Pastorius Home Association Inc.

“Form 990,part vi, section a, line 6:the pastorius home association inc requires for a person to become a member to belong to the organization. To become a member, a person fills out an application and submits a membership fee.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 7a:the members of the organization who are in good standing with the organization vote for the officers running in the election. Majority vote wins each officership up for election. Members who are not in good standing with the organization cannot vote or run for office. To become not in good standing the member has done something unbecoming of the organization or is not in monetary good standing meaning they are not current on their membership dues.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 7b:the members who are in good standing with the organization are allowed to vote on motions that are seconded and on the floor. A majority vote for or against the motion puts the motion in place or nixes the motion.”

“Any committees that are formed for various functions give their reports during a general meeting and at this meeting the reports are recorded in the minutes. Since this policy is in effect, the committees do not have to record their own minutes.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 11:the organization receives a copy of the 990 prior to mailing the return out to review the return for accuracy and correctness. By signing the return the board is liable for the information on the return and they need to make certain it is correct. The return is prepared by an outside cpa firm and given to the boardmembers. If there are any questions or issues with the return, the board meets with the outside firm to answer all questions before mailing in the return.”

“The organization does not have a written conflict of interest policy in place however there is a verbal policy for all board members to disclose any interests that could cause conflicts within the organization on all business transactions that take place before the board. The non conflicted boardmembers then determine how to address such interest conflicts and consider if the transactions are to be kept or terminated to maintain the integrity of the board and organization.”

“Form 990, part vi, section c, line 18:the organization complies with the regulations to allow the public to view all required public information upon request from the public.”

“Form 990, part vi, section c, line 19: the organization will grant any public requests for their information in a timely matter. Any information that is questioned or has other issues related to it is addressed by boardmembers.”