Sylvania Community Services Center

“The executive committee consist of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The executive committee has the authority to act on behalf of the governing body when action is required prior to a full board.”

“There was a change in the code of regulations to establish a charter to create and define the purpose of a governance committee.”

“The organization has 3 corporate members who are appointed to the board of directors. The corporate members represent the founding members of the agency which includes city of sylvania, township of sylvania and sylvania school district.”

“The members of the organization are appointed by the governing boards of the following government entities who each appoint 1 member: sylvania township, city of sylvania, sylvania board of education. These members vote to elect the directors of the organization.”

“The finance committee will review the 990 and upon review recommend approval to the board. The board will then act upon finance committee's recommendation.”

“Board of directors members sign a statement annually attesting to any known conflicts of interest. If a conflict not disclosed arises, it shall be disclosed to the board of directors and made a matter of record, either through the annual procedure, or when the interest becomes relevant to a matter of board of directors action. The board of directors will make any resolution concerning conflicts of interest. If there are business transactions involving board of directors members, these transactions are documented on form 990, schedule l.”

“The compensation of officers and key employees is set by the executive committee. The executive committee completes annual performance reviews of officers and key employees and uses third-party salary surveys of area non-profits to determine compensation. Final compensation is reviewed and approved by the board of directors. Documentation of third-party salary surveys are kept on file.”

“The organization will, upon request, make publicly available its form 990, governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements as required by law. The organization's form 990 for the most current three years will be made available upon request and can be viewed at www.guidestar.org. Requests for documents other than the form 990 from the most current three years must be made, in writing, to the organization. These requests will be honored within 30 days and a record of the request will be maintained. The organization reserves the right to charge for photocopying and postage, not to exceed the amount required by law.”

“Professional fees: program service expenses 323,685. Management and general expenses 25,402. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 349,087.”

“The process for oversight and selection of an independent accountant have not changed from the prior year.”