Stark County Humane Society

“Membership in the stark county humane society is based upon an individual's contribution to the organization. Membership fees are as follows *friend - $15, *supporting - $25, *patron - $60, *sustaining - $100, *benefactor - $300, *life - $500.”

“Members cannot directly elect one or more members to the governing body; however, the members can submit an individual's name to the nominating committee for its consideration. Members can also attend the annual membership meeting which is held in march of every year, and can vote for the individuals nominated to serve as directors of the organization.”

“The final version of the 990 and its supporting schedules are presented to the board of directors at the monthly board meeting prior to filing the return. If not possible due to the timing of monthly meeting and the deadline of the 990, then a copy is sent to each of the board members for review. If presented at the board meeting, then each board member is given a copy of the 990 and its schedules to review and ask any questions necessary. After all questions have been answered, the board will determine if any changes are deemed necessary. Those changes will be made immediately, and then the return will be filed.”

“The board members of the stark county humane society are required to promptly notify the board of any potential conflict of interest.”

“During the preparation of the annual budget for the stark county humane society (schs), the finance committee of the schs shall carefully review the proposed compensation for all employees that is submitted by the executive director. The compensation of each employee shall be determined based on a number of factors, including but not limited to, the employee's length of service, attendance, and job performance after completing its review. The finance committee shall make its recommendation regarding employee compensation to the board during its consideration of the proposed annual budget the board of directors shall review and determine the compensation for all employees of schs. The review of the executive director (ed) should be based on the duties and responsibilities of the position as outlined in the ed job description. The following procedures shall be used in this process: 1) the annual evaluation of the ed shall be by the end of each calendar year and submitted to the board at the january meeting 2) the schs personnel committee shall have oversight of the review process 3) the board president will be responsible for compiling individual evaluations and for reviewing the results, if any, of the evaluation with the ed 4) an evaluation form based on the ed's job description is to be completed by the personnel committee and will allow for additional comments 5) the findings of the ed annual review shall be presented by the president to the board.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements for the schs will be made available to the public upon request. A member in good standing of the schs and approved by the schs attorney may receive a copy of the financial statements. The schs will make the documents available for review at their office during business hours or will copy and mail the documents to the requester. Requests will be honored within a reasonable period of time, typically within two weeks.”