Welsh Mountain Home

“Effective 1/1/13 welsh mountain home became affiliated with landis communities. At that time landis communities began performing management duties for the organization per the management contract.”

“Landis communities is the sole member of welsh mountain home.”

“Directors shall be recommended, one each, by each of the five supporting bishop districts of the lancaster mennonite conference (bowmansville/reading, groffdale, martindale, lan-chester and weaverland/northeast). Directors may be appointed by the board of directors of the sole member for terms of three years from a slate recommended by each of the bishop districts and forwarded by the corporation's board of directors. At least one director shall be a director or officer of the sole member who shall be shall be nominated and appointed by the sole member's board.”

“The sole member holds reserve powers that requires member approval over certain decisions as described in the corporation's bylaws.”

“A draft of the 990 is sent via e-mail to all board members for review prior to filing. Board members then have the opportunity to reply with any questions or comments prior to meeting. Board members then hold a meeting to review the 990 prior to filing.”

“Annual conflict of interest questionnaires are prepared by each board member. Each board member also completes a checklist regarding potential conflicts. The statements and checklists are reviewed and monitored by the board chair and the executive committee. Any board member who has an apparent or the appearance of conflict will recuse him or herself from any decisions regarding the conflict.”

“The executive compensation is determined by the full board after recommendation by the personnel committee of the board. The compensation is based on performance as it is related to the job description. The full board is asked to comment, in their opinion, as to how the responsibilities of the executive director have been met. These comments are summarized by the personnel committee and a recommendation made to the full board where it is then approved. In consideration of appropriate compensation levels, a comparative analysis is done based on the general market, cost of living, and the leadingage pa wage study. The decision is recorded in the board minutes. The executive director determines any adjustment for key staff. These are not approved per individual by the board, however they are included in the fiscal year budget which is approved by the full board. Any adjustment is based on role responsibilities, market rate, and cost of living. The budget approval would be in the board minutes.”

“Welsh mountain home's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Welsh mountain home plans to adopt landis communities' whistleblower policy as a best practice.”