Senior Services of Island County

“The board of directors has an executive committee consisting of the officers of the board and the executive director. The executive committee may exercise the authority of the board between meetings. The executive committee regularly reports to the board regarding its decisions and seeks ratification when necessary.”

“During 2024, financial management services were provided by ml anderson, cpa, pllc. Leigh anderson, cpa, mba, was paid $159,104 in 2024 to serve as the consulting finance director.”

“The organization's bylaws were amended in march 2024 to (a) update the organization's objective to match its mission statement and (b) add the executive director to the executive committee.”

“Prior to filing, the form 990 was reviewed by the executive director and consulting finance director, then a public inspection copy of the form 990 was reviewed by the finance committee.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy applies to officers, board members, committee members and key employees. All covered individuals are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement annually. The board's secretary monitors the disclosure statements and transactions to identify actual or potential conflicts of interest. Before a committee or the board considers a transaction involving an actual or potential conflict of interest, the individual must disclose the existence of the conflict and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts. Once such disclosure has occurred, the conflicted individual leaves the meeting for all discussions and votes related to the transaction. If it's unclear whether a conflict exists, the remaining board/committee members determine whether a conflict exists. When appropriate, alternatives are investigated that would not involve a conflict of interest. If the board/committee determines that a more advantageous transaction is not reasonably possible, the board/committee determines by majority vote whether to enter the transaction. If the board or a committee believes a person has failed to disclose a conflict of interest, the person is informed and given the opportunity to respond. If the board/committee then determines that a failure to disclose occurred, it takes appropriately disciplinary and/or corrective action.”

“Compensation is reviewed and approved by the ad hoc human resources committee and the board. In 2023, regional comparability data was used and the decision was documented in the board meeting's minutes.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The responsibility and process for selecting the financial statement auditor and for overseeing the financial statement audit did not change during the year.”