Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault

“An independent accounting firm prepares and reviews the 990. The 990 is then reviewed by the organization's officers and accounting personnel. Any questions or concerns the organization's officers and accounting personnel have are addressed and any corrections or clarifications that need to be made are made. The finance committee will review the 990 after completion and before filing with the irs. Once the finance committee review is completed and any necessary changes are made, the 990 is reviewed by the board of directors before irs filing.”

“The mocsa board of directors and the senior members of the mangaement staff are required to annually disclose potential conflicts of interest. The mocsa president and ceo and the vp of finance and administration monitor the process, making sure all applicable parties are in compliance and issues of conflict are addressed. Any director who has a conflict of interest shall not vote or exercise influence on such matter, and such director shall not be counted in determining whether a quorum exists for action on such matter, even where permitted by law. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect that a disclosure of the conflict of interest was made, the abstention of the director from voting, and the existence of a quorum.”

“The president and ceo evaluation and compensation process is completed annually by the mocsa board chair and reviewed with the executive committee of the board of directors. This analysis is completed using multiple sources of comparable salaries for the same region, type of position, and type of organization. All other salaries for mocsa positions are evaluated annually by the director of human resources using multiple sources of comparable salaries for the same region, type of position, and type of organization to determine appropriate annual adjustments. The salaries are reviewed by mocsa's executive staff members, and included in the organization's annual budget for review and approval of the mocsa board of directors. The process and approvals have been documented. This is completed annually by the director of human resources, executive staff, and board of directors.”

“Greater kansas city community foundation donor edge has general agency information, including audits, financials, conflict of interest and other governing documents. A direct link to mocsa's information on donor edge is on the mocsa website.”