Community Action Commission

“The organization has contracted with an accounting firm to provide services customarilly performed by a key employee.”

“Reviewed by finance committee and approved by full board”

“Contracts or transactions between the organization and an entity of which a director is an officer, director, or financially interested, shall not be void but shall be voidable unless the contract or transaction is fair to the organization as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the board of directors and the board of directors, in good fair, authorizes the contract by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested members. The board memebers sign a conflict of interest statement on an annual basis which is returned to and reviewed by the executive director. In addition, as a routine part of all board meetings, the board is asked to acknowledge any conflicts of interest and to recuse themselves in the discussion of voting on any business that might be a conflict of interest if an employee has any influence on transactions involving purchases, contracts, or leases, it is emperative they disclose these influences to community action as soon as possible so that safeguards can be established to protect all parties. Any matters or questions that arise will be referred to the executive director for appropriate action. New hires receive/sign a conflict of interest statement during new employee orientation. To ensure existing staff are reminded of their obligation under this policy, employees may periodically be asked to read/sign a conflict of interest statement. This statement becomes part of community action's employment files.”

“Compensation of the executive director is determined by the board upon his or her initial hiring. Comparability data of similar organizations is used and all deliberations are comtemporaneously documented in the minutes. Evaluations are performed annually to determine compensation adjustments.”

“Community action personnel committee engaged in an extensive assessment of the salary and compensation for all employees in 2014 using the pa association of non profit organization salary and compensation study. Minimum and maximum thresholds/salary bands were established for all positions.”

“The organization makes its financial statements available for public inspection on their website. The organization does not make its governing documents or conflict of interest policy available for public inspection. The organization includes a copy of its financial statements with the state registration filed with the pennsylvania department of state, bureau of charitable organizations. These documents are a matter of public record and can be viewed at the bureau office.”