Brainerd United Educators Education Minnesota Brainerd

“There is only one voting class of membership. The members elect the governing board every two years at the annual meeting.”

“The board of directors and officers are elected by the general membership every two years at the annual meeting.”

“The general membership approves significant decisions of the governing body, including the union contract and amendments to the constitution.”

“The organization did not have committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The signing member(s) of the board review and approve the form 990 prior to its filing. At a time either before or after the filing of the form 990, the entire board reviews the form 990.”

“All board members are required to sign the conflict of interest policy which is monitored by the internal audit committee. The conflict of interest policy is available to all board members at each meeting and they are reminded to discuss any uncertainties.”

“Compensation is reviewed by the board annually. Adjustments to compensation are proposed at board meetings and are voted on. Comparison data is accumulated and referenced when determining compensation adjustments. A graduated schedule was adopted by the board, which allows compensation increases to be scheduled based on additional experience and years of service. Contemporaneous substantiation is documented in the meeting minutes, which record all decisions made by the board.”

“The organization provides its form 990 upon request. Because the exemption application was filed before july 15, 1987 and the organization did not have a copy of the application on such date, the filing is not open to the public.”