Partners for Progress Inc.

“The president, vice president, and second vice president shall compose the executive committee. The executive committee shall be empowered to transact the business of the corporation during the intervals between the meetings of the board of directors. The executive committee shall answer to the board of directors for all actions taken in their individual and collective capacity, on behalf of the corporation.”

“The form 990 was reviewed by the chief executive officer and chief operating officer prior to filing.”

“Partners for progress inc. Follows the conflict of interest policy for east baton rouge parish housing authority: no employee of the east baton rouge parish housing authority shall have any employment, or engage in any business or commercial transaction, or engage in any professional activity, or incur any obligation in which directly or indirectly he or she would have an interest that would impair his or her independence of judgement or action in the performance of his or her official duties or that would be in conflict with the performance of his or her official duties. No employee shall have or enter into any contract with any person who has or enters into a contract with the authority unless: a. The contract between the person and the authority is awarded pursuant to competitive bidding procedures and/or purchasing policies as outlined in regulations promulgated by the u.s. Department of housing and urban development (hud), state law, and the east baton rouge parish housing authority procurement policy; or b. The contract between the person and the authority is one in which the authority employee has no interest, has no duties or responsibilities, or if the contract with the person is one which the authority employee entered into prior to becoming an employee. No employee of the authority shall discuss, vote upon, decide or take part in (formally or informally) any matter before the authority in which he or she has an interest. Any matter decided on, contracted, adjudicated, or in any way acted upon by an employee who does not disclose a personal interest either in the matter, or in any person or organization having an interest in the matter, may be considered null and void by the authority. Such a matter may be referred to the ethics review committee to render judgment and assess any penalties if necessary. If the ethics review committee renders judgment that a matter was performed; a contract entered into; or any matter was conducted, decided or acted upon in a manner prohibited by the code of ethics; it may then propose, among other things, that the board of commissioners seek an injunction against the proscribed action.”

“The compensation paid to the chief operating officer is determined by the related organization, east baton rouge parish housing authority, using an annual compensation study/survey and board approval upon review and presentation by the executive committee.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The number of employees listed as being on form w-3 is the total employee count for the filing organization. While the east baton rouge parish housing authority is the common paymaster for the filing organization, the number of employees only includes the employee count for the filing organization.”

“Service contracts: program service expenses 73,952. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 73,952.”