Central Houston CIVIC Improvement Inc.

“The president and the chief operating officer review the form 990 in detail, which is prepared by an independent cpa before it is filed with the irs. The form 990 is provided to the audit committee and each voting member of the board of directors before it is filed.”

“The conflict of interest policy states that it is the responsibility of employees, officers, and directors to identify potential conflicts of interest and inform central houston civic improvement, inc.(chci). Then, chci takes that individual out of a decision making role with regard to the issue that has a conflict of interest. Chci reviews the policy annually with officers, directors, and key employees and renews a disclosure statement.”

“The process to determine the compensation of the president and other management employees is to obtain data from comparable organizations in houston, as well as periodically purchasing survey results from independent research organizations focusing on non-profit organization compensation. That information gathered is used to determine compensation by the executive committee of central houston civic improvement, inc. With counsel of houston downtown management district's chairman.”

“Chci makes available the governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements when they are requested.”

“Members of the governing body (the board of directors) have delegated authority to act on its behalf to the executive committee, which is made up of the chairman and vice chairman of the board, the president, and 13 board members elected by the board of directors. The executive committee has all the powers of the board of directors.”

“Other fees-progserv-990: program service expenses 88,271. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 88,271.”

“Various program expenses as follows: sterling group $23,511 is consultant fees for executing a fund raising plan for the mayor's way home campaign to house the homeless. Shannon bishop $26,245 is contract education program coordinator /researcher. Core design studio $14,000 is for creative design for the learn central web portal. Mwm partners $20,000 is for the development and build out of the learn central web portal. Learn central $1,952 is for hospitality meetings. Compucycle $750 is for the civic sustainability project. Transportation committee $1,814 is for hospitality transportation committee meetings.”