Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc

“There is an executive committee which can approve some items, but in general, the board of directors votes on items presented.”

“Steve martindale and jim brothers are both employees at six flags over texas. Jim brothers acts as the representative of hurricane harbor, a entity owned by six flags over texas. The city of arlington has two city council representatives on the acvb board of directors, along with the city manager.”

“The irs form 990 return is prepared by the cpa firm engaged by the bureau in conjunction with the bureaus vp of finance & administration. The cpa representative will review the completed form 990 with the vp of finance & administration and copies will be provided to the full board after it is filed with the irs.”

“The bureau monitors conflicts of interest by preventing possible conflicts when they have been brought to the attention of the president & ceo, the svp of finance & administration, or any of the other company managers. A written conflict of interest policy is included in the employee manual. When instances occur that give the appearance of a conflict of interest, these conflicts are reviewed & resolved on a timely basis. The bureau also has a "recognizing & reporting a conflict" policy requiring employees to seek the advice and counsel of management to clarify issues not covered by guidelines or by good judgment.”

“The bureau makes its form 990 and other financial reports available upon request via inspection at the office or upon written request, similar to requests made to the city of arlington.”

“The process by which the organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit has not changed since the past year.”

“The volunteers provide answers to tourists questions specific to types of entertainment venues in arlington and the surrounding cities, places to eat & stay overnight, and general directions. They hand out brochures that assist the tourists in making their decisions.”

“The Bureau is organized on behalf of the City of Arlington, Texas for the exclusive purpose of agressively promoting the public interest in the City of Arlington and its metropolitan area by promoting and encouraging convention and tourist industries (I.E., the Arlington Convention Center, The Texas Rangers Baseball Team, The Dallas Cowboys Football Team, The Dallas Wings Women's Basketball Team, Six Flags Over Texas & Jurricane Harbor Theme Parks, hotesl, restaurants, etc.)”