Texas Nurses Association

“Jeff watson, kim belcik, kleanthe caruso, gayle dasher, shakyryn napier, chandra hinds, and cynthia zolnierek are board members and/or officers of related organizations.”

“During the year, the association amended its bylaws to: - replace the vice president position with alternating president-elect or immediate past president positions; - designate one board of diretor seat as a small district director; - remove the requirement for run-offs in elections by the tna membership by allowing the candidate with the most votes in an election to win, regardles of whether those votes are at or above 50% of the total votes cast; - require the president-elect or immediate past president, whichever is serving, to serve as ana membership assembly representatives.”

“Membership consists of three options. Tri-level - tna/ana/district membership, state-wide tna direct membership, and bi-level - tna/ana (pilot) membership. A license to practice as a registered nurse is required for membership eligibility.”

“Tri-level and bi-level members can vote on tna officers, board members, and nominating committee and other elected officials. Tna direct members are entitled to vote for tna board members and nominating committee but not for tna officers or membership assembly representitives.”

“Members are allowed to vote at the house of delegates.”

“Select members of the audit & finance committees will conduct a formal review of the tax return with the preparing cpa and recommend approval to the tna board of directors. The tna board of directors will review the tax return with preparing cpa and approve the filing of the return.”

“Organization monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy on a regular basis at board meetings. The board of directors of the organization must sign an annual statement.”

“The board of directors conducts an annual performance review of the executive director and determines any appropriate increase in base salary as well as whether or not to award any additional discretionary salary in the form of a bonus based on performance. The executive director determines the base salary for all other staff, and reviews those annually to determine what increases or bonuses should be awarded.”

“Upon request, copies of the 990 and exemption letter will be provided in a timely manner and a reasonable charge may be made. Any other requests for association records should be in writing and referred to the executive director.”

“Hours to related organization - texas nurses foundation (tnf): cynthia zolnierek 4 hrs tnf julia menegay 4.5 hrs tnf andrew cates 4 hrs tnf chandra hinds 4 hrs tnf ellen martin 2 hrs tnf”