The Synthetic Turf Council Inc

“Stc is managed by the association management company of stringfellow management group, inc. Stc maintains its offices at smg's headquarters at 2331 rock spring road, forest hill, md 21050. All regular stc staff members are employees of smg and are provided to stc on an as-needed basis. Smg and stc have a letter of agreement that defines the responsibilities of the management firm. A management fee is negotiated that covers the cost of the stc president/ceo, support staff, office equipment and office space.”

“Stc's bylaws provide for six classes of membership: (1) independent professional & consultant; (2) builder & installer, including regional and sub-base contractor; (3) synthetic turf manufacturer; (4) component manufacturer or supplier; (5) specialty manufacturer or service company; and (6) honorary membership.”

“Members of the board of directors are elected at the annual membership meeting of the association, by a majority vote of completed ballots (which were received not less than 11 days out), subject to bylaw requirements that each member category has from 1 to 4 representatives, and the limitation that only one representative of a member company, or related member companies may serve as a director at one time.”

“Each member company are authorized to vote. Each member in good standing is entitled to one vote. The vote for each member is cast by its voting representative, or, in his/her absence, by its proxy.”

“The draft form 990 is sent to the board for their review. They are required to approve in writing the filing and release of the form 990.”

“Each october, the new board of directors is sent the conflict of interest policy and asked to complete and sign a disclosure form to either identify any positions, responsibilities, or situations that might cause conflicts of interest to arise, or to certify that there are no professional, business, or volunteer positions or responsibiities that are likely to give rise to a conflict.”

“Available upon request made to association headquarters.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”