Mission Springs Camps and Conference

“Mission Springs shall have one class of members. The sole corporate member of Mission Springs shall be the Pacific Southwest Conference. The elected and ex-officio members of the Pacific Southwest Conference Executive Board shall act on behalf of the Member on all matters submitted to the Member.”

“The Mission Springs' bylaws allow for the Pacific Southwest Conference Superintendent and a designated member of the Pacific Southwest Conference to serve as "ex-officio" members on Board of Directors. Additionally, the member must approve the election and removal of all remaining members of the Mission Springs' Board of Directors.”

“Reserved Powers of the Member: The following actions require the approval of the Member, upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of Mission Springs as evidenced by a duly authorized and adopted resolution of the Board of Directors of Mission Springs: 1. The calling, compensation, and other terms of employment and removal of the Executive Director of Mission Springs (provided that the Executive Director shall be an employee of Mission Springs); 2.Adoption of any written comprehensive strategic plan, mission statement, annual budget, and major changes of policy of Mission Springs; 3, Any borrowing beyond recurring lines of credit incurred in the ordinary course of business; 4. The disposition, buying, leasing, selling, or encumbering of real property owned or used by Mission Springs or its affiliates (other than the leasing of properties subject to a Residential Lot Lease); 5. The merger or dissolution of Mission Springs; 6. The creation of.new affiliates and/or subsidiaries of Mission Springs; 7. Any amendments to the Articles of lncorporation, Constitution or Bylaws of Mission Springs; 8. The election and removal of the members of the Board of Directors; 9. The merger, consolidation, dissolution or sale, lease or exchange of substantially all of the assets of Mission Springs; and 10. The designation of certified public accountants or auditors, as the case may be, and approval of the fiscal year end.”

“The organization does not have any committees. Therefore this question has been answered no in accordance with the instructions.”

“The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by senior financial management. The reviewed Form 990 is then forwarded to the entire Board before being filed with the IRS.”

“The organization requires all officers and board members to annually complete and sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. The Board Chair is responsible for reviewing the signed statements and ensuring that interested persons are in compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship.”

“The process of determining compensation for the organization's Executive Director is led by the independent members of the Board of Directors which evaluate comparability data derived from various sources. Compensation for other officers is determined by the organization's Executive Director along with input from the Board of Directors. Deliberations and final decisions are documented by the Board of Directors in the Board minutes.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the publice upon request.”