New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association Inc

“After the irs form 990 is reviewed by the chief financial officer, it is submitted to the audit committee for final approval and then distributed to each board member prior to filing.”

“Officers, directors, and key employees are required to annually complete a "disclosure of conflict of interest" document. The results are surveyed for existing conflicts. The process is overseen by the deputy chief operating officer.”

“Njsfda is committed to transparency as well as the highest ethical standards in its operations. Accordingly, the njsfda constitution and bylaws, code of business conduct & ethics, conflict of interest policy and record retention policy are all posted on the website for public viewing. The njsfda form 990 and audited financial reports are available on request.”

“The organization's executive director's compensation is reviewed every 3 years by a contract committee made up of independent members. Data is compared to other association ceos and like positions using compensation surveys and length of service among other factors. The results are discussed and analyzed and the recommendations are made to the board for final approval of the contract. The current executive director's contract for the period january 1, 2017 through december 31, 2019 was developed and approved in 2016. The contract allows for two subsequent 3-year extensions (from january 1, 2020 through december 31, 2022 and from january 1, 2023 through december 1, 2025) provided that the njsfda board then in office reappoints the executive director by adopting a resolution to that effect for each subsequent 3-year term. A transitional contract for the former executive director (and current executive consultant), covering the period of january 1, 2015 through december 31, 2017, was developed and approved in 2014 and is comprised of two phases-the retirement of offical executive director duties on december 31, 2015 and a 2-year consulting period concluding december 31, 2017.”

“Members of the organization are licensed funeral directors who pay dues. Those members who pay dues have voting privileges to elect all 21 members of the board of directors in two ways. As members of one of the eleven district associations, they participate in electing their own district president who serves on the board of directors. Additionally, they elect eight officers of the association in open elections. Two officers automatically succeed each year to their positions based on prior year election outcomes, e.g., the President and Immediate Past President. In the event of two or more nominations for any contested office, an election is held by mail or other electronic means via a written ballot which is distributed to all of the members who have voting privileges. The returns are tabulated and the reults reported by an election committee.”