The Greater Wilkes-Barre Development Corporation

“The following family and business relationships include board relationships with board members of all related entities included in schedule r: phil amend has a business relationship with doug barbacci, carol douds, patrick endler, mary erwine, elizabeth graham, robert graham, carol keup, bruce lefkowitz, lori nocito, william scranton, william sordoni, and wico van genderen lars anderson has a business relationship with john dowd. Doug barbacci has a business relationship with phil amend. Robert bee has no business relationship. William beekman has no business relationship. Ron beer has a business relationship with patrick endler, william jones, and william sordoni rob belza has a business relationship with john j. Dowd and patrick endler. Paul berdy has a business relationship with william fromel and carl witkowski. Christie l. Bonnice has no business relationship. Thomas botzman has a business relationship with patrick endler, thomas makowski, teri ooms, and william sordoni. Joseph a. Boylan has a business relationship with patrick endler and teri ooms. Donald brominski has a business relationship with patrick endler, william m. Jones, thomas a. Makowski, teri ooms, and troy standish. Tony carlucci has a business relationship with teri ooms and troy standish gregory collins has a business relationship with patrick endler, william m. Jones, kathleen lambert, and teri ooms. Peter danchak has a business relationship with patrick endler, patrick leahy, thomas a. Makowski, teri ooms, and troy standish. Angelo decesaris has no business relationship. Nina dei tos has a business relationship with john dowd, patrick endler, and william jones. Susan diana has business relationship with william sordoni. Carol j. Douds has a business relationship with phil amend and gerard o'donnell. John j. Dowd has a business relationship with lars anderson, robert belza, nina dei tos, patrick endler, mary erwine, william m. Jones, joseph kluger, sue k. Kluger, thomas a. Makowski, tara mugford-wilson, robert neher, and lori nocito. Patrick endler has a business relationship with phil amend, ron beer, robert belza, thomas botzman, joseph boylan, donald brominski, gregory collins, peter danchak, nina dei tos, john dowd, mary erwine, bill goldsworthy, phillip johnson, william m jones, clayton karambelas, richard kazmerick, sue kluger, kathleen lambert, patrick leahy, thomas leary, bruce leftowitz, carmen magistro, thomas a makowski, jerrrey metz, mauren metz, tara mugford-wilson, larry newman, lori nocito, gerard o'donnell, teri ooms, guy rothery, paul rushton, fr. Jack ryan, conrad schintz, david schwager, mark sobeck, william sordoni, troy standish, wico van genderen, carl witkowski, and mike wood. Mary erwine has a business relationship with phil amend, john j. Dowd, and patrick endler. Tim evans has no business relationship. Luann fetcho has no business relationship. William fromel has a business relationship with paul berdy, bruce lefkowitz, and david schwager. Gus genetti jr. Has a business relationship with patrick leahy. Bridget giunta-husted has a business relationship with patrick leahy. Lisa goble has no business relationship. Lisa golden has a business relationship with william sordoni. Bill goldsworthy has a business relationship with patrick endler. Elizabeth graham has a business relationship with phil amend, gerard o'donnell. Elizabeth graham has a family relationship with robert h. Graham. Robert h. Graham has a business relationship with phil amend and william m jones. Robert h. Graham has a family relationship with elizabeth graham. Janet l. Hall has no business relationship. Hildy ide has no business relationship. Philip johnson has a business relationship with patrick endler. William m. Jones has business relationship with ron beer, donald brominski, gregory collins, nina dei tos, john j. Dowd, patrick endler, robert graham, tara mugford-wilson, teri ooms, brian rinker, conrad schintz, william sordoni, troy standish, barbara toczko-ma”

“Approved motions are often brought before the board of greater wilkes-barre chamber of business and industry (parent company) for ratification.”

“Prior to filing with the internal revenue service, the form 990 is reviewed by members of the greater wilkes-barre chamber of business and industry ("cbi") audit committee. Cbi is the parent entity of the greater wilkes-barre development corporation. The tax return is made available to all board members prior to filing.”

“Each "interested person" shall annually sign the conflict of interest disclosure statement which affirms that such person: a. Has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy or the by-laws, b. Has read and understands the policy, c. Has agreed to comply with the policy, and d. Understands that greater wilkes-barre chamber of business and industry and affiliates are tax-exempt organizations and that in order to maintain federal tax exemption, must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes under irc section 501(c)3, 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(6) of the internal revenue code. On the conflict of interest disclosure statement, all "interested persons" must detail all existing or potential conflicts of interest and file the form with the governance committee annually. Interim disclosures shall also be required as conflicts develop subsequent to the annual disclosures. To ensure that greater wilkes-barre chamber of business and industry and affiliates operates in a manner consistent with its charitable purposes and that it does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its status as an organization exempt from federal income tax review of any potential conflict shall be conducted by the governance and/or audit and/or finance committees. Review of such transactions includes the following subjects: a. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable and are the results of appropriate negotiations. B. Parties subject to the transaction are excused from all discussion regarding the transaction and are not present during the vote. C. Any abstentions to the vote are documented in the meeting minutes. A board development committee exists and meets at least two times each year. It evaluates the performance of current board members and nominates potential board members to the organization's board for review and ratification. Those nominees are selected based on a set of variables important to the mission of the organization. They include professional and educational experience, diversity of background, and representation across a broad spectrum of the business and civic communities served by the organization. Special attention is given to ensure that no particular business, industry, or individual has the ability to influence a multiple number of board votes at any time. Staff members of the greater wilkes-barre chamber of business & industry distribute the conflict of interest statements at the first meeting of the year. The board members are required to return the signed statements within 2 weeks. If the forms are not returned within two weeks, staff members will follow up with those board members who have not returned their forms. Staff reviews all of the conflict of interest statements and notifies the chairman of the board of any conflicts of interest that may exist. Staff then monitors the potential for conflicts of interest on matters throughout the year.”

“The greater wilkes-barre development corporation's parent entity, greater wilkes-barre chamber of business and industry ("cbi"), maintains a personnel committee charged with establishing and administering the compensation practices for officers and key employees of the organization. The personnel committee utilizes comparability data published by similar economic development organizations and chambers of commerce, such as the international economic development council and the association of chamber of commerce executives, on both a national and statewide basis. Cbi's compensation decisions are based upon a review of compensation for jobs that are similar in responsibilities and duties, in organizations that are similar in size, revenue, and/or number of employees. Committee meetings are held on a regular basis, and deliberation and committee decisions are documented in detail.”

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

“The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit and selection of the independent accountant. The process has not changed since the prior year.”

“The organization's financial statement and single audit are prepared on a combined basis for all related entities. As such, this organization has answered yes to the questions relative to the single audit act.”

“The salaries and wages reported on form 990, part ix are the greater wilkes-barre development corporation's allocated payroll costs based on time spent. All individuals working at the greater wilkes-barre development corporation are employees of the greater wilkes barre chamber of business & industry ("cbi") and are reported on its form 941 under ein: 02-0605397. Cbi is an affiliated tax-exempt organization. Payroll taxes are allocated in the same manner as salaries and wages, based on time spent. The organization's allocated payroll tax expense is included in "other salaries and wages" reported on line 7 of the statement of functional expenses.”