The Chiselers Inc

“There are six classes of membership: past presidents, active, emeritus, provisional, contributing and honorary associate. The past presidents and active members vote to elect the members of the governing body and approve significant decisions of the governing body. Emeritus, provisional contributing members and honorary associate members do not have voting rights.”

“The nominating committee consists of six members which prepares a leadership slate of qualified candidates to serve as officers and directors for the upcoming year. This committee presents a single slate of nominees to the membership in february and is voted upon at the first subsequent meeting. The nominating committee shall accept suggestions for the slate from the membership, in writing, by november 30. Nominations from the floor are not accepted. This slate is voted upon by all past presidents and active members. These are the only two categories of membership that have voting privileges.”

“Governing board decisions require a quorum of voting members.”

“The vp of finance reviews the form 990 prior to its submission to the members of the board. The vp of finance coordinates obtaining responses to any questions the board members may have. The board ultimately accepts and approves the form 990 for filing, once the review is completed by all parties and all questions are addressed. The public accounting firm, warren averett, finalizes the return and provides technical and reporting advice to the board to ensure a complete and accurate return is filed with the irs.”

“Every year, the filing organization sends the conflict of interest policy to each member of its board to be reviewed, acknowledged, signed, and returned to the organization.”

“The chiselers, inc. Also makes its forms 990 available on the same day, if requested in person, or within 30 days if requested via mail, e-mail, facsimile or private delivery. Availability of other documents such as our governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and our financial statements follow the same disclosure policy and the same turnaround times. All these documents are provided by the chiselers, inc. To all requesters free of charge and without any explanations of the reasons for the request.”