West Valley Child Crisis Center Inc

“The executive committee of the board of directors shall be a committee consisting of the chair of the board of directors, the vice-chair, the secretary, treasurer and a member at large elected annually by the board. The executive committee shall meet whenever necessary to consider important matters pertaining to the corporation prior to their presentation to the board, and shall also be authorized to take final action in the name of the board of directors on matters of routine and non-controversial nature in the interim between board meetings. The chair of the board of directors shall be the chair of the executive committee.”

“The chief executive officer emails the draft form 990 to the entire board of directors for review and feedback. This will be conducted as soon as the draft form 990 is provided by an independent accounting firm to the chief executive officer. Board members will have at least seven business days to review and comment. Upon that time, the necessary edits go back to the independent accounting firm. Changes will be made if necessary and the form 990 will be submitted.”

“The center's conflict of interest policy applies to board members, the chief executive officer, and staff, as well as their relatives and associates. A covered person shall disclose the nature of his or her potential conflict in any transaction before the board. The board of directors may approve a conflicting interest transaction if the board determines that the transaction is in the best interests of, and is fair and reasonable to the center and, after reasonable investigation under the circumstances, determines that a more advantageous arrangement could not be secured. Such determination must be made by the board, in good faith, with knowledge of the material facts concerning the transaction and the covered person's interest in the transaction, and by a vote of the majority, but at least two, of the qualified directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present, without counting the vote of the interested director or directors. The covered person shall not participate in the vote to approve a conflicting interested transaction. Proceedings related to conflicts of interest are documented in the meeting minutes or as otherwise appropriate.”

“The executive committee prepares and presents appropriate comparability data to the board of directors. They then discuss this information to determine the compensation for the chief executive officer. Notes of the deliberation and decision process are placed and sealed with the executive files. The center does not have any other compensated officers. The chief executive officer determines salaries for other key staff positions; if significant changes are needed, then the board of directors will vote on the increases.”

“Some governing policies, financial policy & procedure manual and form 990s are available on west valley child crisis center's website, while the financial statements and conflict of interest statement are available upon request.”

“The center had a 33% increase in foster/adopt revenue and a 587% in family visitation revenue. The center has invested significantly in expanding facilities and staffing to accommodate this increase in activity.”