Cleveland Teachers Union 279 Cleveland

“The organization has members.”

“The members elect the delegates and executive board.”

“Members have the right to elect the governing body and approve many of their significant decisions. However, they are not entitled to vote on budget items or constitutional changes because those items are to be voted on by the delegates.”

“The organization has a variety of committees. However, no committee has the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“A copy of the form 990 is given to the treasurer. It is then reviewed for accuracy and any necessary changes that need to be made before the form is completed and filed by the accounting firm.”

“The president receives a base salary that is biannually reviewed by a negotiating team. Other board members' salaries, which are approved by the executive board, are determined by a variety of factors such as hours worked and seniority.”

“Certain documents, such as the constitution and by-laws, can be accessed by the public through the organization's website. Financial statements are made available at monthly meetings.”

“David j. Quolke's entire salary is disbursed directly by the cleveland metropolitan school district, not by the cleveland teachers union. The cleveland teachers union reimburses the cleveland metropolitan school district his salary. These wages are for teacher professional organization (tpo) payments that the teachers will use to obtain credit in the state retirement system (strs). If the wages are paid by the cleveland metropolitan school district instead of the cleveland teachers union, they will qualify for credit within the strs.”

“The executive board votes and approves the selection of the independent auditor. After the financial statements have been audited, a group of trustees present them to the executive board for their final approval. This process has not changed from the prior year.”