Community Link Inc

“Organizations process to review form 990 - the 990 is prepared by an outside consultant. Management receives the completed form 990 and distributes copies to the members of the performance oversight committeee for review. The committee recommends approval to the entire board of directors.”

“Conflict of interest forms are prepared by board members and key employees annually. The performance and oversight committee examines all conflict of interest statements and alleged code of ethics violations and applies guidelines to ensure transparency and ethical conflicts. If a conflict becomes evident during the year, internal policy requires immediate notification to the performance and oversight committee to review.”

“Evaluating the executive director is a key responsibility of the board of directors and important to organizational success. This process is necessary to ensure the carrying out of the organizations mission and goals, as well as to provide feedback and support to the executive director. The process will be completed annually by the board president and the executive committee. In the event of a new executive director, the board will conduct two reviews in the first year at six-month intervals. The executive committee will distribute to each board member a copy of the evaluation tools which they have developed. The tools will be based upon the executive directors job description, established goals, previous years performance, and suggestions for the next year. (continued) (continued) initially and annually, goals and expectations will be established by the board with the executive director for self-evaluation. The board president will set a deadline for the return of the evaluation form which will allow time for the executive committee to complete the results. The board president will be in charge of collecting the evaluations. The executive committee will summarize the results and comments made by the board members. The board president will review the job description for the executive director and make any recommended changes for the next year. (continued) the discussion will include performance, progress on established goals, and the setting of goals for the next year. New goals set for the next year should be approved by the full board. Both the board president and the executive director will review the process and success of the evaluation and determine if the process needs any revisions before the next review. Annually, the president of the board appoints a compensation committee to review the executive directors salary. The committee may consist of board members and outside”

“Other key employees are compensated based on a compensation policy and structure that is determined by the internal compensation committee, consisting of the executive director, director of finance, and program directors. All salaries are included in the organizations annual budget that is approved by the board of directors.”

“The organizations governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available for review at the business office. Form 990 is available for review at www.guidestar.org and company website at commlink.org. The organizations financial statement data is summarized and presented in the organizations newsletter.”

“Line 9 other changes in net assets or fund balances: depreciation on capital assets expensed $ 3,304 prior period adjustment - bad debt $12,530 grant purchased assets are reported as a grant program expense in the year incurred to satisfy the expense reporting requirements of the grant. However, generally accepted accounting principles require the cost of the assets be depreciated over their estimated useful life. Therefore, the capital assets purchased from the grants are added back and depreciation expense is recorded on the statement of activities.”

“Adult day program(continued): and job search activities in order to prepare them for community employment. Job placement - services individuals with developmental and/or physical disabilities that are having difficulty obtaining and maintaining community employment. Individuals receive support with job development, job accommodations, and job maintenance. Community integrated living arrangement (continued): resources, establishing/maintaining relationships with other agencies and programs, and obtaining and maintaining entitlements. Cila intermittent care recipients also receive assistance with home living skills, appointments, recreation and leisure, and transportation.”