Valley Community Healthcare

“The executive committee has the power to vote on matters related to the agency. The executive committee is a regular committee of the board, and has the power and authority of the board, as defined in the organizational by-laws, to act on behalf of the full board. The executive committe is composed of 1) rebecca thompson, esq. , chair 2) linda bessin, vice chair 3) kim pretti, secretary 4) cecilio valdivia, treasurer 5) joey kragelund, member at-large 6) shashi bhatia, member at-large 7) victor berrellez, outgoing chair.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm, which is then first reviewed internally by management. It is then provided to the finance committee of the board of directors for their review. Once the form 990 is approved, it is made available to the entire board of directors and electronically filed.”

“The conflict of interest policy is monitored by the organization through an annual disclosure form that is completed and signed by each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with board delegated powers. Any conflicts that should arise are reviewed by the remaining board or committee members. If the board or committee has reasonable cause to believe that a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If the board or committee determines that the member has in fact failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“The organization annually participates in a statewide compensation comparison survey of community health centers and uses this data to set compensation for most staff positions. The ceo and the cfo compensation is reviewed and approved by the board of directors' executive committee, independently, without the participation of interested persons. The ceo compensation is determined by the executive committee on an annual basis. The cfo compensation is determined by the executive committee on a semi-annual basis. The compensation process involves salary comparisons, performance reviews, and budget considerations. The compensation package is then presented for the full board of directors' approval. The ceo and human resource department will review compensation for other employees include key employees.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”