Oak City Cares Inc

“Changes were made to clarify the official start date of term for board members to align with the fiscal year.”

“The draft 990 is reviewed by the executive director prior the audit firm presenting it to the board. Board members are given an opportunity to ask questions or request corrections, if needed, prior to filing the 990.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy is reviewed the board annually and, is included in board training. All staff and board members sign a conflict of interest statement annually, and are required to disclose any new conflicts arising during their tenure.”

“The board conducts an annual performance review of the executive director which is used to determine any increases in compensation. A review of market rate compensation for executive directors in our area is also conducted by the board. All employees received a performance evaluation by their immediate supervisor, all of which are reviewed by the executive director prior to being finalized. Additionaly, the strategic plan includes a goal to improve the salaries of staff members to be among the top 25% as compared to similar organizations. In 2023, the executive and finance committees jointly conducted a review of all salaries and made adjustments accordingly.”

“The board conducted a salary study for all employees of the organization for all positions. This study was used to make recomendations for adjustment of salaries to ensure that we were in compliance with our strategic plan which states that "our employees will be among the top 25% in compensation. As a result of the study, several salaries were adjusted to be in alignment with thsi strategic plan goal. Employees received a letter from the executive director explaining their salary was being adjusted as a result of the study and outlined the adjustment amount that would be made to their pay.”

“Oak city cares maintains a physical copy of a corporate notebook containing these documents onsite which are also available upon request.”

“Oak city cares contracts with resourcing edge, a professional employer organization ("peo") that provides human resources, payroll administration, employee onboarding services, and employee benefits for the staff of oak city cares. Resourcing edge issues forms w-2 on behalf of oak city cares.”

“Oak city cares is a public-private partnership that exists to support the self-determination of our neighbors experiencing homelessness through trusting relationships and connections to coordinated services that increase their ability to be safely and stably housed.”