Valle Del Sol Inc.

“No committees can act on behalf of the board.”

“The form 990 will be reviewed by the chief financial officer prior to the filing of the return.”

“All new hires are required to sign acknowledgement of the code of conduct policy. Existing staff must take essential learning classes and comply with professional standards for carf accreditation. The board of directors are given a conflict of interest policy and sign awareness of it annually.”

“The board of directors evaluates the ceo's performance annually. The board sets the position level, pay range and specific components of the total compensation package for the president/ceo. Other officers or key employees fall in line with all staff receiving semi-annual performance reviews. Compensation is standardized based on direct care and administrative salary ranges. The human resource (hr) department researches local non-profit salary surveys annually and creates salary ranges based on the skills, knowledge and behaviors required for the position, and ensures that ranges are competitive with similar organizations. Shared leadership is responsible for reviewing recommendations made by hr and will give final approval for the salary ranges to be used for each position. On an annual basis, shared leadership will review and approve, as appropriate, recommended changes to position range movement as recommended by hr and as determined through the market analysis process. As part of the annual budgeting process, shared operational leadership will review and approve, as appropriate, funds to be allocated for total compensation, which would include base salaries, bonuses, incentive based pay and all other related expenses, including benefit plans as recommended by hr.”

“Financial statements are included in the annual report on the organization's website. The conflict of interest policy is made available to the public upon request and it is made available to all staff on the valle del sol intranet under agency policies. Each staff receives a written copy, signs the copy and a copy of the policy is included in the employee handbook. The code of conduct is available at each reception desk for the public to request as well as on the valle del sol intranet. The governing documents are currently made available to the public upon request.”

“Valle del sol was without its cfo for a significant period between year end, and the normal time frame for the audit of the financial statements and program testing. The remaining accounting staff worked to pick up the work, but also faced the challenges associated with the covid-19 pandemic. As a result the audits were not completed by the final due date for this return. An independent audit, including the performance of single audit testing as required under the uniform guidance standards, is underway and nearing completion. Valle del sol is working to keep major funders informed of its progress. Both the auditor and valle del sol recognize the important of providing quality financial statements and are working to complete both the financial statement and single audits as soon as possible.”