The Ohio Assoc Cnty Behavioral Hlth Auth

“Membership in the organization shall be open to all alcohol & other drug and mental health board (adamh) established pursuant to chapter 340 and its amendments of the ohio revised code”

“The membership will elect a governing body (executive counsel) consisting of eleven (1) members serving a three (3) year term. Election/appointments to the executive council are staggared and openings are nominated and elected on an annual basis”

“No, the members of the association have final authority in the governance of the organization and are required to establish annual goals and objectives, public policy positions, work plans, annual budgets, dues and to elect members to the governing body”

“The irs form 990 and applicaable schedules are prepared by the fiscal agent and certified tax preparer. The completed forms are submitted to the independent auditor for review. The completed forms are reviewed and signed by the chief executive officer prior to submitting to the internal revenue service”

“Officers and key employees are required to submit annually a conflict of interest disclosure statement. The disclosure statemnt requires that the governing body be informed of any issue brought before the body that may be in conflict and must recuse themselves from any vote and/or discussion on the subject.”

“The governing body independently gathers data of comparable positiions in the non-profit sector for trends and comparable compensation. Top management officials receive performance evaluations on an annual basis”

“The governing body independently gathers data of comparable positiions in the non-profit sector for treands and comparable compensation. Top manangement officials receive performance evaluations on an annual basis”

“The organization complies with all federal, state and local requirements regarding public records and retention policies. All documents that are subject to public disclosure are available by submitting a written request. The irs forms 990 and applicable schedules are available on guidestar (www.guidestar.com)”

“The governing body reviews financial statements on a monthly basis, accepts/modifies and denotes in the meeting minutes. The governing body submits for entire membership to review/modify and accept, denoted in meeting minutes. Vendor selection is based upon request for proposals to ensure the vendor meets program requirements and has been vetted to ensure the vendor will be able to complete the project. The independent audit firm is selected by the governing body for no more than a four (4) year agreement and are required to assign a different supervisor/partner each year.”