Welsh Mountain Home

“Landis communities provides executive management services and all financial services for the organization. The organization has a contract with an outside agency for both corporate compliance and risk management.”

“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 nominated and appointed by the sole member's board.”

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

“The vp of finance and the president perform an initial review of the return. A draft of the federal form 990 is then provided to the finance and audit committee of the board of directors. The finance and audit committee oversees the financial affairs of the organization and reviews the federal form 990 for completeness. Upon review, the finance and audit committee will take action to approve the return. This information is reported to the board of directors in the minutes of the finance and audit committee. Additionally, the federal form 990 is made available electronically to all board members for review 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. Family and business relationships are mentioned in the conflict of interest policy.”

“Executive compensation is determined by the full board after recommendation by the personnel committee of the board. Compensation is based on performance as it is related to the job description. The full board is asked to comment 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 is recorded 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.”