Mansfield-Richland County Convention

“The organization is made up of members of the local community that pay dues”

“Each member of the organization has a vote in determining the officers and board of directors.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's cpa. The executive director reviews the return prior to its being filed. The return is available for board member review.”

“Procedures 1. Duty to disclose in connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. 2. Determining whether a conflict of interest exists after disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. 3. Procedures for addressing the conflict of interest a.an interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. B.the chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. C.after exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether mrcvb can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. D.if a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in mrcvb's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. 4. Violations of the conflicts of interest policy a.if the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. B.if, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“Destination mansfield-richland county”

“Destination mansfield-richland county leads the marketing of richland county through innovative collaboration and cohesive messaging, positioning the region as a desirable choice for recreation, events and entertainment resulting in increased business activity and improved quality of life.”

“2018 was the year of telling stories as more new communication products were launched than at any time in our history and we completed our two-year rebranding process. From the all-new visitors guide and destinationmansfield.com to our visitor and member e-newsletters, the staff completely changed not only the look and feel of every marketing piece, but also told the story of mansfield/richland county in new ways. As destination mansfield richland county continued its goal of becoming more involved in economic and community development, content was also created that can be utilized for more than just tourism marketing. We also expanded our efforts to be part of the local communications network through our social media channels. The organization further embraced a more active role in our communitys growth through what is now the mansfield rising plan, as it looks to invest in and participate in projects that align with our mission. The organization tracked 124 conventions/special events which brought in 638,624 people and generated 76,851,180. Booking software on our website generated an estimated 36,907 in lodging revenue for members. There were 9,386 searches through the booking tool with 2,744 clicking to book a property. 88 blogs were posted with 15,278 page views. Our digital and social marketing campaigns got 6,377,613 impressions and 10,964 clicks. We hosted 632 motorcoaches, including 62 overnight trips, which brought 29,790 people in who spent 2,489,360 in richland county. We invested in airport days, inkcarceration festival, mansfield barber expo and christmastime in the city through our "three years & out" investment policy. We hosted 14 travel writers and bloggers for individual tours. The most requested attractions were the ohio state reformatory, little buckeye children's museum, shawshank trail sites, kingwood center gardens, weekend getaways and family destinations. We fulfilled 19,578 information requests from phone calls, walk in visitors, ad responses, faxes, e-mails, etc.”