Southern Maryland Sailing Association Inc

“The southern maryland sailing association is a 100% member-owned organization.”

“The governing body (officers and directors) are elected by the membership via an annual election. Officer terms are one (1) year. Director terms are three (3) years.”

“The authority of the board of directors is outlined in the organization constitution and by-laws. Per these documents, certain decisions require membership approval.”

“Various authority/responsibility is delegated to the program committees. Minutes of committee meetings are not documented; however, committee reports are presented to the bod and recorded in those meeting minutes.”

“Upon completion, the form, all attachments,balance sheets, and profit/loss statements were sent via email to all officers and directors for review with a short suspense period. Commends received during the review period are addressed prior to filing the form.”

“Governing documents consist of the corporate charter, corporate by-laws, policy manual and operations manual. All documents are available for inspection by the membership and public. No requests for these documents have been received from non-members, but all requests would be considered on a case by case basis. There is no conflict of interest policy in the governing documents. Financials are maintained in quickbooks online with reports generated for the officers, directors, and program chairs on a regular basis in accordance with the organization by-laws.”

“Social and recreation club for sailboat sailing. Organize sailboat racing and cruising activities; organize social events; publish monthly newsletter and annual yearbook for members; conduct sail training day camp for children; train high school?middle school sailing team; and teach adults sailing.”