National Electrical Contractors Association Inc

“(a) regular membership. Regular membership shall be available to persons, firms, corporations, and other permanently established entities whose principal business is electrical power, communications or controls contracting and who have an established place of business as defined by the board of governors. Regular members in good standing shall be authorized to cast the following votes by ballot in all matters referred to members by the association and/or chapters of the association and requiring a vote by ballot. Based upon "manhours" in the prior calendar year, regular member, reporting: (1) 1 to 75,000 manhours shall have one (1) vote; (2) 75,001 to 150,000 manhours shall have two (2) votes and (3) in excess of 150,000 manhours shall have three (3) votes. Each regular member shall designate an "accredited representative" who is an owner, partner, officer or occupant of another senior position. The "accredited representative" shall represent and vote on behalf of the regular member. (b) honorary membership. Honorary membership shall be available to any person elected to such status by the board of governors for distinguished service to the electrical industry. (c) veteran membership. Veteran membership shall be available to persons having represented a regular member in good standing for at least fifteen (15) years and not currently engaged in the electrical contracting business. Veteran members shall be elected by the executive committee. (d) individual membership. Individual membership shall be available to individuals and/or other entities meeting all regular membership requirements for membership in this association but {i} not being accepted for membership in a chapter of this association or {ii} having once held membership in a chapter of this association, denied continuation of such membership. Applicants for individual membership must be approved by a majority vote of the executive committee. Before approving individual memberships, the executive committee shall communicate fully with chapters concerned. A prospective individual member will have the opportunity to respond in writing to any chapter position and to be heard by the executive committee and have the right of appeal to the board of governors.”

“The board of governors is the ultimate governing body of this association and shall control all its assets and affairs and formulate its policies and programs. The board of governors shall consist of: (a) one (1) governor elected from and by the members of each chapter empowered to elect governors affiliated with this association. (b) the president of this association. (c) the president elect. (d) the district vice presidents. (e) the vice president at large. Selection of governors - each chapter located in an odd-numbered district shall, in january of each odd-numbered year, select one of its active regular members to serve as a member of the board of governors of this association for a term of two (2) years. Each chapter located in an even-numbered district shall, in january of each even-numbered year, select one of its active regular members to serve as a member of the board of governors of this association for a term of two (2) years. Governors shall take office upon selection and notification sent to the secretary/treasurer in writing.”

“Neca forwarded the draft of the form 990 to the executive committee via e-mail prior to filing. Neca held a conference call with the audit committee after the draft was distributed and answered any questions that arose.”

“The national electrical contractors association executive committee, board of governors, committees, task forces, working groups and others in the neca governance structure, as well as all neca employees must act at all times in the best interests of neca and not for personal or third-party gain or financial enrichment. The neca executive committee has the exclusive authority and responsibility to decide an appropriate reaction to the disclosure. The executive committee may, at its discretion, choose among the following reactions: disclosure: the disclosure regarding a volunteer's other interest is worthy of the executive committee's attention, but the disclosure itself, and the executive committee's awareness of the disclosure, is considered sufficient to correct for any bias that it might entail. In short, the executive committee would likely decide that although the volunteer clearly has some other interest, the executive committee will simply take the information into account as the member participates in decision-making. Recusal: the other interest that has been disclosed affects an important policy or program for the organization. To assure the organization and its constituency that executive committee decision-making is without bias, it is best for the volunteer to recuse himself/herself when the executive committee takes reports, debates, or makes decisions, regarding that policy or program. In short, the volunteer would be asked to sit out any work of the executive committee in the area where he/she has conflicting interests. Resignation: the other interest relates to a continuing, pervasive, and important executive committee function, one that cannot easily be isolated on an agenda so as to permit recusal. In this case, the member might be asked to resign his/her position, since this is the only way to ensure that the other interest does not intrude upon and skew executive committee decision-making. While this is an extreme and rare result of a member's disclosure, it is sometimes the best and only fair alternative. Effective january 2010, at the executive committee's first monthly meeting of each year, the committee will review the conflict of interest policy. The members of the committee will then have the opportunity to discuss any potential conflicts.”

“The compensation committee of the executive committee, is the body charged with reviewing the ceo's compensation package. The committee reviews market data and the ceo's performance in determining what an equitable compensation package should be. In turn, the ceo of the association is charged with preparing evaluations for the organization's senior management team based on each individual's performance during the current year. This data is then used by the ceo, with advisement from the compensation committee, in setting compensation packages for the organization's officers.”

“Neca's governing documents are available on-line at www.necanet.org. Neca's conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“This process has remained unchanged from the prior year.”