Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors Inc

“The association has six membership classes: realtor members, institute affiliate members, affiliate members, public service members, honorary members, and student members. Only realtor members are entitled to vote and to hold elective office in the association.”

“Any changes to the bylaws require members' approval with the exception of changed required by the national and florida associations of realtors.”

“Any changes to the by laws require members' approval with the exception of changes required by the national and florida associations of realtors.”

“An independent certified public accountant reviews the form 990 with the board of directors prior to filing.”

“Each member of the board of directors is required to reaffirm their adherence to the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis.”

“Compensation and benefits studies are compiled from outside third party sources and reviewed by the board on an annual basis in order to properly evaluate the reasonableness of executive compensation. Process for determing compensation: each employee and director has an annual review. National association of realtors has a compensation guidebased on each type of staff position based on information from other associations across the country. Board of directrs reviews other loacl association executive positions (guidestar) compensation as well as nar info and then also evaluates based on the annual chief of staff review. As far as key employees the chief executive reviews the nar information, annial review, and budget to decide any improvements in compensation.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon written request.”

“First accomplishment serve - delivering value and engaging members in sciar: a. Signature events - facilitate unique events that offer opportunities for learning and member connections b. Diversity - recognize and encourage the differences and diversity of the community and membership that lend to our strengths c. Mls - provide the highest level of information and tools essential to enhance member productivity; investing in technology to remain relevant, recognizing external, competitive influences advocate - for local private property rights and community issues a. Issues and influence - monitor and influence local, state, and national issues by maintaining relationships with local government, florida realtors and nar. B. Rpac - maintain member engagement in supporting rpac; encouraging involvement in understanding and protecting community issues. C. Access to housing - promote the porgrams and information that support access to housing lead - accountable for governance, structure, and financial stability a. Governance - maintain a pipeline of strong leaders willing to work for the health of our association and profession b. Resources - be stewards of the financial resources, assets, and programs that are unique strengths of sciar c. Professional staffing - support the association ceo/ae while sustaining the professional staff by providing education and growth opportunities engage - realtors making a difference in our community a. Public awareness - improve public understanding of realtors and the association's positive impact in the community. B. Community projects - engage, convene, and collaborate on the opportunities for the association and members to contribute time and resources; highlighting the efforts of sciar and individual members. C. Trusted resource - position the association as the most reliable source for all issues, information, and data regarding real estate support - enhance member knowledge and professionalism a. Professionalism - maintain the integrity essential for professionalism through strong ethics education and grievance processes. B. Continuing education - provide the courses required to practice real estate, integrating market-specific information for our members c. Local expertise - educate members on local issues and unique aspects of the community; promoting the sanibel captiva islands specialist certification and re-certification”