Partners in Community Supports Inc

“Patrick thueson has a business relationship with all the board members. They are all employed at lutheran social services of minnesota where patrick thueson is the president.”

“The sole member of the organization is lutheran social service of minnesota.”

“The board of directors are appointed by the sole member of the organization, lutheran social service of minnesota.”

“The organization may not take any of the following actions without receiving approval from the sole member: (1) amendments of the governing documents; (2) merger or consolidation with any other organization; (3) voluntary dissolution; (4) sell, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all property and assets; (5) establish the number of directors, appoint the board of directors, or remove directors at any time, with or without cause; (6) purchase or acquire substantially all of the assets of another entity; and (7) substantially change the present or intended nature of the organization's activities.”

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

“The form 990 is reviewed in detail by the executive staff of lutheran social service of minnesota and forwarded to the board members for their approval prior to filing with the irs.”

“No member of the board of directors shall hold any direct or indirect financial interest in the assets, leases, business transactions or professional services of the organization. Exceptions to this policy may be made by the board of directors pursuant to the following requirements: (1) should any member of the board of directors or any individual who serves on a committee of the board be involved in any way, directly or indirectly, in a business or financial transaction pertaining to the organization (other than employment compensation paid by lutheran social service of minnesota), that person shall make known such involvement to the board by providing full disclosure of all information relevant to that involvement; (2) upon notice by the individual of a business or financial transaction pertaining to the organization, the executive committee shall consider such involvement and make an appropriate decision pertaining thereto; and (3) the board or committee member shall not participate in any way with respect to the decision as to such matters nor shall that person participate in any vote taken with respect to such transaction. The organization holds the reasonable expectation that employees and the organization will, at all times, be guided by honesty, good sense and high ethical standards. The organization expects employees to have a duty of loyalty to the organization and to avoid any conflict of interest, as outlined below, between their personal interests and the interests of the organization: (1) employees may not use their position to make a personal profit or gain other personal advantages; (2) should any employee be involved in any way, directly or indirectly, in a business or financial transaction pertaining to the organization, that person shall make known such involvement to management by providing full disclosure of all information relevant to that involvement; (3) senior management, vice presidents and the president are required by the board of directors to annually complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement which will be maintained in the personnel files; (4) if a member of the senior management team, including vice presidents and the president, has or potentially has some involvement in a matter/action that may be a conflict of interest, that individual will exclude themselves from the review and determination process of the matter. All proceedings are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“The organization makes its financial statements available to the public upon request. The organization does not make its governing documents nor its conflict of interest policy available to the public.”