the Finance Committee, prepare an annual budget for approval by the Board of Directors; d) Serve as chair of the Finance Committee; e) In general, perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as may be required by law, by these Bylaws, or which may be assigned to the Treasurer from time to time by the Board of Directors.”

“The Board of Directors must sign the Board Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy and disclose any conflicts of interest on an annual basis.”

“The Officers of the corporation shall be a Chair, a Vice Chair, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The Board may designate other Officers. Officers shall be elected annually by majority vote of the Board of Directors. The Board may vote to elect Officers at any time and each Officer shall hold office for one year or until he or she resigns or is removed or otherwise disqualified to serve, or until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, whichever occurs first. It shall be the duty of the chair, or in his or her absence or inability to act, the Vice Chair, to provide leadership, guide the corporation regularly with offices, committees, and staff. This oversight shall include all of the activities of the staff, implementation of budget, policy, and programs as established by the board, travel, and presenting annual written evaluations of the Executive Director or other primary staff person to the Board of Directors.”

“The Board makes its governing documents, conflict of interest statement, and financial statement available for public inspection upon request.”

“The ACA shall keep the original or a copy of these Bylaws, as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable times during office hours.”

“The original return reported deferred revenues of $52,385 as having been earned in 2022. This amended return corrects that error and the deferred revenue will be correctly recognized in 2023.”