Northeast Indiana Works Inc

“The organization is organized with members. The members of the board of directors are recommended by various organizations and are approved by the designated chief elected official within the region.”

“Board members shall be appointed by the local area ceo which selection and appointment of board members and composition of the board shall be governed in accordance with the workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) as codified at 20 cfr 679 320 and in accordance with policies set forth by state workforce development board (swdb) and indiana department of workforce development (dwd). Swdb and dwd sets forth policies from time to time with regard to the selection, makup, and certification of board members and the corporation and its board shall follow said policies and updates to said policies at all times.”

“The 990 was reviewed with the executive committee and copies are provided to the board of directors.”

“Potential or perceived conflicts of interest may exist on the part of board members, committee members, or workone/egr3 staff in carrying out their respective roles with the organization. It is the policy of northeast indiana works (neinw) that its board members, committee members, and workone/egr3 staff shall have the continuing, affirmative duty to report any personal ownership, interest, or other relationship that might affect their ability to exercise impartial, ethical, and business judgments in serving the organization. Conflicts of interest statements are prepared annually by the members of the board of directors, and they are reviewed by the officers. Any situations where a conflict of interest is noted, the members of the board of directors abstain from discussion and voting on any matter where there is known conflict. In addition to the board, we had all staff complete an updated conflict of interest form as of august 2021.”

“The executive committee of the board of directors performs an annual performance evaluation of the ceo and sets the compensation for the ceo based on his performance. The compensation for other key employees are set by the ceo, within budget constraints of the organization.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are not made available to the public, but can be requested from the organization.”