Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery

“The nursery has an executive committee consisting of the officers of the board and the two at large of the board. The executive committee has the authority to act on behalf of the board during the intervals between board meetings.”

“The 990 is first reviewed by internal staff of the nursery for accuracy. Once that review has been completed, it is provided to the finance committee for review and approval to file. The finance committee consists of members that understand the information and are relied upon for their expertise. Once the 990 has been finalized, it is uploaded to our board portal which allows all board members to access/review the final filing.”

“The nursery has an annual written disclosure by board members and key staff. Prior to board or committee action on a contract for transaction involving a conflict of interest, a director or committee member having a conflict of interest and who is in attendance at the meeting discloses all facts material to the conflict of interest. A person who has a conflict of interest does not participate in and is not permitted to hear the board's or committee's discussion of the matter except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. Such person cannot attempt to exert his or her personal influence with respect to the matter, either at or outside the meeting. A person who has a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction that will be voted on at a meeting is not counted in determining the presence of a quorum for purposed of the vote. The person having a conflict of interest may not vote on the contract or transaction and is not present in the meeting room when the vote is taken, unless the vote is by secret ballot. Responsible persons who are not members of the board of directors of greater minneapolis crisis nursery or who have a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction that is not the subject of board or committee action, disclose to the chair or the chair's designee any conflict of interest that such responsible person has with respect to a contract or transaction. Such disclosure is made as soon as the conflict of interest is known to the responsible person. The responsible person refrains from any action that may affect the greater minneapolis crisis nursery's participation in such contract or transaction. In the event it is not entirely clear that a conflict of interest exists, the individual with the potential conflict discloses the circumstances to the chair or the chair's designee, who determines whether there exists a conflict of interest that is subject to this policy. No conflicts have been discovered to date.”

“In 2022, the nursery engaged gallagher in a compensation study. All positions were reviewed in detail and gallagher provided gmcn with a report of each positions market value along with a comparison to the state and u.s. From the report, the nursery put in place a grade leveling compensation grid for each position this compensation grade leveling grid is to be used going forward. Each year, the rates shown in the current report will be increased based on the market and inflation. There is a clear grade scale to be used when hiring new staff. Years of experience for the position are used to determine the level/percentage of that grade. This process was undertaken in 2022 and is reviewed annually during the budgeting process.”

“The nursery's financial statements are available on the website. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”