American Legion

“The commander is victoria van buren; the finance officer is her husband, edward van buren. The first vice-commander is scot campbell; the adjutant and historian is his sister, bernice campbell. The chaplain is elery cope, jr.; the sgt-at-arms is his wife, julia cope.”

“The members of the governing body are selected by majority vote of the post members. Proposed officers are nominated at the first monthly meeting in april, and the election is held at the first meeting in may. Voting is by secret ballot of those present, with absentee ballots permitted in certain circumstances. Elected officers serve for one year. In the event that an officer's position becomes vacant, it may be filled by a majority vote from the remaining members of the executive committee.”

“A copy of form 990 is provided to the commander and to the executive committee before it is signed and filed.”

“The legion does not have written conflict of interest policy. However, it is a small organization with small expenditures. Any proposed expenditure of $1,000 or more must be approved by the membership or the executive committee. Approval of the expenditure requires a review of the proposed disbursement, during which the inquiry is made concerning any possible conflicts of interest.”

“Please note that the legion has no compensated employees or officers; all of the services provided to the legion are provided on a volunteer basis.”

“The legion's form 990 is available upon request for public inspection.”

“The legion's governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”