Saint Joseph Museum Inc

“The organization has members who pay an annual membership fee.”

“The board of trustees is elected by the membership.”

“The governing body is selected by the membership, which has general oversight on decisions made.”

“The 990 tax return is prepared by an outside cpa and first reviewed by the audit/financial committee. A copy of the form 990 is then emailed to each member of the board of trustees for thier review and approval.”

“Annually, each member of the board of trustees, staff, committee members, and volunteers receive a copy of the conflict of interest policy. Each person signs that they have read and affirm they support the contents. Any potential conflicts of interest are identified thereon by each trustee. Each member certifies the non-existence of conflicts of interest or exceptions. In addition, each member discloses other organizations of which he/she is a board member, a committee member, or an employee. Whenever a conflict of interest is encountered, it is disclosed and brought to the attention of the executive director, or when appropriate, the president of the board. The matter is then referred to the board of trustees, where the financial transaction is either approved or disapproved by a majority of disinterested trustees.”

“For the executive director, various goals and objectives are developed and the executive directors performance as evidenced based on success and areas for improvement are documented by the board of trustees. That information is then confidentially and anonymously provided to the executive committee for discussion and decision-making of compensation.”

“For other employees, within the parameters of the organizations budget, and with the assistance of the personnel committee, the executive director evaluates the performance of each employee. That information is then confidentially provided to the executive committee for discussion and decision-making for compensation.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request or at the annual membership meeting in january for members who attend.”

“Board trustee, jeff penland, works for online tech and this company services the st. Joseph museums cloud server.”

“Management made updates to the personnel policy reflecting changes per the flsa ruling for for full-time employees and overtime, as well as updating the social media policy and capitalization policy.”