National Council for Behavioral Health

“A member of the national council shall be any entity or association of entities that directly or indirectly provides behavioral healthcare services and subscribes to the vision and mission statements of the national council.”

“Twenty (20) regional directors shall be elected by a ballot of the national council voting members of the respective regions. The officers of the board are board chair, first vice chair, second vice chair, and secretary treasurer and the national board shall elect the officers. The immediate past chair shall serve as a voting member of the national board. The public policy committee chair and the association executives committee chair shall serve as a national board members. The 100% associations/100% states shall also elect one (1) representative to the national board. The national board may also create a maximum of six (6) at-large directors. The national board will determine the method of election or appointment and affiliation requirements of at-large directors at their time of creation. At-large directors shall be voting members of the national board.”

“Members of the national council can vote to amend the bylaws or any corporate charter documents.”

“The audit committee reviews and approves the federal form 990 prior to filing with the internal revenue service. The board of directors views the draft version of the form 990 and has the opportunity to inquire and comment to management or the audit committee.”

“The conflict of interest policy is part of the board of directors policy manual, which is reviewed at least annually by the board of directors. The policy is also included in the personnel manual, which is provided to all employees. Vendors are sent a copy, which asks them to disclose any potential conflicts of interest.”

“The board of directors negotiates the contract with the president/ceo. Annually, the board of directors reviews salary and fringe comparability data from outside salary studies like the american society of association executives' annual surveys of similar size non-profit associations. The board of directors also compares ceo salaries of other behavioral health associations. All board members participate in an annual performance review, the results of which are shared with the ceo as part of the compensation review.”

“All governing documents and policies are sent to members and available upon request to the general public. The annual report includes financial statements and is distributed to members and is posted on the national council's public website.”

“Trainers: program service expenses 2,210,608. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,210,608. Incentive payments: program service expenses 354,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 354,000. Consulting services: program service expenses 10,739,899. Management and general expenses 226,241. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 10,966,140.”