North Olympic Land Trust

“A copy of the return, after preparation, is sent to all board members and finance committee members. The board must vote to approve the 990 before it's signed by the board treasurer.”

“The conflict of interest policy covers all employees, board members, close relatives, major donors, and other insiders. A covered person involved in a conflict of interest or appearance of such will disclose and bring the matter to the attention of the standards and practices committee. Upon recommendation of a proposed course of action related to the conflict from the committee, the board of directors will approve the recommendation as the final arbitor of the conflict. Before the conflict is disclosed and while the request for approval is pending, the individual involved will refrain from participating in the activity and/or withdraw from any discussion of or decision on the matter. Adhering to the conflict of interest policy is a condition of association with nolt as an employee, director, or other covered person. Violations of the policy may be grounds for dismissal or severence. The standards and practices committee will review and assess the policy and operating procedures on a regular basis and notify covered persons of any change and/or revision. The conflict of interest policy also states that the organization will review the policy with signatures from board and staff members agreeing to compliance. Each board meeting begins with an opportunity for board members to share any conflicts of interest on agenda items.”

“The board of directors sets salary levels for organization employees using comparable data. No employees of the organization are highly compensated.”

“The organization's fully executed form 990's are posted to the organization's website at northolympiclandtrust.org. The forms 990 and 1023 are also made available to the public upon a written or in person request to the trust office in port angeles, wa.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon a written or in person request to the trust office in port angeles, wa. The financial statements are also available on the organization's website at northolympiclandtrust.org.”

“The organization oversight process has not changed from the prior year.”