St. Croix Valley Restorative Services Inc.

“A copy of the 990 is provided upon completion to all board members and the board has an opportunity to ask questions and discuss prior to approving prior to filing. The board treasurer will answer any questions with the assistance of the Executive Director and the CPA preparing the Form 990.”

“Completed disclosure statements regarding the conflict of interest policy are required from all continuing board members and key employees every two years with board members appointed in the interim completing one at that time. The Executive Director reviews for any conflicts and is reponsible for monitoring and reporting as necessary and required. In situations where such conflict of interest would influence a board vote, such member would be asked to abstain and possibly leave the room to prevent any undue influence on such a decision.”

“The Executive Director is evaluated annually on five core employment areas by the Executive Committee. Salary surveys have been conducted using Payscale.com and also by considering other executive director salaries paid in similar geographic areas with similar experience, education, budgets and/or responsibilities using information obtained from Guidestar.com. This process is documented in minutes to the applicable Executive Committee Meetings.”

“The organization's strategic plan is reviewed every three years at board meetings and non-board members are allowed to attend upon request and have access to this document. Requests for other governing documents, conflict of interest policy and disclosure statements, and internally generated financial statements are considered on an individual case by case basis.”

“Other program services 4: 100 individuals attended controlled substance intervention circles to share experiences arising from substance abuse other program services 5: victim offender conferences and victim empathy seminars served a combined total of 81 individuals. Meetings are led by trained facilitators. The facilitator meets with the parties prior to bringing them together. A plan is developed to achieve a just solution to remedy harm done. Support is provided to those impacted tragically by suicide, homicide or traffic fatality. Other program services 6: facilitator training of restorative justice in schools and other non-profit organizations.”