Council for a Better Louisiana

“The Organization's Form 990 is prepared and reviewed by the accounting firm and staff. If there are no changes or corrections, the Form 990 is forwarded to the Executive Committee for review and approval. The Form 990 (or the Form 8879-EO in the case of electronic filing) is signed by the President before filing.”

“CABL has written Whistleblower, Document Retention and Conflict of Interests policies. Each of these policies were developed in 2010 and adopted by the Board on April 7, 2010. Officers and board members respond to a conflict of interest questionaire annually. If there is a potential conflict of interest noted, the President and Board review it and take any necessary action.”

“The Executive committee evaluates and discusses the President's performance and other factors pertinent to determining the compensation and/or salary increase for the President including comparative salaries in the Baton Rouge area for similar positions. The committee then presents their decision in proposal form during an executive session at the Board of Director's meeting. The President evaluates the performance of key employees and other factors when determining their compensation and/or salary increase. He then presents this information to the Treasurer for review and approval. Each year, the Board of Directors reviews and /or approves the projected organizational budget, which includes a salaries line item documenting the expense increase at a Board of Directors' meeting.”

“The organization makes information available upon request. Also, information is posted on www.guidestar.com.”

“Website Hosting: Program service expenses 1,253. Management and general expenses 93. Fundraising expenses 235. Total expenses 1,581. Contract Labor-Programs: Program service expenses 123,093. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 123,093. Consultant-Education Issues: Program service expenses 31,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 31,000.”

“The organization did not change either its oversight or selection process from the prior year.”