Washington State Veterinary Medical

“Per our Bylaws, members of the Association include the following:Active Member veterinarians living and practicing in WA full benefitsRetired - veterinarians who are retired and meet the criteria for retirement set by Dept of Health - full benefitsGrad graduates of veterinary school who have graduated within last 3 years - full benefitsAssociate Member veterinarians living and/or practicing outside of WA most benefitsStudent students currently enrolled at WSU College of Vet Med limited benefitsCorporate vet related companies who wish to have membership limited benefits”

“Active members may vote at the general meetings, hold office and participate in the business and activities of the Association.”

“Members participate in the election of the Board of Directors.”

“Form 990 is emailed to Board members. They are given a limited amount of time to review, ask questions and submit comments before the 990 is filed.”

“Board members are required to sign a statement of policy at the beginning of each fiscal year.”

“Following is an excerpt from the Organization's "Executive Compensation" policy: "C) Description of Application of Data from References i) Compensation and benefits will be assessed based on comparison to associations having the following similar attributes to WSVMA: (a) Membership type (professional association) (b) Membership size (c) Budget size (d) Staff size (e) Geographic scope ii) Compensation and benefits will be assessed based on comparison to associations in the greater Seattle metropolitan area. The committee will examine the data from each of these categories in combination, taking into account the time lag between data collection, publication, and application of the data in the WSVMA compensation consideration and considering WSVMA's percentile ranking in the reference materials.D) Establishment of compensation adjustment: Consistent with knowledge-based governance, the Executive/Finance Committee will make its determination of the compensation offer to the EVP based on the totality of information gathered in the performance evaluation and compensation review process. That is, it will consider the EVP's performance review and the reference data as applied by the committee in reaching a conclusion about compensation, including both salary adjustment and benefits adjustment(s)."”

“There is no significant compensation to other officers or key employees of the Association. Compensation to Directors is approved by the Board.”

“All governing documents, policies, and financial statements are available for any member to see upon request.”