Vail Place Inc.

“The executive committee is made up of all officers and executives director/president, has authority to act on behalf of the board, although it rarely occurs.”

“The organization's executive director, board members, and management reviews the form 990 before it is filed with the irs. The extent of the review includes an initial review by the review by management and executive director, finance director, and finance committee, who then presents to the board for final approval.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy that applies to board members, officers, and key employees. Board members must disclose, in writing, on an annual basis the potential for a conflict of interest. The executive director and executive committee are responsible for monitoring the potential conflicts of interest. If an action arises during a board or committee meeting and such action may result in a conflict of interest, the conflicted individual must disclose all material facts concerning the relationship. The conflicted individual may not be present for discussions of the topic, except to answer questions. The conflicted individual may not be present for any vote on the action, unless the vote is by secret ballot. If an officer or key employee has a real or potential conflict of interest, they must disclose the relevant facts to the board chair or the chair's designee and they must refrain from any action that may affect vail place's participation in the contract or transaction. If it is not entirely clear whether a conflict exists, the board chair or the chair's designee makes the determination. All proceedings related to conflicts of interest are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“The board chair along with the executive committee handles the annual performance evaluation (note, vail place takes a 360 approach to all performance evaluations including the executive director), along with annual salary comparison to like positions in the twin cities. The human resource department manages the annual performance evaluations for all staff (note, vail place takes a 360 approach to all performance evaluations), along with annual salary comparison to like positions in the twin cities area based on surveys with information supplied by minnesota association of community mental health programs, inc. And minnesota council of nonprofits. This process of review and approval last occurred in 2020.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Additionally, the organization is registered with the charities review council and has completed their accountability wizard which provides this information to donors via their website.”

“Newly launched in 2020, housing stabilization services is a brand-new minnesota medical assistance benefit to help seniors and people with disabilities, including mental illness and substance use disorder, find and keep housing. Housing stabilization services is a home and community based service. As directed by the 2017 legislature, the minnesota department of human services applied to the center for medicare and medicaid services to add housing stabilization services to minnesota's medicaid plan. The purpose of this initiative in to support an individual's transition into housing, increase long-term housing stability in the community, and avoid future periods of homelessness or institutionalization.”

“Partnership with bethlehem lutheran church "mental health connect", where vail place staff assisted individuals and families in obtaining mental health treatment, resources, support and education, wound-down and closed at the end of july 2020 due to covid-19.”