Moms Orange County

“Ceo dave lugo is married to the director of program administration.”

“The tax return is reviewed by the finance committee, and presented to the entire board at a board meeting prior to filing.”

“The board of directors of moms orange county is required to sign and comply with a conflict of interest statement. The conflict of interest statement is given for full disclosure by each member, providing them with a member's individual statement, if a conflict is disclosed, and keeping the statements on file in the board minutes notebook. Conflict of interest statements are signed annually by each member of the board, the moms orange county management and members of committees who do not serve on the board of directors. The proper governance of moms orange county depends on the board of directors and members of its committees who give of their time for the benefit of the community. The giving of this service may result in situations involving a dual interest, which might be interpreted as a conflict of interest with moms orange county. However, this service should not be rendered undoable solely by reason of a possible conflict of interest. This service provided by the board of directors carries with it a requirement of loyalty and fidelity to the corporation, it being the responsibility of the members of the board of directors, its committees and management and general staff to govern and administer the corporation's affairs honestly and economically. The matter of any duality of interest or conflict of interest can be handled through (1) full disclosure of the duality or conflict of interest and (2) no involvement in any vote or decision involving the interest. Rationale: it is the policy of moms orange county that all board of directors, officers and members, board committee members, management and general staff shall scrupulously avoid any conflict between their own respective individual interest and that of moms orange county. Any and all actions taken by them on behalf of moms orange county, in their representative capacities shall be free from conflicts of interest. They shall comply with all governmental statutes, ordinances and regulations relating to the subject of such conflicts of interest. In the event, that any officer, director, committee member, management or general staff of moms orange county shall have any direct, or indirect interest, in or relationship with any individual or organization which proposes to enter into any transaction with the sale, purchase, lease or rental of property or to render or employ service personal or otherwise, said officer, director, committee member, management or general staff shall forthwith give the board of directors of moms orange county notice of such interest relationship. Thereafter, any influence on moms orange county, its management, or board of directors, to affect any decisions to participate or not participate in such transaction is not allowed. In the event that a relationship, as described above, between moms orange county and a member of the board of directors should ensue, the following steps are to be taken: - full disclosure to and approval of the board of directors for the nature and necessity of the relationship. - approval by the board of directors of any and all contracts as they pertain to the relationship prior to the contract's implementation. - approval by the board of directors of invoices related to the described relationship prior to payment. - presentation of final product resulting from relationship to the board of directors. A signed copy of this statement shall be required from each officer, director, committee member, management and general staff who is presently servicing moms orange county or who may hereafter become associated with moms orange county.”

“This year, the entire board was given a review form to assess the ceo's performance for the past calendar year. Following this, a suggested salary increase and/or bonus amount was provided to the board, which was then approved during an executive session. The results were shared with the ceo in a meeting attended by the board president and board vice president.”

“The organization makes its tax returns and governing documents available upon request.”

“There has been no change in the audit oversight process from the prior year.”