Mahoning Valley Ambulance Assoc Inc

“Form 990 part vi, section a, line 6: the association has subscribing members but no dues.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 7b:certain motions 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:no committees act on behalf of the governing body. If committees are created in the future they would not retain notes, they would present reports to the general business meeting where notes are taken on the meeting as a whole.”

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

“While the organization does not have a written conflict of interest policy, they do have a verbal policy in place that requires the board and members to disclose any conflicts of interest for any transactions of the organization. The board does check on all monetary transactions with new vendors, suppliers, and service providers if any member and/or board member has a relation or interest in such transaction to identify prior to the board making decisions. The board does plan to implement a written policy in the near future once drafted and approved.”

“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 ambulance station. Any person from the public that requests information will be able view it in a tiemly matter. The return is also available on a third party website: www.guidestar.org when it is transmitted to the irs.”