Landis Communities

“The organization has entered into a relationship with the lancaster mennonite conference of mennonite church usa ("lmc"). Under this agreement lmc shall appoint all board members. The board make-up is required to be comprised of a majority who are members of the lancaster mennonite conference congregations and two-thirds who are members of an anabaptist congregation. At least one director or officer of the organization shall also serve on the board of directors of each affiliate organization.”

“The president of the organization must be approved by the conference executive council of lancaster mennonite conference of mennonite church usa.”

“The vp of finance and the president perform an initial review of the return. A draft of the federal form 990 is then provided to the finance committee of the board of directors. The finance committee oversees the financial affairs of the organization and reviews the federal form 990 for completeness. The executive committee members of the board of directors are also invited to the finance committee meeting in which the federal form 990 is reviewed. Upon review, the finance committee will take action to approve the tax return. This information is reported to the board of directors in the minutes of the finance committee. Additionally, the federal form 990 is made available, electronically, to all board members for review prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy is part of our code of conduct that is distributed to both the board of directors and key employees. Training is provided annually. Annually the board of directors provides a written and signed attestation regarding the code of conduct. Annually the board of directors completes and signs a conflict of interest disclosure checklist. The governance committee of the board first reviews the signed disclosures and any potential conflicts. It is then passed to the executive committee of the board for review. During the course of the year, the conflict of interest policy is monitored. At the beginning of every meeting there is a conflict of interest agenda item - members are reminded of the policy and asked to review the agenda and note if any discussion item poses a potential conflict for them. Family and business relationships are mentioned in the conflict of interest policy.”

“The board has adopted a compensation policy as recommended by the governance committee. In general, the compensation for the ceo is determined annually by the executive committee based upon annual review of comparative financial indicators and market trends to ensure salaries are within fair market range for the industry. Compensation for key employees is determined annually by the ceo and is based upon external factors such as comparative financial data, market trends, and cost of living to ensure salaries are within fair market range for the industry. This compensation is incorporated into the annual budgeting process and approved by the board upon adoption of the budget. Board level discussions on compensation are recorded in both the minutes of the executive committee and the minutes of the board meetings.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”