Big Bend Health Council Inc

“At the annual board meeting, the form 990 is presented by the ceo and the members can review and ask questions. Once satisfied, the board memebers vote to approve the form 990 for filing with the internal revenue service.”

“At the annual meeting of the board members, the conflict of interest policy is made available by the ceo. Board members and the ceo complete a conflict of interest form which is made part of the minutes of the board.”

“The only 'key' employee is the ceo. At the board meeting, the proposed annual budget is presented with the accompanying salary schedule for the ceo. After review, the board takes a vote to approve the salary for the ceo and the annual budget.”

“The governing documents, including the form 1023 and board policies, are available for public inspection. At any time, a member of the public may come to the office and request to see any of the documents, budgets, policies, etc.”

“During the fiscal year, a behavioral grant was received ($36,000) and a disabilities self-management education grant ($62,478) was received from the state of florida. The base health planning grant with the state of florida was increased from $90,909 to $335,970. The majority of funding was received near the end of the fiscal year. As a result, this caused a large increase in revenue -- the expenditures will be made in the ensuing fiscal year.”

“The prior bookkeeper failed to record certain grant receivable and payable 50,621. Entries during the past year(s). Once management became aware of the problem, the bookkeeper was terminated and management contracted with a retired cpa to review the books and financial records. Upon review, management approved the recording of the journal entries to accrue the grant amounts receivable and to correct the general ledger from the previous year. As such, this was the net amount to correct the general ledger and properly present the assets, liabilities, and equity of the entity.”