Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs

“Active members are the principal members of a law enforcement agency (sheriff, chief, etc). Associate members are command staff within a law enforcement agency (deputy chief, criminal deputy, etc). Affiliate members are associated with law enforcement but are not commissioned.”

“Active members have voting rights. Associate members do not have voting rights. Affiliate members are associated with law enforcement but are not commissioned and therefore have no voting rights.”

“Resolutions must be approved by a vote of the membership.”

“The form 990 is prepared in conjunction with an accounting firm and presented to the treasurer and executive director who review it prior to being reviewed by the finance committee of the board of directors. The whole board does not recieve a copy of the form 990 before it is filed with the irs.”

“All board members and the executive director are covered by the conflict of interest policy; their disclosure requirements are completed annually. If a potential conflict of interest arises, the disinterested parties of the executive committee shall make a determination as to whether a conflict does exist. They will then review the conflict and determine what subsequent action is appropriate. Restrictions are imposed at the discretion of the executive board on a case by case basis.”

“The executive committee comprised of board members determines the executive director's compensation based on comparables in the area. The contract for the executive director is reviewed by the executive committee and approved by the executive board members. The most current compensation review was taking place in 2016 and is expected to be completed by year end. For the other officers and key employees of the organization - a salary review was performed during the year. Comparables of other local governmental agencies were used to review salary ranges. The most recent compensation review took place during the fall of 2017.”

“The governing documents and financial statements are made available to the public by request. Requests are reviewed for validity by director or deputy. Once approved for dissemination, the information is provided.”

“Throughout the course of the year, there were 15 volunteer board members.”

“Jail booking & reporting: program service expenses 953,914. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 953,914. Critical incident mapping: program service expenses 476,498. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 476,498. Website system: program service expenses 306,223. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 306,223. Victim protective order system: program service expenses 178,589. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 178,589. Project safe neighborhood: program service expenses 39,298. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 39,298. National incident system fees: program service expenses 42,534. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 42,534. Other: program service expenses 371,508. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 371,508.”