Growth Organization of Topekashawnee Co

“Board member mark ruelle and board member jerry farley have a business relationship. Mark ruelle is an officer at westar energy and jerry farley serves on the board of directors for westar energy. Board member kurt kuta and board member jerry farley have a business relationship. Kurt kuta is an officer at corefirst bank & trust and jerry farley serves on the board of directors for corefirst bank & trust.”

“The directors of the group constitute its members. The members approve significant decisions of the organization.”

“The go topeka board of directors appoints a nominating committee which develops board nominations from its member investors and submits them to the board of directors for consideration.”

“The board of directors for the greater topeka chamber of commerce must ratify all elected officers before such officers shall be qualified and authorized to serve.”

“Form 990 was reviewed by the audit committee and e-mailed to the entire board prior to filing. The 990 was prepared by an outside cpa firm.”

“During orientation the officer/director is required to review & sign an agreement which requires notification of conflicts. The conflict of interest policy is required to be signed annually. Board members are also required to notify of any conflicts as they occur if after the conflict of interest policy is signed.”

“Compensation is determined by comparison of industry data for comparable positions and through performance reviews. The compensation is approved by the compensation committee. The employees are paid through the greater topeka chamber of commerce. Growth organization of topeka reimburses the chamber of commerce for these salaries. The chamber of commerce serves as the common pay agent.”

“The financial statements, governing documents & conflict of interest policy are not available to the general public, the 990 is available upon request only.”

“The incentive payments are performance based payments made to various businesses in exchange for providing jobs and/or economic development to the topeka/shawnee county area.”