Richland Education Association

“Membership of the Association consist of: 1) Active members: any person engaged in the profession of teaching or in other educational work that holds or will be eligible to hold a baccalaureate or higher degree or a Washington State certificate of teaching. Only active members shall have the right to vote, or to seek and hold an elective office in the Association. 2) Agency fee membership: any qualified employee of the Richland School District that does not complete and return to the Association a membership application. Agency fee members are all non-active member of the bargaining unit.”

“Officers and executive board members are nominated and voted by general members of the Association. Only active members shall have the right to vote, or to seek and hold an elective office in the Association.”

“Changes in by-laws require approval by the representative council.”

“Committee meetings are contemporaneously documented. Committees do not have the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. They only have an advisory role and to make recommendations.”

“Copy of the tax return is provided to the President and the Office Manager to review before it is e-filed with the IRS. After review, the form 8879-EO is signed by the President and returned to the CPA authorizing the tax return to be e-filed with the IRS. Executive board members are provided a copy of the tax return after it has been submitted to the IRS.”

“The governing documents (policies and by-laws) are available at the Association's website. Financial statements are available upon request.”

“During the year ended August 31, 2017, the Association was audited by an independent accountant and therefore changed it's accounting method from cash to accrual to conform with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and Financial Accounting Standards Board Topic 958.”