Midstate Independent Living Consultants Inc

“Milc has an executive and finance committee that meet quarterly. Both governing bodies have limited governing authority. The composition for the executive committee includes the president, vice president, and treasurer/secretary. The finance committee includes the president and treasurer/secretary. All committee members are on the governing board. The executive committee's authority is very limited. The executive committee gives recommendations for the full board. It does not make unilateral decisions. The finance committee has limited approval authority for expenses between $2,500-$10,000. The finance committee also gives recommendations to the full board.”

“The director of finance does a complete review. The secretary/treasurer reviews before signing. The full board is given access to the form 990.”

“Per midstate independent living choices' conflict of interest policy statement - the conflict-of-interest form must be filed annually by all board members, officers, staff and volunteers. Full disclosure, by notice in writing, shall be made by the interested parties to the full board of directors in all conflicts of interest as listed in the policy, which includes ownership of a financial interest in an organization doing business with the corporation, relationships with suppliers, receipts of gifts or payments from an organization doing business with the corporation, exercising influence for the purpose of benefitting self-interest, borrowing money from entities in business with the corporation, or divulging financial information. Reports of conflict of interests are made to the executive director or board of directors. Members can abstain from voting on matters pertaining to a potential conflict of interest. Members that fail to disclose conflict of interests are subject to removal for cause.”

“The board of directors conducts a review of the executive director's performance and determines the salary for this position. The board of directors is comprised of independent individuals that are not employed by milc. Annual increases to the executive director's salary are included in the fy budget planning and are approved by the full board. The approval of the fy budget is documented in the board meeting minutes. The executive director was hired on 6/27/22. The annual salary at time of offer was determined by wage studies of other non-profits using labor market research, recommendations by the outgoing executive director and approved by the board of directors hiring committee. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“The organization has its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”