Bi-County Services Inc.

“Organization's process to review form 990 prior to filing the return with the irs. A draft of the completed form 990 is reviewed by the organization's president and cfo. Subsequent to this review, the completed and final form 990 is presented to the full board for review before being filed.”

“All board members and officers complete an annual conflict of interest questionnaire. The organization president reviews the responses initially to see if there is a potential conflict of interest. If there is an actual conflict, it is presented to the board for review and appropriate action. Any individual determined to have a conflict is required to abstain from voting on the issue at the board meetings.”

“The board of directors is responsible for evaluating the performance of the president and setting his salary on an annual basis. The board evaluates him by comparing his performance to goals that were established at the beginning of the year. They use this evaluation along with the indiana association of rehabilitation facilities, inc(inarf)wage surveys to determine the president's compensation. The board's deliberation and decision is documented.”

“The organization's board of directors used a common organization's compensation in order to determine the president's compensation. The board's decision is documented.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Empower the people we serve to embrace their worth, engage in meaningful relationships and make choices that lead to healthy and productive lives in their community. Vision statement - provide meaningful services for the people we serve that promotes independence, productivity, quality of life and community enrichment. The primary purpose of the organization is to provide a full range of services to persons who are developmentally and intellectually disabled. The organization currently provides employment, transportation, and residential services.”

“Residential services operates five supported group living homes in adams and wells counties. One is a developmental training home for gentlemen and the other four are basic developmental homes. These homes have 24-hour-a- day staffing and health care in the residential settings. Six to eight individuals with physical and developmental disabilities are provided training to help them learn to be as independent as possible through activities that teach daily living skills. The residents participate in recreational and leisure activities in both home and community based settings. Our supported living/waiver program offers assistance to those who live in community settings such as apartments, shared homes and with families. Our trained staff assists these individuals with daily living skills, including cleaning, laundry, groceries, transportation, budgeting, health and hygiene, to help them achieve their greatest level of potential and independence. There are approximately 35 supported group living and 88 supported living/waiver individuals receiving these services in adams and wells county.”