Hospice Services at Methodist Eldercare

“Lec-wesley holding co. Llc, a non-profit corporation, is the sole member of the wesley communities, which is the sole member of hospice services at methodist eldercare.”

“Life enriching communities elects the board of trustees of hospice services at methodist eldercare.”

“Life enriching communities shall have the following exclusive powers: a) to adopt, amend and repeal the articles of incorporation or any amended or restated articles of incorporation for the corporation. B) to select which certified public accountants will audit the books and records of the corporation. C) to adopt, amend and repeal the mission statement of the corporation. D) to adopt, amend and repeal the regulations of the corporation. E) to approve any voluntary merger or consolidation of the corporation or the sale, assignment, pledging, mortgaging, leasing or transfer of all or substantially all of the corporation's assets or the transfer of majority control of the corporation. F) to determine and approve the assumption, refunding, advance refunding or defeasance of any major debt, to execute major debt documents and to take all other actions necessary to enforce the provisions of those documents on behalf of and with respect to hospice services at methodist eldercare and to authorize persons to carry out such actions. G) to approve the financing or construction of any new facilities, improvements, buildings, or grounds. H) any other rights or powers accorded by ohio law to the members of any ohio non-profit corporation and not conferred upon the board of trustees by ohio law or by the articles of incorporation or these regulations.”

“The finance committee of life enriching communities, the related parent organization of hospice services at methodist eldercare, reviews and approves the form 990 prior to filing. Discussions concerning the form 990, questions, and answers are documented contemporaneously in the minutes of the finance committee meeting. Additionally, a copy of the form 990 was made available to the hospice services at methodist eldercare board of trustees prior to filing.”

“Officers and trustees are required to report any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest at least once a year. A questionnaire is completed, signed and dated by the person completing the questionnaire. The results are compiled into a single document and reviewed by senior management and are distributed to the person approving accounts payable and signing checks. Conflicts of interest are monitored by senior management to ensure that those with conflicts do not vote on matters where they have a conflict of interest. As part of the onboarding process of new officers and trustees, any potential conflicts of interest are identified. Any other conflicts that arise during the year are communicated verbally, and if any are identified, this information is shared.”

“Hospice services at methodist eldercare makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon written request. The consolidated organization's condensed financial statements are published in its annual report on its website. The annual report is distributed to friends, family members, business partners and contributors. Audited financial statements and quarterly bondholder financial disclosures are posted to the electronic municipal market access (emma).”

“This process has not change from prior year.”