Neighborhood Centers Inc

“The Executive Committee consists of the Chair, Immediate Past Chair, Vice-Chairs, Secretary, the Chair of the Finance & Administration Committee, any other Board Officers and no more than five other Directors appointed by the Chair and approved or ratified by the Board. The Executive Committee is delegated the full authority to act for the Board between Board meetings when pressing matters require action.”

“The Board may elect Life Directors who have served BakerRipley with special distinction. A Life Director has full voting rights and responsibilities. On the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, the Board may determine that a Life Director is inactive, in which event the Life Director will have only an advisory role and will have no voting rights or responsibilities as a Director.”

“Caroline Baker Hurley and Mary Eliza Shaper have a family relationship. Helder Rene Solis and Claudia Aguirre have a family relationship.”

“The organization amended its bylaws to include information regarding the Charter School structure and management.”

“Form 990 is first reviewed by both the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller. A copy is then provided to the Finance and Administration Committee for review and approval before being distributed to the entire Board and being filed with the IRS.”

“As stated in BakerRipley's Board of Directors' Policies, "Each Board Member must disclose any relationship from which a conflict may arise. A Board Member who fails to disclose a potential conflict of interest, after allowed the opportunity to provide an explanation, will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action should the Board find the member negligent in his/her duties." Board Members, Officers and certain employees are required to complete an Annual Disclosure Statement to report all actual, perceived, and potential conflicts of interest that have arisen as a result of their service or employment with BakerRipley. The Annual Disclosure Statement must be completed and returned in a timely manner. Board Members, Officers and certain employees are also required to provide notice to the President/CEO of actual, perceived, or potential conflicts of interest as they occur throughout the year. The Board, or a Committee so designated, periodically reviews the conflict of interest disclosure statements for continued compliance.”

“The Compensation Committee of the Board approves compensation for the President/CEO based on salary surveys of CEO positions of similar sized non-profit organizations along with a review of Form 990 information from other non-profit organizations. The Compensation Committee also approves compensation of other officers and key employees annually based on salary surveys of positions in similar sized non-profit organizations along with the review of the Form 990 information from other non-profit organizations.”

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