Visit Fort Wayne Foundation Inc

“Fort wayne/allen county convention and visitors bureau”

“Yes, bylaws were updated to reduce the board of directors to three individuals, all of which may also be board members of visit fort wayne. See attached.”

“The 990 is prepared by our independent auditor. It is reviewed for accuracy by the office manager and executive director. It is then reviewed by the board treasurer. The 990 is then made available for board members for their review before filing.”

“It shall be the policy of the board of directors, to require that each board member and employee, at the time of taking the position and each year thereafter, to disclose, in writing, (conflict of interest letter - form ci-1) to the president, a list of all business or other organizations with which he/she is an officer, member, owner, or employee, or for which he/she acts as an agent, with which the organization has or might reasonably in the future, enter into a relationship or transaction which the board member or employee would have conflicting interest. At such time, if any matter should come before the board of directors in such a way as to give rise to a conflict of interest, the affected member or employee shall make known the potential conflict, and if advisable, withdraw from the meeting for so long as the matter shall continue under discussion, except to answer any questions that might be asked of him/her. Should the matter be brought to a vote, the affected board member or employee shall not vote on it. In the event that when advisable, he/she fails to withdraw voluntarily, the president shall require that the affected board member or employee remove himself/herself from the room during the discussion and vote on the matter. If the matter is the item of business for which a special meeting was called, the affected board member or employee shall not be counted to establish a quorum, nor shall participate in the deliberation or the vote on it. No "presumption of guilt" is created by the mere existence of a relationship with outside firms. However, if an employee or board member has any influence on transactions involving purchases, contracts, or leases, it is imperative that he or she disclose to an officer of the organization as soon as possible the existence of any actual or potential conflict of interest so that safeguards can be established to protect all parties.”

“The visit fort wayne foundation has an agreement for services with the fort wayne allen county convention & visitors bureau (d/b/a visit fort wayne) to provide administrative, public relations and marketing services for a fee. The agreement clearly stipulates that these are 'payment for services- and the personnel providing services are not employees of the foundation. Jill boggs is the president and ceo of the 501(c)6 fort wayne allen county convention & visitors bureau. Ms. Boggs' earned wages and benefits from this related organization are 151,913 and 21,697, respectively.”

“Information is available upon request.”

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