Pennsylvania Chapter American College of Cardiology

“The society currently has a management service agreement with clear point management, llc, which began november 1, 2019, in which clear point management, llc provides administrative services to the society, which includes membership/administration coordination, board and committee support, marketing and communications, meeting coordination, technology management, and financial management. In return for these services, the society pays clear point management, llc a monthly base fee of $9,812.”

“Membership is managed by the american college of cardiology. The chapter's membership is open to all members of the cardiovascular team, including physicians, cardiovascular team members, administrators, and more, with a number of different types of membership. All pennsylvania-based acc members are automatically pa chapter members. Acc creates the membership categories, processes applications and collects both national and chapter dues. Chapter dues are sent to us on a monthly basis.”

“The two pcacc chapter governors-elect and the two cardiovascular team (cvt) liaisons are elected by the members via a nominating and election process run by the acc. The secretary/treasurer seat is the only office held by a member who is nominated by the pcacc nominating committee and put forward to all voting members of the paass for an election. All other seats on the governing body are appointments by the two governors.”

“Other than the elections outlined in line 7a explanation, members would vote only on issues presented at the annual business meeting.”

“The staff of clear point management, llc initially reviews the form 990. The entire board is provided with a copy of the return before the return is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“A conflict of interest statement is completed annually by officers, directors, and key employees. The president and staff monitor the policy. Family and business relationships are expressly mentioned in the policy. Board members and other interested persons shall disclose all facts material to the conflict. Such person will not participate in or be present to hear discussions on the conflict except to disclose material facts and respond to questions. The person will not vote on any questions regarding a conflict.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statements available to public inspection upon request.”