Eastpay Inc

“The organization is comprised of members”

“Form 990 is reviewed by the president in conjunction with the cpa firm assisting in its completion. It is also provided to the audit committee for review.”

“The employee handbook does require employees to disclose interests that could arise in conflicts. The officers, directors, and trustees are not currently required to make such a disclosure. To enforce the policy, employees sign acknowledgement of receipt and understanding of the employee handbook.”

“The executive committee utilizes an outside independent human resource firm approximately every three years to establish comparable data on key employees. In other years, the executive committee provides its own independent review to establish compensation.”

“The use of an outside independent human resource firm, as noted above, provides comparable data on key employees about every three years. In subsequent years, the president determines the compensation of key employees.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the public.”

“To provide payments expertise to our members through education, publications, compliance, support, consulting, risk control, and industry advocacy that supports the growth and quality of payments while minimizing risk.”

“Focusing on payments, some of which are developed by the association directly while others are developed by other associations, including the national association. In keeping with our membership services charter, the eastpay staff received over 2,000 member calls relating to payments questions by our members. In order to keep the members up to date on a variety of payment issues, the membership also received a number of communications from eastpay, including ten issues of our electronic network news newsletter, twelve editions of our washington watch report and 56 ebulletins and numerous twitter messages. Additionally, eastpay provided direct support to 153 members on specific member-requested engagements which are offered to members on a time and materials basis.”