National Association for Music Education

“Explanation of classes of members or shareholders: NAFME has 45000 active voting members.”

“Members use an electric voting system govern actions.”

“Changes in NAFME bylaws require voting by active members.”

“Form 990 is first reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer along with the preparer (CPA Firm). The Form 990 is then reviewed by the Executive Director. The Form 990 is then made available to the Finance Committee for review. The Form is then made available to the National Executive Board for review. After all reviews are completed and no changes are necessary, the Form 990 is filed with the Internal Revenue Service.”

“Process for annually monitoring conflict of interest policy:All board members agree to declare conflicts of interest between their personal or professional life and their position on the board, avoid using their board membership or NAFMEs staff, services, equipment, resources, or property for their advantage or that of their friends, relatives or other third parties, and abstain from boting orr discussion when appropriate, all in acccordance with NAFMEs conflict of interest policy.The Board of Directors are responsible for self-goverance including the investigation of any claims of misconduct made about a director and disciplinary action for any claims of misconduct found to be valid. The board may modify these procedures for reviewing board member conduct from time to time. All members of the board consent to the implementation of the then current procedures if any claims of misconduct are made against them. 1)Complaints about any officer or director may be made to the President or any other officer or director of NAFME. Anyone receiving a compalint shall promtly forward ti to the President for investigation.Complaints about the President shall be promtly forwarded ti the immediate Past President or, in the absence of the immediated past president, to any other past president. 2) All complaints of misconduct will be kept confidential except to the necessary to conduct a through investigation. 3)A material violation of the code of conduct is one that results in harmto NAFME or its affiliates. 4) Direct or indirect retaliation of any kind by NAFME or its officers, director, employees, members, or agent against any individual who makes, initiates or is involved in making of a complaint is strictly prohibited. This shall be strictly enforced by the board. Complaints made with knowledge that they are false are strictly prohibited. This prohibition on making of knowingly false complaints shall be strictly enforced by the board. 5) Upon reeceipt and preliminary review of each complaint, the president may conclude, in the Presidents sole discretion, that the complaint: (A) contains factually unreliable or insufficient information, or (B) is patently frivolous or trivial. In such changes, The President may determine that the complaint does not constitute a potentially actionable compliant that would justify bringing it before the committee for determination of whether there has been a material violation of the code of conduct. If so, such complaint shall be dismissed without prejudice by the President, who shall provide written notice to the person who submitted the complaint of its disposition.All such preliminary dispositions of complaints by the President shall be immeiately reported in writing to all members of the committee. 6)Notice of investigation: If a complaint is deemed by the President on a preliminary basis to be a potentially actionable complaint, the President shall provide a written notice to the director whose conduct has been called into question, advising the director that an investigation is being initiated. The President shall also provide written notice to the person who submitted the complaint that the complaint is being reviewed by the committee. 7)Review of complaint: For each complaint that the President believes is potentially actionable, the President shall authorize an investigation into its specific facts or circumstances to whatever extent is necessary in order to clarify, expand or corrobarate the information provided in the complaint and in orderr to assist the committee in determining whether charges should be brought against the director. The committee may be assisted by NAFME staff, legal counsel and outside experts, as needed, so long as all persons involved in the investigation agree to maintain the complete confidentially of the investigation. The committee or its agents may contact the person who submitted the complaint, the director who is the subject of the charge, or any other persons who may”

“Compensation of officers: The National Executive Board reviews and approves compensation of the Executive Director. Salary increase is linked to an appraisal conducted by the Executive committee with input from and consultation with the National Executive Board.”

“Process for determining compensation of officers: The National Board reviews and approves compensation of the Executive Director. Salary increase is linked to an appraisal conducted by the Executive Committee.”

“Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are made available upon request. Annual audited financial statements and tax returns are on NAFMEs website.”

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