Mesa International Inc

“The association has delegated bookkeeping, membership services, and daily operational duties to katherine christensen associates kca. Kca was paid 164,122 for their contracted services during the calendar year. Brandy richardson of kca, serves as the associations executive director. Brandy richardson received w2 wages from kca of approximately 26,994 for her services to the association, for the calendar year 2024.”

“Members are individuals and companies in the manufacturing and processing industries that pay fees as designated by the board.”

“The members vote on the board of directors. Elections are done on a one member one vote basis.”

“Amendments to the associations bylaws require approval from the membership body.”

“The treasurer of the association distributes a pdf copy of the return to all board members for review and comment, no less than 30 days prior to the return being filed. Any questions by the board members or a delegated review committee, are answered prior to filing the return. The board members review and approval of the return are recorded in the meeting minutes.”

“Annually, the association reviews and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts. All members of the board of directors are covered under the conflict of interest policy. At each board and committee meeting, if there is a discussion of selecting or engaging a vendor or service provider, all in attendance are asked to recuse themselves from this discussion if there could be a perceived conflict. Any potential conflict of interest and the resolution to the conflict, are noted in the meeting minutes.”

“The associations board members and elected officers serve on a voluntary and non-compensated basis. The association is managed by an association management company and an employee of the management company serves as the executive director of the association. The associations elected officers review comparability data to evaluate the management contract. The association has no employees meeting the definition of officer or key employee.”

“The association will provide, in a timely manner, financial statements and governing documents including its conflict of interest policies when requested in writing or in person.”