West Central Job Partnership Inc

“Not applicable as only the governing body has authority.”

“The organization's staff will present the draft form 990 for the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025 to the governing board at their next regulary scheduled meeting. The governing board is comprised of the six county commissioners from mercer and lawrence counties and is the corporate board of the organization.”

“The organization has put in place numerous checks and balances, including an internal review of the accounts payable and payroll checks produced. The organization's comprehensive contract report, which is a cumulative list of all contracts the organization executes each fiscal year is also reviewed. This report is presented to both the governing board and the organization's board. The report is scrutinized at the staff advisory board and corporate board levels to identify any potential conflicts of interest. Staff and board members have signed documents acknowledging the organization's conflict of interest policy. The organization uses risk assessment to determine which contracts are monitored each year and all new contracting vendors have a preaward monitoring performed before any agreements are executed. Vendors are required to be registered with the department of state.”

“Board officers of the organization are not compensated and top management/key employees (ed, cfo, director of programs and director of administrative services) are paid using the same organization payroll grid as all of the other employees. The grid identifies nine pay grades and steps within each grade. These positions listed on each pay grade and step increments are set by the board. These increments are paid on the employees anniversary date and are based on three criteria: 1. Recommendation by the division chiefs (ed and cfo), 2. Availablilty of funding, and 3. A satisfactory performance evaluation. All other compensation adjustments (merit increase or change in salary for a position change) are presented and approved by the governing board at their meetings which are open to the public and advertised”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interst policy and audited financial statements, including form 990, are available upon request. A statement posted on the www.wcjp.org website instructs those interested in reviewing these documents to contact the chief financial officer.”