Washington County Mental Health Authority Inc.

“The organization does not contemporaneously document the meetings held during the year by each committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. However, a verbal report of any decision reached by the committee is given to the board of directors. If a vote is needed, the board of directors votes based on the verbal report and additional discussion as needed.”

“The organization provides the board of directors with a copy of the form 990 prior to submission to the irs. The board of directors has an opportunity to review, comment, and vote on the form 990 prior to submission to the irs. If there is not sufficient time to vote on the form 990 at a board meeting, the vote is taken via email.”

“The organization requires all members of the board of directors and all employees to annually complete a conflict of interest disclosure. The information in this disclosure is reviewed annually. There were no instances of a lack of disclosure during fy 13.”

“Documents are made available for public inspection upon request.”

“The organization makes the following documents available to the public: governing documents and financial statements. These documents are made available for inspection upon request. The documents can be reviewed in the organization's office.”

“The organization was formed to manage and coordinate the publicly funded mental health services and to promote full community participation in the planning and delivery of mental health services in washington county, maryland. The organization acts as a clearinghouse, distributing funds from the state to local mental health services providers. The recipient local mental health service providers are nonprofit organizations whose financial statements are not included herin.”