Community Action Partnership of Mercer County

“Debbie bellich, vp/cfo has a family relationship with sam bellich, a board member of garden way housing, primrose apartments, tushim manor and alameda gardens. All are subsidiaries of community action partnership of mercer county, which provides management services to these entities.”

“The return will be reviewed by the board of directors at a board meeting.”

“It is the policy of the organization to require that all members of the board of directors, committees and staff disclose business practices or conduct that could constitute a conflict between their personal interests and the interests of the organization. The organization's executive office regularly monitors and updates the organization's conflict of interest policy, providing the directors with copies at a board meeting. Officers, directors and staff update their disclosures annually. Potential conflicts of interest involving directors, officers, members of committees and staff are identified and addressed in order to assure that the organization is treated fairly in all its business dealings.”

“The organization's executive compensation policy is considered reasonable if it is an amount that would ordinarily be paid by similarly situated organizations under like circumstances. This policy applies to persons who are in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the organization. Compensation is reviewed and approved, in advance, by the organization's executive committee. The committee relies upon appropriate data, such as compensation of other similar organizations, as to comparability before making its decision. The full board approves the final compensation and benefits package.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public at the company's offices during normal business hours.”

“Community action partnership of mercer county provides management services for garden way housing, independence park, hempfield apartments, gargano towers, tushim manor, northeast manor, hempfield apartments south, west field towers, and alameda gardens. Community action of mercer county pays substantially all of the expenses of the apartment buildings and bills the organizations for wages, related payroll taxes and benefits, and invoices paid for the operation of the apartment buildings. Community action partnership of mercer county was the sponsoring agency for garden way housing, inc, independence park, hempfield apartments, north east manor, hempfield apartments south, westfield towers, alameda gardens, and primrose apartments.”

“Pension plan contributions, payroll taxes, other employee benefits: these expenses are listed on the audit report as part of the total of wages and fringe benefits, and are listed on the tax return as part of compensation (line 7 & line 5)”

“The process for selecting an auditor and the oversight process has not changed from prior years.”