Maryland State Golf Association

“The organization's bylaws changed during the year. The following changes occurred: - removed specific street & suite address of office and now reads that the office is in maryland. - removed the specific date of the annual meeting and now reads will be held at date determined by board of directors. - revised club membership categories and added to and defined them. - eliminated the mandate of 9 vice presidents to now read the number of vice presidents as determined by the board of directors. - revised number present at annual meeting to be a quorum to 1/3 of representative clubs.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the executive director and is provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the irs.”

“Annually each director, officer, employee, and volunteer shall complete a disclosure for identifying any relationship, positions, or circumstances in which he/she is involved that may contribute to a conflict of interest. Prior to board or committee action on a contract or transaction involving a conflict of interest, a director or member having a conflict and who is in attendance shall disclose all facts material the conflict. That person may not vote on the contract or transaction and shall not be present in the meeting room when the vote is taken. Conflicts shall be reported by the chair and reflected in the minutes of the meeting.”

“The current president, the first vice president, treasurer, and executive director make up the committee that annually reviews the compensation packages. Comparability data is provided by the international association of golf administrators.”

“The organization makes their governing documents and conflict of interest policy available upon request. The organization does not make their financial statements available to the public.”