Mcleod County Historical Society

“The organization has members paying annual dues to access the museum.”

“The members of the organization help to select the board members.”

“Copies of Form 990 and attachments are provided to the board of directors at a regularly scheduled board meeting and reviewed prior to acceptance and approval by the board.”

“The boards conflict of interest policy is distributed annually to all board members. A written acknowledgment is obtained from each board member regarding awareness of the policy. Board members are required annually to identify any potential conflicts that may affect their governance role, or state that they are not aware of any potential conflicts. These acknowledgements and potential conflicts identified are maintained by the chairperson of the board. If any issues arise for discussion or board action that may constitute a conflict for a board member, the chairperson required that the board member refrain from the discussion and abstain from voting on the issue.”

“An annual evaluation of the executive director is conducted. Evaluation surveys are solicited from all board members and the results are provided to the chairperson. The chairperson summarized evaluation results and provides the summary to the board for discussion and evaluation. These results are also reviewed with the executive director. Compensation is established by board action based on the evaluation results and salary comparisons from other similar comprehensive industry statistics to establish the fairness of the compensation.”

“Evaluation of other employees is the responsibility of the executive director although feedback is solicited from the board and overall pay ranges are approved.”

“The Society makes governing documents, policies, and financial statements available at the Societys office upon request. Copies of the 990 are also made available upon request. An annual report is published and distributed to members and interested parties. The annual report includes financials statements and information about the Societys achievements during the past year. Annual reports are presented at an annual meeting of members and are available to members and interested parties at the Societys office. The documents are also presented to the county commissioners.”

“The museum collects, catalogs, and preserves artifacts for exhibit and for future reference. Museum visitors amount to 3,900 to 4,300 annually. An exhibit hall and artifact storage areas are maintained in an environmentally protected setting with temperature and humidity controls. Visitors to the museum are provided with an education related to historical aspects of daily living and business operations related to McLeod County.”