Association of Legal Administrators

“The association is a membership organization therefore has members.”

“All members of the board of directors are selected by ala's association nominating committee (anc); the anc and its composition and authority are set forth in the association's bylaws.”

“Changes to the bylaws are subject to approval by the members of the association.”

“No committee of the association has authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The board of directors review and approve of the return prior to filing.”

“As it relates to the members of the board of directors and the executive director, the conflict of interest policy is monitored via: (1} annual discussion of the policy by the board at its summer meeting, including discussion of potential individual situations/conflicts; (2} completion of the annual conflict of interest questionnaire specified in the broader board members' code of conduct governance policy and review of those questionnaires by the president and the executive director; and (3} monitoring by the executive director of potential conflicts based upon issues that come before the board throughout the year. The extension of the conflict of interest policy to second level management - ala staff departmental directors - is monitored by filing of a similar annual conflict of interest questionnaire. These questionnaires are reviewed by the executive director, who may in her discretion also have a questionnaire or questionnaires reviewed by the president. The executive director also monitors potential conflicts on an ongoing basis. For example, the executive director reviews and executes all association contracts, including those negotiated and approved by second level”

“The board met in executive session, and without the executive director present, to consider compensation matters and the executive committee presented its evaluation and compensation recommendations concerning the performance of the executive director. In connection with the compensation issue, the executive committee had shared with the full board comparable information drawn from salary and benefits surveys conducted in current and prior years and comparability data collected at the hiring of the executive director. After full discussion, the executive committee recommended adjustments to compensation based on performance and in accordance with the ranges previously obtained for baseline compensation amounts. The recommendation of the executive committee was approved by the board. There were no key employees during the tax year.”

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

“There were no changes to the audit selection process from the previous year.”