Motivation Education and Training

“Public Access to Information Returns - Form 990 is completed by the Director of Finance and a copy of the final version is emailed to each board member before it is filed. It is then reviewed at the board meeting upon completion. MET is then required to make the Form 990 Information Return available to the public upon request. This return is maintained by the Director of Finance and is available for viewing when requested. Copies of the return will be provided at the requestors expense.”

“Employees and officers engaged in the award and administration of contracts must disclose when there is conflict of interest. Such employees or officers shall be removed from the participation in the selection, award, or administration of the contract where any real or apparent conflict of interest is present. Such a conflict would arise when the employee or officer or any member of his or her immediate family or an organization which employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated has a financial or other interest in the organization selected for an award.”

“Directors, and Program Managers. Should one of these positions need to be filled, approval is requested by all affected government agencies by which such prior approval is required. An annual salary survey is conducted during which salaries for these key positions are reviewed. In addition, our agency has an Executive Level II salary cap in the approved amount of $197,300 for 2020.”

“MET Inc. has made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, exemption application, annual 990 and other financial statements available to the public during the tax year. These documents are maintained by the Director of Finance and is available for viewing when requested. Copies of the return will be provided at the requester expense.”

“Form 990 is completed by the Director of Finance and a copy of the final version is emailed to each board member before it is filed. It is then reviewed at the board meeting upon completion. MET is then required to make the Form 990 Information Return available to the public upon request. This return is maintained by the Director of Finance and is available to the public for viewing with attached schedules and the audited financial statements upon request. The conflict of interest policy is available on the corporate website and is included in the Personnel Policies and Procedures manual.”

“The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, was issued as additional funding into MET's current HHS and State grants. Grantees were strongly encouraged to prioritize using the funding within the programs to reach eligible children and families who did not enroll last year, or who did not engage in a full program year, due to the many uncertainties caused by the pandemic. MET chose to utilize the majority of ARPA funds to invest in transportation in the form of school busses for the Head Start participants. In addition to additional support for children with disabilities, children experiencing food or housing insecurity, children that were not able to receive any in-person services this year, or other areas determined by community needs.”