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“The organization does not have any committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The operations director reviewed the form 990 before it was filed with the irs.”

“Duty to disclose in connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, a director or officer must disclose the existence of the interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all relevant material facts to the board or executive committee. This should be done at a board or executive committee meeting. The interested director or officer may make a presentation at the meeting regarding the actual or possible conflict. Determining whether a conflict of interest exists. After disclosure and the presentation, the director or officer will leave the meeting. The remaining board or executive committee members will then discuss and vote on whether a conflict of interest exists by a majority vote. Procedures for addressing the conflict of interest: the board or executive committee may appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the board or executive committee will determine by a majority vote whether heard can obtain a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the board or executive committee will determine by a majority vote whether the transaction or arrangement is in heard's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. If it is, heard may enter into the transaction or arrangement. Interested directors or officers may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at the meeting where such a transaction or arrangement is discussed, but they may not participate in or be in the room when a vote about the conflict is being conducted. Violations of the policy if the board or executive committee has reasonable cause to believe a director or officer has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it will inform the director or officer of the basis for such belief and afford that director or officer an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. After hearing the director's or officer's response, the board or executive committee will investigate the matter further as the circumstances deem necessary. If the board or executive committee determines that the director or officer has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it will take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“The board of directors determines the operations director's compensations using data on compensation paid by comparable organizations for similar services.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request. The organization does not have a conflict of interest policy.”

“Heard leases employees from a professional employment organization, insperity peo services, l.p. The employees are considered common law employees of heard, however, insperity peo services, l.p. Is the employer of record and employees get their w2s from insperity peo services, l.p.”