Az Water Association

“THE ASSOCIATION HAS DELEGATED MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AND DAILY OPERATIONAL DUTIES TO THE MUSE GROUP, A.C.C. AND AN CONTRACT WORKER NAMED SHANA SCHWARZ FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. THE COSTS FOR THESE SERVICES IN 2019 ARE REFLECTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, Line 11a.”

“The association has the following membership categories active member, life member, and student member. 1 active members are any person professionally engaged or interested in the advancement of knowledge relating to the objectives of membership as established by the association. All active members are eligible voting members of the association, entitled to the rights and privileges granted by the association, including the right to hold office and serve on committees. 2 life members are individuals who have been a member in good standing with the association for thirty years or more and who have participated in association activities. Life members have all the rights and privileges of an active member and pay no association membership dues. 3 student members can be an individual who is a college or university student who spends at least one-half time on academic course work or equivalent. Student members may not retain their student membership beyond the first anniversary date following termination of qualification as a student member. Student members have all the rights and privileges of an active member except for holding office.”

“Each member in good standing is eligible to vote on the associations officers. Elections are done on a one member one vote basis.”

“The following acts require approval from the membership body 1 amendments to the associations bylaws and 2 dissolution of the association.”

“The treasurer or secretary of the organization provides a full copy of the form 990 to all board members prior to its 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 association reviews and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts.”

“The association does not currently have any paid officers or key employees. However, a compensation policy is in place that provides for executive and staff compensation to be determined by performance, skills, competencies and developmental growth of the association. Comparative information is used to determine appropriatness of marketplace compensation, based on the compensation of individuals in like positions , in comparable associations using forms 990, compensation studies, and other available data. The executive committee will then approve any changes to the compensation agreement based on this information.”

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