Larc an Association for Retarded Citizens

“No review was or will be conducted.”

“No documents available to the public.”

“Explanation of classes of members or shareholders memberships will be open to parents, relatives, guardians of persons who are intellectually and developmentally disabled persons, and to all other people sympathetic to the purposes of larc. Membership will be one of three types: 1) individual membership, which shall entitle one person to hold office and one vote 2) family memebership, which shall entitle one person to hold office and two votes 3) corporate membership, which shall entitle the corporation to one vote.”

“How members or shareholder elect governing body: at the annual general membership meeting the members elect the board of directors. Special meetings may be called by the president or on written application of five members made to the secretary who shall mail notices to all members not less than one week prior to the meeting stating the purpose of the meeting. No other business may be transacted at this special meeting.”

“Decisions of governing body approval by members or shareholders: control shall rest with the membership. Any action of the board of directors shall be subject to review by the membership on request of any member at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called for the purpose. An action by the board of directors may be amended or rescinded by a vote by two-thirds (2/3) of the membership provided. Rights of the third parties are not affected.”

“Form 990 review process: a complete copy of the form 990 and related filings are emailed to the finance committee for review, who then email them to the board of directors along with their questions/findings.”

“Explanation of monitoring and enforcement of conflicts: all significant operating decisions are brought to the appropriate committee by the department head. The committee then presents the findings to the board of directors, all parties of the transaction are reviewed to ensure compliance with the association's conflict of interest policy.”

“Compensation review and approval process for ceo, executive director, or top management: finance committee reviews local and state-wide surveys of other ceo's compensation. Also reviews the attainment of the assigned goals from the previous year and the current economic conditions in light of the current budgeting.”

“Compensation reviews and approval process for officers and key employees: the association annually reviews the compensation packages for all employees. The board of directors annually compares the compensation packages offered to the employees with other non-profit organizations to insure comparable packages and is reviewed through the board's budget process.”

“Other organization documents publicly available: all formal written requests to review governing documents, form 990 and financial statements are compiled within a reasonable and timely manner. Any fees if charged will follow the irs current fee schedule for copying of documents”

“Provides persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities direct care and supervision in a community-based setting to promote their social, physical and emotional well-being”