Associated Recreation Council

“The executive director and accounting director work in tandem with the preparers. Once completed, the team presents the form 990 to the finance committee for review and questions. After discussion and acceptance by the finance committee, the president and treasurer distribute the form 990 to the entire board electronically and addresses any questions from the board.”

“All arc employees and contractors are required to: read and sign a statement which requires them to conduct themselves with integrity, honesty, and professionalism in all interactions and to report suspected financial impropriety; seek guidance from their supervisor who will examine any potential conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict; may not participate in the hiring, promotion, supervision of, or be in a position to have influence over, any relative or person with whom they have a significant personal relationship or financial interest. A whistleblower protection policy is available in the employee handbook which is accessible 24/7 and a hotline is available to report potential conflicts of interests or any improprieties which may require further investigation. Any conflict of interests are examined by the arc executive director and the employee relations manager.”

“An independent firm, third sector was consulted to do an analysis of the executive director's salary in comparison to salary's for executive directors of other non-profit organizations of similar size to arc. The results of the third sector review showed on a comparison basis, the executive director salary was low. Third sector, the executive director and the board president agreed that a salary increase was warranted based on the comparability analysis provided by third sector. In consideration of financial realities, a phased approach over three years was recommended. The board president submitted the recommendation for a phased salary increase by letter to the board on may 29, 2019 asking for an e-mail vote to approve. The board voted unanimously to approve the proposal to provide a phased increase of the executive director salary over a three-year period. A copy of each directors vote is kept on file by the arc cfo. On june 3, 2019 the board president issued a letter to the executive director and cfo confirming the board approval of the phased increases. A copy of both letters is on file with the arc cfo. The executive director reviews all directors, managers performances and salaries annually. This process is ongoing and coincides with hiring anniversary dates.”

“The form 990 can be found on the website. Additional information is available on request by contacting the associated recreation council. In 2019, we contacted the irs and requested a copy of our form 1023 from them. We received a letter in reply from the irs acknowledging that form 1023 is lost. This letter from the irs in on file with the arc cfo. Arc is recognized by the irs as a section 501c(3) non-profit in current standing.”

“Available on our website as well as the city of seattle parks department website.”