Community Systems Support and Management Services Inc.

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“A draft form 990 is reviewed by the finance group of the board. The organization then provides a draft of the form 990 to the board members for their review prior to filing the form 990.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy governing personal/supervisory relationships, governing the procurement of goods and services, and governing property transactions with persons supported. An acknowledgement that each employee has received, read and understands the personnel policy manual is maintained in each employee's personnel file. The board of directors has guidelines for membership/member conduct which requires that each board member observe and meet in full certain chapters in the personnel manual, including those containing policies on conflicts of interest. Board members affirm annually that they commit to follow board membership guidelines. The president/ceo is responsible for assuring that written affirmations are received from relevant persons annually, that possible conflicts of interest are reviewed and, if possible, resolved and that appropriate sanctions are imposed.”

“It is the policy of the board to engage the services of an external consulting firm as required to conduct a study of community systems' industry to determine if salaries for its key executives are reasonable. The consultant presents its results to the full board of directors. The board of directors established an executive compensation policy in march 2015. Under this policy, the board is responsible for conducting an annual evaluation of the remuneration of the chief executive officer in light of the information presented in the executive compensation study and the ceo's contribution to achieving the mission of the organization.”

“Form 1023 is available upon request. The organization's form 990s are available to the public upon request.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policies, financial statements, and form 990s are available to the public upon request.”