Enterprise North Inc.

“The by-laws were updated in Novmber of 2020. The changes included the following: there is a maximum number of 12 and a minimum number of 8 board members, written action can be in the form of electronic communications, in order to remove a director there must be a 2/3 majority vote of all directors, the quorum for the Annual Meeting is 2/3, and added further guidance regarding amending the by-laws.”

“The organization does not have a committee with the authority to act on behalf of the entire board.”

“The Form 990 is provided to the full board for review prior to filing with the IRS.”

“The organization monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Possible conflict issues are disclosed and reviewed by the board. The individual with the possible conflict does not participate in these discussions.”

“Salaries are evaluated yearly and compared to similar organizations in the surrounding area. Salary changes are approved by the board.”

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

“When Governor Walz issued his Executive Order in March 2020 for Minnesotans to Stay-At-Home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Enterprise North was forced to close its doors and temporarily discontinue programing for approximately 68 adults with disabilities in the New Ulm and Madelia areas. At the end of May 2020, we were allowed to re-open our facilities, but only to individuals who lived at home or independently, with restrictions that included three hour shifts, no more than 50% capacity per shift, and cohort sizes of 10 or less including staff. At that time, we had only 3 individuals who lived at home who were able to attend. In July 2020, the Minnesota Department of Human Services allowed individuals who live in group homes to begin attending again as well, but within the same limitations of three hours, 50% capacity and cohort sizes. In October 2020, DHS finally allowed us to begin operating six hour shifts again and gradually more individuals began returning to work at the centers. At that time, we implemented procedures for monitoring temperatures of staff, clients, and Thrift Shoppe customers and we added transportation routes to maintain social distancing in vehicles. In order to continue operations, we were also required to implement a COVID preparedness plan, which includes mask wearing, six feet social distancing, maintaining cohort sizes of no more than 10 individuals per room, increased sanitizing and disinfecting, and following guidelines outlined by the Minnesota Department of Health and CDC.”