Columbus Hospice Inc.

“Two classes of members exist, voting and nonvoting. Members are approved, and subject to removal, by the board of directors. All members are entitled to receive notification of all corporate meetings and to the receipt of publications and periodicals distributed by the corporation. Members earn the right to vote with a time and work commitment of one hour per month for six months, inclusive of attendance at any and all meetings of the corporation.”

“Voting member rights entitle the member to elect the corporate board of directors in addition to those privileges afforded the nonvoting members.”

“Voting members are entitled to elect the members of the board of directors. Additionally, the bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed, and new bylaws adopted by vote of the members.”

“The Form 990 is reviewed by the CEO, CFO and the accounting manager of the Organization before filing with the IRS.”

“The board of directors appoint a committee to ascertain the facts and render a decision should a conflict of interest arise. For conflicts that involve a board member, the executive committee of the board will review the issues and make a determination . Generally, the board members will excuse themselves from voting on issues for which a personal conflict of interest exists.”

“In January of each year the personnel committee of the Columbus Hospice board of directors meets to review and set the salary for the Chief Executive Officer of Columbus Hospice, Inc. This process involves the following:-A review of the operational statistics of the organization;-All organizational achievements for the past year;-The annual financial statement for the year just completed;-The overall size of the employee and patient population are reviewed;-The total annual revenue of the organization is reviewed in terms of annual percentage growth as well;-All bank account and brokerage account balances are reviewed for overall growth and performance from the previous year;In addition a salary comparison is completed by using a minimum of two salary surveys conducted by different firms. In the past few years these have been:-A survey by Multi-View, Inc. A financial benchmarking company that consults with about 500 hospices nationally; and by-A salary survey conducted by the Hospital and Healthcare Compensation Service, a firm that conducts surveys for the healthcare industry;-In past years local salary surveys have been completed of the executives of both non-profit agencies and local for-profit companies;-Also, in the past, specific, focused salary surveys were conducted to review the salaries of the executive directors/CEO;s of similar sized hospice organizations in various parts of the country.”

“The organization's CEO reviews several hospice industry compensation surveys to determine if an increase in the CFO compensation is warranted. He then meets with the personnel committee and relays the information to them.”

“The organization will provide copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy or financial statements to the public upon request at the organization's main office.”