Life Inc

“Steve reagan is the son of trena pettit. Larry and susan phillips are married. All of these individuals are board members.”

“The organization is a non-stock corporation. The members of the organization are its board of directors. There are no members other than the directors.”

“The board of directors, in their capacity as members of the organization, elects members and directors of the organization.”

“By operation and maryland law, mergers, consolidations, transfers of substantially all of the assets of the organization and certain other organic changes in the organization are subject to approval of the members, in addition to approval of the board of directors. In the case of the organization, the directors are the members of the organization.”

“There are no separate committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The organization's executive director, chief financial officer and legal counsel will have input in the preparation of the form 990. Once the tax return is satisfactory to those people, copies will be distributed to all directors of the organization. The executive and/or chief financial officer will make a presentation to the board of directors at a special called meeting. Legal counsel will be available to answer questions. After any changes requested by the board of directors are incorporated, the president and/or cfo of the organization will sign the return.”

“The organization's executive director and chief financial officer are aware of the principal vendors of the organization. Inquiries are made as needed to investigate suspected conflicts.”

“The board of directors reviews and sets the executive director's compensation in the absence of the executive director. The minutes of the board of director's meeting record the date on which such deliberations occurred. In the past, the board of directors have not used comparative data. The current policy requires the board to do so for all future reviews of the executive director's compensation. The executive director reviews and sets the compensation for other officers and key employees. In the past, the executive director has not used comparative data and has not contemporaneously documented his decision making process. The current policy will require a review by the board of directors compensation committee.”

“The organization's articles of incorporation are available from the state department of assessments and taxation. The organization is required to file its annual cost reports with the maryland developmental disabilities administration. The public can access the annual cost reports by filing a request under the freedom of information act. Other than various state regulatory agencies, no one has ever requested copies of the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements. If a member of the public requested such documents, the executive director and the president would consider such a request and, if appropriate, furnish information to the person making the request.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”