American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

“The board of directors annually appoints a committee of the board called the leadership council. To the extent permitted by the d.c nonprofit corporation act, the articles of incorporation, and bylaws, the leadership council has and exercises the authority of the board of directors when making rapid governance or policy decisions when it is not possible to have a broader discussion with the full board of directors; and takes such other actions as may be authorized by the board by directors. The leadership council is comprised of board members serving by virtue of office, to include the board chairman, the vice chairman, the immediate-past board chairman, the co-chairs of the policy committee, and the co-chairs of the communications committee. Additional at-large seats are filled as necessary to fulfill the corporation's industry representation guidelines.”

“The organization has five classes of membership. First tier members have a representative on the board of directors; are eligible to serve as chairman or vice chairman of the board; are eligible to serve on the leadership council; and are eligible to serve on, and to chair or co-chair, any committees of the board or standing committees. Second tier members have a representative on the board of directors; are eligible to serve as chairman or vice chairman of the board as necessary to fulfill the corporation's industry representation guidelines; are eligible to serve on committees of the board, including the leadership council, as necessary to fulfill the corporation's industry representation guidelines; and are eligible to serve on, and to chair or co-chair, any accce standing committees, consistent with the relevant committee charter. Third tier members have a representative on the board of directors and are eligible to serve on standing committees, consistent with the relevant committee charter. Contributing members are not eligible to serve on the board of directors, any committee of the board, or any standing committee. Associate members are not eligible to serve on the board of directors, any committee of the board, or any standing committee. The board of directors receives and approves all applications for membership. In addition, the board has the right to suspend or expel members.”

“New board members and contributing board members are approved by the board of directors. Each member company that is eligible to elect a director selects its individual representative to serve on the board of directors.”

“The form 990 is reviewed and approved by management of accce, by accce legal counsel, and by the accce board chair before filing. The form 990 is submitted to the entire board before filing.”

“Accce distributes its conflict of interest policy to the board of directors annually. As part of the policy, board members are required to disclose real or potential conflicts. If accce staff are made aware of any such conflicts, they prepare a plan of action for the board's consideration (e.g. Recusal from participating in any deliberations or decisions relevant to the disclosure). Staff are similarly apprised of accce's policy and the president is responsible for determining appropriate resolution, with input from the board chair and vice chair as appropriate under accce's bylaws.”

“Compensation for president and ceo and senior vice presidents: in reviewing and approving the amount of compensation for the accce president and ceo and senior vice presidents, the accce compensation committee annually follows the procedures required by the accce compensation policy. As discussed below, the accce compensation policy requires the compensation committee to: (1) approve the amount of compensation prior to payment; (2) use appropriate comparability data when making its determination; and (3) concurrently document it decisions in writing. 1) approval prior to compensation payment. Any changes in compensation or award of bonus compensation determined under the auspices of the compensation committee must be approved by the compensation committee in advance of any such payment being made. 2) comparability data. When the compensation committee is considering compensation to accce's president and ceo or is providing counsel to accce's president and ceo about the appropriate range of compensation for senior vice presidents, it must rely on comparability data that demonstrates the fair market value of the compensation in question. For example, when developing or evaluating compensation packages, the compensation committee must secure or review data that documents compensation levels for similarly qualified individuals in like positions at like organizations. This data may include the following: a. Expert compensation studies by independent firms; b. Written job offers for positions at similar organizations; c. Documented information about similar positions at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations; and d. Information obtained from the irs form 990 filings of similar organizations. 3) concurrent documentation. The compensation committee must document, within 30 days of the compensation committee's determination, how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied. Written or electronic records of the compensation committee (such as meeting minutes) must note: a. The terms of the compensation and the date such compensation decisions were made; b. The members of the compensation committee who were present during the debate on the compensation that was ultimately approved and those who voted in this regard; c. The comparability data obtained and relied upon, and how the data was obtained; and d. Any actions taken with respect to consideration of the compensation by anyone who had a conflict of interest with respect to the decision on the compensation. The compensation process described was undertaken in december 2014 to set compensation for 2015.”

“Accce complies with the public inspection requirements of internal revenue code section 6104 by making its form 1024, application for recognition of exemption under section 501(a), determination letter from the irs, and the forms 990 for its three most recently completed tax periods available for public inspection upon request. However, as section 6104 does not require organizations exempt under section 501(c)(6) to disclose their governing documents, conflict of interest policies, or financial statements, accce has decided not to make such information available to the general public.”

“Accce financial committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, review and compilation of its financial statements, and the selection of independent accountants.”