Polk County School Readiness Coalition

“The executive committee will be comprised of the board chair, vice chair, immediate past chair (if available), secretary and the chairs of other standing committees. The executive committee will be responsible for meeting to discuss and make recommendations to the board that affect the coalition as a whole, which includes, but is not limited to, amendments to these bylaws, plan, and policies. Additionally, the exceutive committee shall evaluate the chief executive officer on an annual basis and present said evaluation to the full coalition board for any action the coalition board deems appropriate. In the event that there is a need to hire a chief executive officer, it shall be the duty and responsibility of the executive committee to nominate a candidate to the coalition board for final approval. The executive committee shall have the power to transact business of the coalition and to exercise the power of the coalition board during the interim between meetings of the coalition board, provided that any action taken shall not conflict with the policies of the coalition board nor conflict with these bylaws or florida law. Additionally, all acts taken by the executive committee must be present at any meeting wherby action is taken or the power of the full board is exercised by the executive committee.”

“The governor shall appoint the chair and two other members of the coalition, who must meet the same qualifications of other private-sector business members appointed by the coalition.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's public accounting firm based on data supplied by the organization. Once a review is performed by management of the organization, the form 990 is presented to the board of directors for their final review and approval.”

“Each member of the coalition is subject to section 112.313, 112.3135, and 112.3143, florida statutes as well as rule 6m-9.110. For the purposes of section 112.3143(3)(a), florida statutes, each voting member is a local public officer who must disclose the nature and extent of any conflict of interest and abstain from voting when a voting conflict exists. Further, no voting member shall participate in the selection, award, and administration of a contract if a real or apparent conflict of interest would be involved.”

“The executive committee evaluates the annual performance of the ceo and votes to make a recommendation on any changes in compensation. Compensation information from similar organizations in other counties is researched by coalition staff and reviewed by the executive committee to determine the compensation of the ceo. A consulting company reviews the salaries of the officers of the organization and provides pay grades and pay ranges based on comparable data.”

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