Arizona Propane Gas Association

“Barry aarons owns 100 of the aarons company, a management and lobbying firm. The total paid for lobbying and management was 54,000.”

“Our bylaws provide for four types of membership - active, associate, individual and honorary. We currently have no individual or honorary members. The benefits to active members are 1 membership in the national propane gas association in addition to apga and the lobbying activities of each on the members behalf, 2 training, education and marketing assistance and 3 networking. The same benefits apply to associate members in addition to exposure to active members for networking on behalf on their individual companies.”

“Active and associate members elect the directors and the officers at the annual meeting that occurs in august. There is nominating committee appointed pursuant to the bylaws which makes recommendations to the annual meeting participants. All active and associate members in good standing are entitled to vote 1 vote per company.”

“The board of directors governs except for amendments to the bylaws which require membership ratification.”

“The treasurer of the organization distributes a pdf copy of the 990 to all board members for review and comment prior to the return being filed.”

“At each board and committee meeting, if there is a discussion of selecting or engaging a vendor or service provider, all in attendance are asked to recuse themselves from this discussion if there could be a perceived conflict. Annually, the organization reviews and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts.”

“The board reviews the compensation for the officer by comparing their compensation to the compensation of individuals in like positions in comparable organizations using forms 990, compensation studies, or other available data. The board then approves any changes in compensation based on this information. An individual who is a member of the board who receives compensation, directly or indirectly from the organization for services, is precluded from participating in discussions or votes pertaining to their own compensation.”

“The organization will provide, in a timely manner, financial statements and governing documents, including its conflict of interest policy, when requested in writing or in person.”

“CONTRACT LABOR EXPENSE OF 27,000 RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION AND COMMUNICATION OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION FOR STATE LEGISLATIONS AND PROPANE DAY AT THE CAPITOL. ALL LOBBYING-RELATED EXPENSES ARE OTHERWISE REPORTED ON LINE 11d.”