Pueblo Stepup

“The organization's officers and executives are paid by centura health corporation. Outside consultants are engaged to provide recommendations to centura's compensation committee regarding the compensation of facility ceo's and centura senior executives. The consultant's recommendations are then presented to and approved by the compensation committee. Centura's human resources department performs analyses of the market to determine compensation ranges for the remainder of centura associates which are reviewed and approved by centura's senior leadership.”

“The executive committee shall consist of only directors of the corporation and shall be composed of the chairperson of the board, the vice chairperson of the board, the president and executive director, and the secretary. Each individual appointed to the executive committee shall serve for a term of one (1) year or until his or her successor is duly appointed by the board of directors. Any vacancy of an appointed executive committee membership may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner that the original committee member was appointed. Except as provided by law, the executive committee shall have and may exercise such powers as may be delegated to it by the board of directors. Additionally, the executive committee shall have and may exercise such powers to transact routine business of the corporation in the interim period between regularly scheduled meetings of the board of directors, provided that such actions taken shall be consistent with and not conflict with any actions or policies of the board of directors or of the corporate member, with these bylaws, or with applicable law. All actions taken by the executive committee shall be promptly reported to the board of directors at the next regular or annual meeting of the board of directors. The executive committee shall meet at such times as shall be determined by the chairperson. The executive committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the board of directors at each regular meeting of the board.”

“According to the bylaws of pueblo stepup. The entity's sole member is commonspririt health, a colorado nonprofit corporation.”

“According to the organization's bylaws, directors shall be appointed or refused by the corporate member. The corporate member may appoint one or more individuals to the board of directors, and may at any time remove, with or without cause, any member of the board of directors. According to the organization's bylaws, directors of the corporation shall be appointed by the corporate member no later than June 30 of each year. The names and qualifications of each individual accepted by the board of directors shall be submitted to the corporate member, who shall appoint or refuse each nominee in accordance with the corporate member's bylaws and with endorsement of the senior vice president of operations. The corporate member may unilaterally appoint one or more individuals to the board of directors should the board fail to furnish the corporate member with a list of individuals qualified to serve on the board of directors of the corporation.”

“The organization's corporate member is CHI COLORADO ("CHIC"). Pursuant to the organization's bylaws, both CHIC and CommonSpirit Health (CHIC's sole corporate member) have reserved powers as outlined in the CommonSpirit Health governance matrix. Pursuant to the governance matrix the following rights area held by PUEBLO STEPUP's board: *Approve members of PUEBLO STEPUP board *Amendment of the corporate documents of PUEBLO STEPUP *Approve removal of a member of the governing body of PUEBLO STEPUP *Adoption of long range and strategic plans for PUEBLO STEPUP The following rights are reserved to the COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH Board directly or through powers delegated to the COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH Chief Executive Officer: *Substantial change in the mission or philosophy of Pueblo Stepup *Removal of a member of the governing body of Pueblo Stepup *Approval of issuance of debt by Pueblo Stepup *Approval of participation of Pueblo Stepup in a joint venture *Approval of formation of a new corporation by Pueblo Stepup *Approval of a merger involving Pueblo Stepup *Approval of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Pueblo Stepup *To require the transfer of assets by Pueblo Stepup to COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH to accomplish COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH's goals and objectives, and to satisfy COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH debts. Pursuant to Section 5.5.2 of the organization's bylaws, PUEBLO STEPUP and COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH may, in exercise of its approval powers, grant or withhold approval in whole or in part, or may, in its complete discretion, after consultation with the Board and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the organization, recommend such other or different actions as it deems appropriate.”

“A draft of the form 990 is reviewed by management and made available to the top financial official for consideration and review prior to filing with the irs.”

“Pueblo stepup associates should, at all times, act appropriately to avoid "conflicts of interest" during their employment or affiliation that may interfere with their ability to serve in the best interest of centura/pueblo stepup. Associates and their family members should avoid financial interest in or receipt of compensation from entities with which pueblo stepup has a business relationship or is negotiating a relationship. Associates should not approve the expenses of a family member or relative-in-law, significant other or roommate. Associates should take steps to avoid accepting gifts and gratuities unless they are of a nominal or token value. Associates should disclose a potential conflict to their manager when they become aware of the conflict. Additionally, associates may be asked to provide written disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Potential conflicts will be assessed to determine whether a conflict exists and appropriate action will be taken to address the conflict. Members of the board are required to complete a questionnaire annually documenting potential conflicts of interest. At the beginning of each board meeting, members with a potential conflict are required to disclose the conflict. The board as a whole then determines whether the member should recuse themselves from all discussions concerning the pending matter or abstain from voting on the matter.”

“The organization's financial statements, conflict of interest policy and governing documents are available to the public upon request. The organization's financial statements are included in commonspirit health's consolidated audited financial statements that are available at www.commonspirit.org”

“We provide access to health and wellness services for at-risk members of our community, including the low-income, uninsured or under insured populations of pueblo. Stepup is the result of a merger of two health and wellness agencies serving low-income, medically under served populations: pueblo set for well being and pueblo coalition for the medically under served. Pueblo stepup offers programs that promote wellness and chronic disease prevention primarily to seniors, pregnant women and children, however our programs are expanding to include a wide range of demographics, including adults without dependent children and working adults with disabilities. Pueblo stepup enrolls eligible children into the child health plan plus (chp+) and medicaid programs in cooperation with the local pueblo city and county school districts. Our agency assists chp+ and medicaid clients in obtaining medical providers and receiving access to services and prescription medications. Pueblo stepup's board of directors is comprised of independent representatives from diverse segments of the pueblo community.”