Illinois Nurses Association

“Nurses who are members of collective bargaining units represented by ina are eligible for ina membership. At its discretion, the board of directors may create other special classes of membership, such as former bargaining unit members, retired nurses, student nurses, etc.”

“Ina members are eligible to vote in the election of the board of directors. Ina affiliates are eligible to vote only on the individual affiliate director of the board of directors.”

“Certain matters related to the positions and priorities of ina are subject to the approval of the membership assembly, which is composed of duly accredited ina members.”

“Except for the executive committee, no committee is authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors. The executive committee and the board of directors take and approve minutes for every meeting under the guidance of robert's rule of order.”

“A draft of the 990 is circulated by email to the members of the board of directors. The board of directors are given a certain timeframe to respond with any questions or changes. After all questions and concerns are addressed by management and the time period has lapsed, the draft is considered approved.”

“Upon election, the board of directors has a thorough orientation regarding policies and procedures. The conflict of interest policy is reviewed in detail. The board of directors is provided a complete copy of the policy manual. The board of directors are required to sign a conflict of interest statement that identifies any potential conflict for either themselves or their immediate family. The executive director is charged with monitoring any identified or potential conflicts and for ensuring compliance with the policy.”

“The compensation of the executive director is reviewed and approved by the board of directors, provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in this review and approval. The compensation of the executive director is determined, in part, using data for comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. There is contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping with respect to the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement. The executive director reviews comparables from surveys provided by the association forum and others. This is followed by negotiations with management personnel on an individual basis. The executive director also leads the negotiation with the remainder of the staff with its union representatives.”

“The members and public are notified by the organization on its website that documents are available for review at the organization's headquarters, after scheduling an appointment with management.”

“Pension-related loss -192,249.”

“The board of directors is responsible for reviewing and approving the audit of the financial statements. The board is also responsible for the selection of the indpendent accountant. The finance committee participates in the audit process and makes recommendations to the board of directors. This process has not changed from the prior year.”