The Arc of Somerset County Inc

“Members in good standing are eligible to vote on all actions brought to the annual meeting. Staff employed by the arc aren't eligible to vote.”

“All voting members have the right to vote on all sections brought before the membership, such as the annual election of officers and directors, by-law changes submitted to the membership for ratification, and other business brought to the membership for consideration. At the annual business meeting in june, which cannot be waived, the members elect all officers and directors. Special membership meetings may be called with proper notice. Non-voting members are eligible to attend membership meetings, but are not allowed to vote.”

“The arc of somerset county had its annual fy 2021 form 990 prepared by sax llp, an outside accounting firm. Upon completion of the form 990, it was reviewed by management, including, but not limited to, the executive director, associate executive director, and director of finance. Upon completion of this review, the form 990 was submitted electronically, to members of the finance committee for their review and was discussed at their december meeting and or special finance committee meeting. This draft document with any changes was submitted electronically to the board of directors at least five (5) business days prior to their schedule board meeting in january. The form 990 was reviewed with the board of directors at this meeting. Any changes suggested by the board were summarized by the director of finance and then forwarded to our audit firm for comment. Each issue or concern will be documented and addressed until the form 990 is finalized, approved, and signed for filing by the executive director.”

“The conflict of interest policy is provided to all board members at the time of their nomination to the board. Board members are required to sign off on the "board of expectations" document that includes a conflict of interest statement, non-discrimination policy and a code of ethics. Board members signed off on the agency's "code of conduct policy" which includes our agency conflict of interest policy. This policy, and the compliance of our board members, will be monitored by the board president, who will address potential conflicts with our board of directors, should they arise.”

“Executive compensation is determined based upon the job description, the experience and the educational background of the candidate and comparative salary data (the job title is compared with industry and geographic location). The arc of somerset county salary survey information for the executive director was obtained from several sources including the following: 1) www.payscale.com 2) www.salary.com 3) nj assocation of community providers and 4) nj arc salary survey. Based upon the above information, a salary range was developed to provide continuity, fairness and consistency to the organization's compensation and rationale for the position. Once the range is developed, the board of directors takes into account the executive director candidate's level of education and experience to make a final salary and compensation recommendation to the human resources and compensation committee. If the committee agrees with the recommendation, the salary and compensation recommendation is brought to the board of directors for a vote.”

“The arc of somerset county's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“The arc of somerset county's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“For the year ended june 30, 2021, the organization has appointed the board of directors to assume the responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of the independent accountant.”