Pastorius Home Association Inc.

“Form 990,part vi, section a, line 6:the pastorius home association inc requires 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 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. Members not in good standing have done something unbecoming of the organization or 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. A majority vote is required.”

“Any committees formed present their reports during a general meeting and 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 to review the return for accuracy and correctness. By signing the return the board is liable for the information on the return and 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.”

“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.”