National Association of Professional

“Management services are provided by alan h crowe & associates, administrator, and the books are in the care of this company. The preparation of the budget is under the direction of the budget committee and is approved by the board of directors.”

“The association is comprised of dues paying members.”

“The dues paying members of the organization vote at the annual meeting for the incoming board members.”

“Committees present their decisions to the board of directors for approval. Those actions are documented in the minutes of the board meetings.”

“The treasurer reviews and signs the form 990. He/she distributes it to the board. The treasurer is responsible for presenting the annual financial report of the association at the annual conference that includes a balance sheet, income and expense declaration and profit and loss statement.”

“Conflicts of interest board members have loyalties to napps, to their individual companies and to other entities, including other state associations. Board members must stay alert for potential or perceived conflicts between loyalties to those interests and disclose potential conflicts to the board, and proceed with great care when dealing with situations where the conflict may arise. In the case of a potential conflict, the board member should consider abstaining from voting on an issue. The obligation of a board member to timely report potential conflicts of interest extends beyond participation at a meeting of the board of directors. Consequences of not reporting conflicts of interest 1. Questions as to whether a board member did not promptly report a conflict of interest may be raised by any member of the board during an executive session of any regularly scheduled or specially scheduled board meeting. The member alleged to have not reported a conflict of interest should be provided the opportunity to be present during the meeting, and to be represented by a person of the member's choice. However, the absence of this member shall not be cause for the board's refusal to conduct such a meeting. 2. The board shall, by majority vote, determine what action, if any, should be taken to resolve the matter. The board may vote to take no action if it is believed no violation of the duty to report conflicts of interest has taken place, or the board may vote to take such action including, but not limited to, an informal admonishment by the president, up to and including revocation of napps membership. With the exception of revocation of napps membership, all such discipline shall be determined by majority vote of the board. No revocation of napps membership under this policy shall be effected except by a two-thirds majority vote of the board.”

“The form 990 and accompanying schedules are available upon request. The ethics policy, conflict of interest policy, bylaws, and other information are available at the napps website, www.napps.org, and in the annual conference booklet.”

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