Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company

“Form 990 part vi, section a, line 6: the fire company is comprised of members only. They have active firefighters, auxiliary members and social members. Individuals apply for membership based on their qualifications. Members are voted in after a review of their application and two readings before current members. Once voted on and approved the members are accepted into the fire company.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 7a:members in good standing at the time of elections are allowed to vote on the officers running for office. A member not in good standing is not allowed to vote. The majority vote for each member running for office is the winner subject to any contests of fraudlent voting.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 7b:certain motions that are presented on the floor by the board can be voted on by the members in good standing at the time of the vote.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 8b:individual committees do not retain notes of any meetings they have. They present a report at the general business meeting where the meeting is recorded. The reports during the general meeting are given until the committee is no longer required.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 11:the form 990 is given to the boardmembers prior to filing the return to be reviewed for understanding and accuracy of the information given to the third party cpa firm. The board is required to review the form for accuracy and if any questions or concerns arise both parties work on resolving any issues before submitting the return.”

“The organization allows all required documents to be open to public inspection upon request in a timely matter.”

“Form 990, part vi, section c, line 19:all the required documents that are for public inspection are available upon request at the fire station. Any person from the public that requests information will be able to view it in a timely matter. The return is also available on a third party website: www.guidestar.org when it is transmitted to the irs.”