Clifton Park Trustees

“The organization's membership is comprised of beneficiaries of a trust deed; the beneficiaries are owners of property in clifton park, a land allotment in lakewood, ohio, and include the clifton club.”

“The trustees, at all times five, is a self-perpetuated governing body. Successor trustees are elected by a majority vote of the remaining trustees. Each trustee has one vote.”

“Unanimous consent is required to sell, convey or make public any part of the land/park.”

“A copy of the 990 was provided to the five voting trustees for review prior to filing with the irs.”

“Each year, the trustees are asked to review the organization's conflict of interest policy. Among other things, the policy makes clear that all decisions of the trustees, officers, and employees of the organization are made solely on the basis of a desire to promote the best interest of the organization and it's membership. The conflict of interest statement requests trustees to identify to the best of their knowledge affiliations with organizations that may be potentially related to the financials or other substantive operations of the organization. They are also asked to identify circumstances involving either themselves, or a member of their extended family, that may be construed as a conflict of interest. At the administrative/property management, the organization's personnel also ensure that there are no conflicts of interest when considering the engagement of a new vendor. If a potential conflict is identified, appropriate steps are taken to both assess the nature of the potential conflict and, subsequently, to ensure that the possibility of an actual conflict is mitigated. Such mitigation is managed and the letter and spirit of the conflicts policy are upheld.”

“The organization's governing documents, form 1024, form 990 and form 990t are made available to the public upon request.”

“Operation of clifton beach and beach house including property repairs, maintenance, security, utilities, insurance and other property-enhancing activities. A very special facet of clifton park centers on the property that is owned by a trust created in 1912 for the benefit of the clifton park lot owners. That property includes clifton beach, beach road (running down the hill, along the beach and around clifton lagoon), the triangular parcels at the lake road entrance to the park and in front of the clifton club, banks park, property next to sloane subway and a lane between west clifton and forest roads and a lane leading to stairs to the beach. The 1912 clifton park trust deed directed the trustees to hold title to and preserve all of the land deeded to them and establish regulations for the use of the property. It provided that the trust be administered by five residents of clifton park. These individuals, constituting the clifton park board of trustees, are charged with the responsibility of maintaining the trust property and are authorized to obtain the monies necessary from an annual assessment on all park lot owners. The trustees serve without compensation for life, unless they resign or move out of the park.”

“Gross unreltaed income did not exceed 1,000. Nonmember beach house rentals were insignificant due to covid.”