Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association

“The classes of members include active, allied, non-profit, ambassador, and sustaining. Active members and allied members have voting rights to elect the members of the governing body.”

“The classes of members include active, allied, non-profit, ambassador, and sustaining. Active members and allied members are entitled to vote. Non-profit members and ambassador members shall not be entitled to vote for the election of directors or vote at the annual meeting. Sustaining members shall not be entitled to vote and shall not be accounted for in the membership totals of the association.”

“The finance committee meets, either as part of a full board meeting or separately every quarter, to review the financial statements. The 990 is received and reviewed for accuracy by the board of directors. In addition, the audit partner from the cpa firm presents the audit report annually to the board at a board meeting. Upon the board's approval of the 990, it is reviewed and signed by the chief staff executive and filed.”

“All staff and board members review and sign the mra conflict of interest statement form annually. These reports will be reviewed by the finance committee, which will attempt to resolve any actual or potential conflict(s) and in the absence of resolution refer the matter to the mra board of directors. If the board of directors has reasonable cause to believe that a covered individual has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall inform the covered individual of the basis for such belief and afford the covered individual an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the response of the covered individual and after such further investigation as may be warranted in the circumstances, the board of directors determines that the member has in fact failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action, which may include grounds for removal or termination of the position of the covered individual, or the termination of any contractual relationship between mra and the covered individual.”

“The board of directors has a compensation committee that uses compensation studies and other market information to gather data on industry standards. After analyzing the data, the committee determines the compensation for the president/ceo. The compensation committee also gathers information on industry standards for all staff positions. However, the president/ceo determines the compensation amount for each staff member.”

“All information is available upon request. This information is also posted on the organization's website.”

“Employer identification number: 38-1222731 for the year ending december 31, 2016 michigan restaurant association, hereby elects, pursuant to irc sec. 168(k)(2)(d)(iii), not to claim the additional 100% depreciation allowable under irc sec. 168(k) for the following qualifying property placed in service during the tax year ending december 31, 2016. All property in the 3 year class. See attached form 4562.”