Arc Community Services Inc.

“The prepared form 990 is reviewed and approved by the treasurer, executive director, and chief financial officer, who compare the information on the form 990 with the agency's audited financial statements, before the return is filed with the irs.”

“The agency's conflict of interest policy for officers and directors is included in the agency's bylaws. All members of the governing body are screened for conflicts of interest prior to their appointment, and once on the governing body, no director may conduct any business with the agency. If for any reason an employee hires a member of the governing body (e.g., an employee hires an attorney for a divorce, will, sale of house, etc.), the employee informs the executive director of the nature of the business and this relationship is announced at the next meeting of the governing body. This relationship should not have anything to do with the agency's business and would not be considered a conflict of interest per our conflict of interest policy.”

“The compensation of the executive director, chief financial officer, director of correctional services, and director of aoda services are determined annually by the governing body. The chief financial officer and executive director prepare proposed compensation amounts for the directors that take into consideration fair market value, years of service, and available funds. The directors vote on the compensation amounts and the decision is documented in the minutes of that meeting. All employee benefits are reviewed and approved by the governing body and are based on years of service and levels of responsibility.”

“Arc's governing documents are public documents that are on file with the state of wisconsin in accordance with the wisconsin statutes that require all articles of incorporation, financial statements, and bylaws of a 501(c)(3) organization filed with the state of wisconsin be available to anyone who requests them. Therefore, anyone who comes to the office of arc community services, inc. And requests the governing documents would be given copies in accordance with the wisconsin statutes. Arc's conflict of interest policy as it relates to the governing body is included in the agency's bylaws, which can be obtained upon request. The conflict of interest policy as it relates to staff is included in the grievance policy and procedures section of arc's personnel manual that is provided to each staff member on their first day of employment.”

“The hope project is a state opioid response grant which expands the number and types of services to address the opioid crisis. This grant funds an outreach counselor and primary counselor to coordinate services with providers of methadone, suboxone and vivitrol, medications that reduce cravings for opiates. The staff also provides outreach and intervention services to opiate users in the community, peer support, and support group counseling to women in treatment at arc in any one of our outpatient treatment programs. It also funds residential placement at our dayton and maternal infant program facilities.”