Southern Legal Counsel Inc

“Southern legal does not have any committees that have meetings or have taken written action.”

“A detail review of the final form 990 is conducted by the ceo and the audit committee of the board of directors. A final copy of the form 990 is sent to all board members for review prior to filing.”

“Southern legal counsel requires all board members and officers to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts and regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy. If a conflict arises, that person shall be recused from participating in an action involving that subject matter.”

“Southern legal counsel has a compensation policy used to determine the salary of the ceo. This policy requires the board to review annually the ceo compensation at the time of the annual performance review. The board uses compensation surveys for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. The performance and compensation of the ceo shall be formally reviewed and approved by the board on an annual basis and the deliberations reflected in the meeting minutes.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Southern legal counsel, inc. (slc) is a florida statewide not-for-profit public interest law firm that is committed to the ideal of equal justice for all and the attainment of basic human and civil rights. Slc primarily assists individuals and groups with public interest issues who otherwise would not have access to the justice system and whose cases may bring about systemic reform. Slc uses a range of strategies to achieve its goals, including litigation, policy advocacy, and training and technical assistance to lawyers, lay persons and organizations.”

“Litigation expense 105,296 0 0 contracted services 5,500 0 0”

“Special event expense 249 special event expense -249”