North Dakota Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition

“Membership is available to domestic violence and sexual assault organizations in the state of north dakota. For the purposes of this corporation, a member shall be defined as any organization which meets the minimum requirements for membership set forth by the corporation. Any domestic violence and/or sexual assault organization interested in membership in the council shall submit to the secretary of the council, a written signed application, on a form approved by the coucil board of directors. Each applicant shall be considered by the membership at a regular semi-annual meeting, or at any special meeting of the membership, and approved or disapproved applicants whose applications are approved shall become members of the corporation on payment of the required dues. Thereafter, the minimum dues, as set by the board, must be paid in january of each year to ensure continued membership.”

“The members of each of the four regions in the state shall elect, by a majority vote, a representative to serve on the board of directors. Anyone elected to serve as a regional representative to the board must be either an agency executive director or the official agency designee (as addressed in 3.4). The four regional representatives are mandatory board positions.”

“The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its board of directors subject to the limitations contained in the articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state, and except as otherwise expressly provided in these bylaws, all the lawful powers of the corporation shall be vested in and exercised by or under authority of the board of directors, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be conducted and controlled by such board, with the exception of decisions which have a direct effect on the member programs' individual funding and policies. These decisions must be put to a vote of the full membership.”

“A copy of the tax return is sent to the executive director for presentation to the board prior to filing. After review, the executive communicates comments/approval for filing.”

“Each director, officer, committee member, and the executive director of caws north dakota are required to annually complete and furnish to the president of the board of directors a disclosure statement listing known existing and potential conflicts of interest.”

“Salary for executive director and other key employees is determined by the board of directors.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are not available to the public.”

“The organization contracts for multiple service providers under contract to provide counseling, victim services such as housing, transportation, and medical assistance, and training. Due to the varied nature of services depending on the grants received and client services needed, the organization has developed relationships with other entities that can provided these services as needed.”